FP&S Manager

About Checkr
Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014, Checkr’s innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.

We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

About the team/role

Join our innovative Financial Planning & Strategy (FP&S) team to help execute financial strategies to support the company's growth objectives. We partner with business teams to inform and guide strategic decision making across Checkr. This role would be involved in supporting strategic projects to formulate, evaluate, and steer new investment opportunities, such as performing market research, supporting M&A activities, and creating internal executive reporting. This role is entrepreneurial and cross-functional and, as such, the candidate must be inquisitive, demonstrate initiative and be able to thrive in a fast paced environment. The right candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills to influence data-driven business decisions. Comfort influencing and interacting at all levels of senior management (including VP, SVP and C-Suite) is a must.

What you’ll do

• Perform market research to help identify new investment trends and opportunities and own company's competitive intelligence
• Help execute financial strategies to support growth objectives, including strategic and financial planning, and budgeting
• Support on potential M&A and other strategic transactions, including sourcing, evaluation, negotiation, execution and integration
• Create internal executive reporting including financial reporting, investor reporting and other management presentations
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop strategic initiatives that drive revenue growth, cost optimization, and operational efficiency, such as research for AI uses cases internally

What you bring

• 6+ years of relevant progressive Finance or Strategy experience in a fast-paced and high growth environment, including investment banking, investing, corporate development, or consulting
• Attention to detail with a natural feel for numbers and data; able to balance between accuracy and precision in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
• Superior analytical and problem solving skills with experience building financial models and explaining financial concepts to non-finance audiences 
• Demonstrated time management skills and comfort juggling multiple projects/tasks with multiple stakeholders amid deadlines on time sensitive projects
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; Ability to influence and drive engagement with senior level business partners

What you’ll get

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity compensation and opportunity for advancement
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
• Flexible PTO policy
• Monthly wellness stipend, home office stipend

At Checkr, we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 2 to 3 days a week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch four times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages. 

One of Checkr’s core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we’ve made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website.

The base salary range for this role is $154,000 to $181,000 in San Francisco, CA.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr

Checkr is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds for all of its tech, non-tech, and leadership roles. Checkr believes that the gathering and celebration of unique backgrounds, qualities, and cultures enriches the workplace.   

Checkr also welcomes the opportunity to consider qualified applicants with prior arrest or conviction records. Checkr’s commitment to diversity extends to hiring talented individuals in spite of a prior criminal history in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.