7-9 years in investment banking, private equity, or strategic finance/FP&A at a high-growth tech company
Undergraduate degree in a quantitative field
Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Ability to work cross-functionally and drive accountability
High degree of ownership and independence in managing priorities
Excellent communication skills for distilling complex analysis
AI-first mindset with experience in AI applications and automation
High proficiency in Excel and financial software
Responsibilities
Own consolidation and reporting of the three-statement financial model
Prepare materials for board and investor reporting
Manage gross margin modeling, analysis, and reporting
Forecast GPU and non-GPU cloud costs and human evaluation
Oversee headcount forecasting and reconciliation with HR
Optimize forecasts for contractor, software, and G&A spend
Provide variance analysis for monthly plan vs actuals
Benefits
Collaborative office environment in Menlo Park
Opportunity to work closely with leadership during rapid growth
Engagement with cross-functional teams including data science and accounting
High-impact role with foundational responsibilities
Focus on strategic insights and cost optimization initiatives
Full Job Description
About the Senior Manager, Strategic Finance
Hippocratic AI is looking for a Senior Manager, Strategic Finance to join the Strategic Finance team. This is a high-impact, foundational role that will be critical in providing strategic insights to the company's leadership during a period of rapid growth and increasing financial complexity for the company. You will work closely with the various business units, data science, and accounting to own full P&L forecasts including GPU and cloud expense, headcount (full time and hourly) and contractor expense, software costs. You will support margin analysis for the business and drive cost optimization initiatives.
What You Will Do
Own consolidation and reporting of the 3 statement financial model for the company
Own consolidation of revenue and operating expense forecasts
Own balance sheet and cash flow forecasts
Work with accounting team to maintain accuracy between general ledger and financial model
Prepare monthly commentaries on actuals vs budget
Report on key business KPIs and metrics driving P&L performance
Prepare materials for board and investor reporting
Help in preparing presentations, models, and other views for board presentations and fund raise
Own Gross Margin modelling, analysis, and reporting
Own forecasting, reporting, analysis, and commentary on gross margins for the business while working with the platform engineering, accounting, and GTM teams
Own and build forecasts for all COGS related items including GPU/cloud, telephony, ASR, TTS, and customer success teams
Own GPU, non-GPU cloud cost, and human eval modelling and reporting
Work closely with the platform engineering and LLM teams to maintain a running forecast of number of GPUs required for inference and training
Own and build forecasts for non-GPU cloud costs and human eval
Provide commentary on plan vs actuals and trends in overall costs and unit economics
Own headcount forecast and reconciliation while working with the HR team
Work closely with the recruiting team to maintain headcount cost forecast by department and team
Provide variance analysis for monthly plan vs actuals
Own forecasts and optimization for all contractor, software, and G&A spend
Own the forecasts and provide detailed commentary for all expenses by department while working closely with business owners of the spend and the accounting team
Track and capture weekly spend desk requests
Location Requirement
We believe the best ideas happen together. To support fast collaboration and a strong team culture, this role is expected to be in our Menlo Park office five days a week, unless otherwise specified.
Qualifications Must-Haves:
7-9 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, and strategic finance/FP&A at a high-growth tech company
Undergrad degree in a quantitative field
Very strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills and willingness to work with granular quantitative data
Strong business judgment with the ability to work cross-functionally on ambiguous questions, and drive accountability with business counterparts
High degree of ownership and independence with the ability to manage multiple priorities, create driver based forecasts/models, and proactively identifying opportunities and risks for the business
Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex analysis into actionable recommendations, adapting messaging effectively for audiences
AI first mindset with willingness to learn or experience working with AI applications like Claude Cowork and building dashboards/agents/skills to continuously improve and automate processes
High proficiency in Excel and experience working with financial software and systems
Nice-to-Haves:
Experience working at a B2B Enterprise SAAS company
Experience forecasting and owning GPU/cloud budgets
