Strategic Finance Associate

About The Role

Join Chime’s Growth & Marketing Finance team as a Strategic Finance Associate, where you will support the Marketing function by driving expense forecasting, budgeting, and strategic initiatives across key areas such as Brand campaigns and partnerships, creative production and agencies, software tooling, and headcounts. This is a critical investment area at Chime, and this role offers high visibility and impact.

You will help manage the marketing budget in close partnership with Marketing stakeholders, serving as a trusted thought partner to ensure forecasts are accurate, influence decision-making, and support Chime’s broader financial strategy. We’re looking for someone who is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and a clear, confident communicator with a strong bias toward action. You excel at building strong cross‑functional partnerships, know how to balance precision with speed, and will play a key role in improving the accuracy and reliability of marketing expense forecasts over time.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $105,000 and up to $145,000. Full‑time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

• Develop, deliver, and maintain clear, insightful reporting that helps business leaders stay within budget and operate efficiently
• Own and continuously improve the budgeting and forecasting process, enhancing accuracy through strong modeling, disciplined assumptions, and process improvement
• Partner cross‑functionally with Marketing and Finance stakeholders to support bottoms‑up planning and strategic initiatives
• Build and maintain financial models and dashboards that provide data‑driven insights and influence decision‑making
• Continuously improve financial tools, processes, and operating cadences to support Chime’s growth and enable smarter, faster decisions
• Leverage automation and emerging AI capabilities to enhance reporting, streamline workflows, and improve scalability

• 4+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, investment banking, Big 4, consulting, or a related field, ideally within a high‑growth technology environment
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, with hands‑on experience building budgeting and forecasting models that enable business partners to make informed financial decisions
• Strong ability to work comfortably with large, complex datasets and translate them into actionable insights
• Demonstrated experience partnering cross‑functionally—particularly with non‑finance stakeholders—to influence decisions and drive outcomes
• High attention to detail and a strong ownership mindset, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate work in a fast‑paced environment
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to synthesize data into insights and recommendations for diverse audiences
• Experience with SQL, Looker, or other BI tools is a plus

At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank—on the premise that core banking services should be helpful, easy, and free. Through our user‑friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our members to take control of their finances and work towards their goals. Whether it’s starting a savings account, purchasing a first car or home, launching a business, or pursuing higher education, we’re proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential.

We’re a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders with one shared obsession: our members. From day one, Chimers have worked tirelessly to out‑hustle and out‑execute competitors to bring our mission to life. Their grit and determination inspire us to work harder every day to deliver the very best experience possible.

We believe in being bold, dreaming big, and taking risks, while also working together, embracing our diverse perspectives, and giving each other honest feedback. Our culture remains…