Strategic Finance Manager, Platform

Coinbase
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience managing large-scale OpEx budgets with advanced financial modeling and are comfortable with remote-first work requiring quarterly in-person surges.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with mid-level FP&A experience managing multi-cost center OpEx budgets
    — “managing large-scale OpEx budgets (headcount, infrastructure, AI, contractors) across multiple cost centers
  • Professionals adept at influencing senior leadership through data-driven financial analysis
    — “influence senior stakeholders on resource allocation and investment decisions through clear, actionable financial analysis
  • Individuals with hands-on experience in financial modeling and generative AI workflows
    — “Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots in daily workflows

Things to consider

  • Quarterly in-person 'surges' required despite remote-first work arrangement
    — “Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called 'surges'
  • Limited application submission window: max 3 applications in 6 months
    — “Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period

How to stand out

  • Quantify impact of past financial modeling on resource allocation decisions
    — “owning analysis that guides operational expenditure planning and drives high-impact resource allocation decisions
  • Demonstrate experience translating technical financial data into leadership recommendations
    — “translating complex data into clear recommendations
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • owns end-to-end financial deliverables
  • drives month-end close
  • identifies trends and opportunities
  • partners with leadership as a trusted financial advisor
Typical background
6+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking

Skills & requirements

Required

Financial ModelingSQLAnaplanNetsuiteLookerTableauInfluence Senior StakeholdersResource Allocation Decisions

Preferred

Generative AI ToolsCopilots

Stack & domain

FP&AStrategic FinanceInvestment BankingFinancial ModelingSQLAnaplanNetsuiteLookerTableauGenerative AI ToolsCopilotsInfluenceCommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingTeamworkFinanceTechnology

About the role

Original posting from Coinbase

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

As an Finance Manager supporting Platform, you'll join the FP&A team that translates Coinbase's mission into a sustainable financial reality by owning the company's financial roadmap, from the annual operating plan and rolling forecasts to in-depth business reviews. You'll serve as a key financial partner to Platform leadership, owning the analysis that guides operational expenditure planning and drives high-impact resource allocation decisions as we scale.

What you'll do:

Own end-to-end financial deliverables including forecasting, reporting, and analysis for your business partners, ensuring the annual budget and monthly planning cycles are met with precision

Drive month-end close for your areas by conducting detailed variance analysis and partnering with the Accounting team to maintain the integrity of financial data

Identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities by proactively analyzing financial and operational data and surfacing the "why" behind the numbers before being asked

Partner with Platform leadership as a trusted financial advisor, preparing and presenting analysis during business reviews and translating complex data into clear recommendations

Build and maintain the financial models that quantify risks, opportunities, and investment trade-offs across your portfolio

Required Skills and Experience:

6+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, or similar fast-paced finance environment

Track record managing large-scale OpEx budgets (headcount, infrastructure, AI, contractors) across multiple cost centers

Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders on resource allocation and investment decisions through clear, actionable financial analysis

Advanced financial modeling skills, SQL proficiency for data analysis, and hands-on experience with planning tools (e.g., Anaplan, NetSuite) or data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau)

Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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Source: Coinbase careers

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