Senior Financial Analyst - Instacart Business

Instacart is transforming the grocery industry and is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join their Strategic Finance team. This role involves leveraging data-driven insights to provide strategic guidance and enhance decision-making for Instacart Business & Health.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary strategic finance business partner for Instacart Business and Instacart Health, becoming an expert by gaining a deep understanding of how we drive growth and solve user problems
• Partner with and influence Instacart leadership (Product/Eng, Data Science, Sales/Commercial teams and C-suite) to develop high-level strategy, formulate business plans, pricing, and evaluate resourcing and profitability trade-offs
• Work on business problems that involve uncertainty, bringing structure, data, and sound judgment to propose a clear and executable plan
• Produce executive-ready narratives and materials for business reviews, planning cycles, and leadership updates; communicate complex analyses with clarity and conviction
• Facilitate strategic planning in collaboration with cross-functional partners, sizing new opportunities, prioritizing initiatives, and implementing performance measurement processes
• Proactively identify opportunities to automate and improve reporting and planning processes, including exploring AI-enabled workflows to increase speed and accuracy

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, business operations, investment banking, management consulting, or private equity
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Advanced financial modeling in Excel or Google Sheets; demonstrated ability to build models and reporting from scratch
• Proficiency with SQL and BI tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau) to self-serve analysis and automate reporting; experience leveraging AI or scripting to streamline workflows
• Self-starter with the ability to quickly respond to problems independently and proactively address conflicting stakeholder requirements to achieve creative compromise
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a track record of producing executive-ready materials
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment while managing multiple priorities and meeting tight deadlines
• Masters degrees in business and/or a quantitative discipline (e.g. economics, statistics) and background in marketplace or early stage companies are a plus
• Preferred location is San Francisco Bay Area or New York City; remote candidates within the United States and Canada are welcome to apply