Senior Strategic Financial Analyst – Growth

Instacart

. Own topline forecasting for Instacart’s Core grocery business, building and maintaining driver-based models that clearly tie to business performance and operational levers .

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$126,000 - CA$133,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own topline forecasting for Instacart’s Core grocery business, building and maintaining driver-based models that clearly tie to business performance and operational levers
Lead proactive deep dives on revenue and unit economics (e.g., LTV, CAC, conversion, AOV, contribution margin) to identify growth opportunities, surface risks, and recommend experiments that improve forecast accuracy and business outcomes
Partner cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, Business Development, and Data Science to align assumptions, improve data quality, instrument new metrics, and operationalize insights into roadmaps
Develop executive-ready materials for leadership, including narrative memos, dashboards, and scenario/sensitivity analyses that inform strategic priorities, resource allocation, and trade-off decisions
Own initiative reporting across marketing, product, and enterprise programs; standardize measurement, track incremental impact, and ensure clear readouts for weekly growth reviews, monthly business reviews, and ad hoc deep dives
Collaborate with other Strategic Finance teams to assess the impact of retailer, supply, and marketing initiatives on Core business performance; support investor relations, Board materials, and company-wide Planning
Continuously refine and automate models and reporting to improve speed, accuracy, and decision-making, balancing near-term deliverables with long-term scalability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in strategic finance/FP&A, investment banking, or management consulting
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including building driver-based financial models, revenue forecasts, and scenario/sensitivity analyses
Experience preparing and presenting executive-ready materials to VP/C-suite stakeholders, with the ability to distill complex data into clear business narratives
Track record of owning end-to-end forecasting and performance reporting for a product line, business segment, or revenue stream.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Highly market-competitive compensation
Eligibility for a new hire equity grant
Annual refresh grants

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modelingrevenue forecastingscenario analysissensitivity analysisdata analysisperformance reportingdriver-based modelsunit economicsLTVCAC

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationpresentationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingleadershipcross-functional partnershipnarrative developmentdecision-making