Strategic Finance Associate at Chime

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.

In this role, you can expect to:

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

To thrive in this role, you have:

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

A little about us

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 each bring an owner's mindset to our work, refusing to be outdone and holding ourselves accountable to meet and exceed the highest bars for our teams, our company, and our members.

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 deeply entrepreneurial, encouraging every Chimer to see themselves as stewards of our mission to help everyday Americans unlock their financial progress.

We know that to achieve our mission, we must earn and keep people's trust—so we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity in everything we do. These aren't just words on a wall—our values are embedded in every aspect of our business, serving as a north star that guides us as we work to help millions achieve their financial potential.

Because if we don't—who will?

*Chime is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank, N.A. or Stride Bank, N.A., Members FDIC.

What we offer for our full-time, regular employees

🏢 Our in-office work policy is designed to keep you connected - with four days a week in the office and Fridays from home for those near one of our offices, plus team and company-wide events depending on location. Whether you’re coming in regularly or are part of our fully remote program, you’ll stay engaged with your work and teammates.**

💻 In-office perks including backup child, elder, and/or pet care, plus a subsidized commuter benefit to support your regular commute**

💰 Competitive salary based on experience**

✨ 401k match** plus great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits

🏝 Generous vacation policy and company-wide Chime Days, bonus company-wide paid days off**

🫂 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice

👟 Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness related expenses

👶 Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents

👪 Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with $15k lifetime reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and more.

🎉 In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers—think cooking classes, guided meditations, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!**

💚 A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progress**

**Perks also available to Chime Interns.

We know that great work can’t be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. That’s why we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas to join our team. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.

Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis under provincial, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Cook County Ordinance, NYC Fair Chance Act, and the LA City Fair Chance Ordinance, and consistent with Canadian provincial and federal laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during any stage of the application process, please contact: benefits@chime.com.

To learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process, please see the Chime Applicant Privacy Notice.

Strategic Finance Associate

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A little about us

What we offer for our full-time, regular employees