Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for financial leadership in a fast-paced, high-growth environment? NerdWallet is seeking a Vice President of Finance & Analytics to join our dynamic finance team. The Vice President of Finance and Analytics will lead the business-facing FP&A and Analytics teams and oversees revenue driving financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, strategic analysis and capital allocation initiatives.  This role partners deeply with senior leadership across the organization to provide data-driven insights that inform decision-making, optimize financial performance, and contribute to the long-term success of the company. This role requires a strategic thinker with exceptional leadership skills, deep expertise in financial planning, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

The Vice President of Finance & Analytics plays a critical role in driving the company’s financial strategy and ensuring alignment with its growth objectives. Key responsibilities include overseeing the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes, delivering data-driven insights to support decision-making, and monitoring financial performance against strategic goals. The VP of Finance acts as a strategic partner to senior leadership, providing guidance on financial risks, opportunities, and resource allocation. Additionally, they lead and mentor the FP&A and Analytics team, collaborate with cross-functional departments to develop financial models for new initiatives. The role requires strong financial acumen, leadership, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced, high-growth environment typical of fintech.

At NerdWallet, we pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture where innovation, ownership, and continuous learning are at the heart of what we do. Join us in making financial advice more accessible and actionable for everyone!

Where you can make an impact: 

• Financial Strategy & Planning

  Own the FP&A function, including long term planning, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.  Ensure the company’s financial performance supports strategic priorities and growth objectives.  Present monthly and quarterly financial results, ensuring alignment with corporate goals.

• Strategic Business Partnership and Collaboration
  Act as key advisor to the executive team (CEO, CFO, CBO, CPO, and others) and their respective teams, delivering actionable insights into business drivers, risks and financial trends.  Partner cross functionally to evaluate initiatives, build models and inform decisions around new products, investments and partnerships.  Translate analysis into strategic recommendations that shape company direction.

• Capital Allocation Optimization

  Support the CFO in capital deployment decisions across the company.  Help prioritize investments in growth, brand, product and other strategic initiatives based on expected return and alignment with company strategy.  Build frameworks to evaluate ROI and tradeoffs across business units and strategic initiatives.

• Performance Monitoring:Reporting & Analytics
  Develop and monitor KPIs to assess financial and operational health.  Deliver timely, accurate and actionable reporting to senior leadership, highlighting key trends, risks and areas for improvement.

• Team Leadership & Development
  Lead and mentor a high-performing Finance & Analytics team, fostering an environment of collaboration, growth, and excellence. Ensure the team delivers robust financial analysis and modeling to support business decisions.

Your experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field quantitative fields from a rigorous academic program.  Engineering, Math, Physics, Finance, or Economics strongly preferred

• 10+ years of experience in high-intensity, high-accountability environments such as a high-growth startup, private equity, investment banking, or management consulting  

• Proven track record of partnering with senior executives to drive strategic planning, capital allocation, and business performance 

• Hands-on experience with M&A, including due diligence, financial modeling, valuation, and integration planning 

• Strong foundation in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.

• Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams in dynamic fast-moving organizations 

• Proven ability to partner with C-level executives and provide strategic financial guidance.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights for diverse stakeholders, including board members,

• Proficiency in modern financial systems and tools (e.g., ERP, financial modeling software, Excel, etc. Experience in Oracle Cloud and Pigment a plus).

• Highly analytical and intellectually curious, with a bias for action and comfort operating in ambiguity and change

• A strategic mindset with the ability to think analytically and work through ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications (Bonus Points):

• MBA or Masters Degree

• Experience in the fintech, tech, or high-growth industries is highly desirable.

Where:

• This role will be remote (based in the U.S.).

• We believe great work can be done anywhere. No matter where you are based, NerdWallet offers benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your family.

What we offer:

Work Hard, Stay Balanced (Life’s a series of balancing acts, eh?)

• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents

• Rejuvenation Policy – Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + 4 Mental Health Days Off

• New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child placed with them for adoption or foster care

• Mental health support

• Paid sabbatical for Nerds to recharge, gain knowledge and pursue their interests

• Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution

• Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi Stipend 

• Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space subsidy

Have Some Fun! (Nerds are fun, too)

• Nerd-led group initiatives – Employee Resource Groups for Parents, Diversity, and Inclusion, Women, LGBTQIA, and other communities

• Hackathons and team events across all teams and departments

• Company-wide events like NerdLove (employee appreciation) and our annual Charity Auction 

• Our Nerds love to make an impact by paying it forward – Take 8 hours of volunteer time off per quarter and donate to your favorite causes with a company match

Plan for your future (And when you retire on your island, remember the little people)

• 401K with company match

• Be the first to test and benefit from our new financial products and tools

• Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) through Northstar

• Disability and Life Insurance with employer-paid premiums

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.

NerdWallet is committed to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, so all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.  

NerdWallet will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and the San Francisco Fair Chance Act, which requires this notice, as well as the Los Angeles Fair Chance Act, which requires this notice.

NerdWallet participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify program for all US locations. For more information, please see:

• E-Verify Participation Poster (English+Spanish/Español)

• Right to Work Poster (English) / (Spanish/Español) 

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