Finance & Strategy Manager

About the Role As a Finance & Strategy Manager at Hopper, you will be a finance partner to business leaders across the company, helping them understand performance, evaluate opportunities and make better decisions. You will build the models behind our forecasts, partnerships and strategic plans, lead business reviews, and turn analysis into clear recommendations for senior leadership and the CFO.This

role is a great fit for someone who has built rigorous models under pressure in investment banking or private equity and now wants to apply those skills in-house, closer to the decisions. We are a lean team that moves fast, and we use SQL and AI tools like Claude to automate the manual work so we can spend our time on analysis and strategy.

What would your day-to-day look like Build and maintain integrated financial models, scenario and sensitivity analyses, and business cases for new products, partnerships and investments

Evaluate the economics of new commercial agreements (pricing, revenue share, unit economics, ROI) and help shape deal terms with business leaders

Support fundraising, M&A and capital allocation decisions, including the models and analysis behind them

Own the monthly and quarterly forecast for the areas you support, and contribute to the annual budget and long-range plan by building the driver-based models and inputs that connect operational metrics to P&L outcomes

Lead monthly and quarterly reviews of actuals vs. plan and forecast, explain variances, and flag risks and opportunities to business leaders

Partner with leadership on high-impact questions such as market sizing, investment prioritization and cost optimization

Prepare clear, executive-, board- and investor-ready materials that tell the story behind the numbers

Use SQL, Big Query and AI tools to automate recurring reporting and analysis so the team spends less time handling data and more time on insight

An ideal candidate has4+ years of experience in investment banking, corporate development, private equity, strategic finance or FP&A. Investment banking or private equity experience (Analyst or Associate) is preferred

Advanced financial modeling skills: three-statement models, DCF, scenario and sensitivity analysis. Expert in Excel / Google Sheets Solid understanding of accounting and how the three financial statements connect

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance partners and present confidently to senior leaders

Working knowledge of SQL, or a demonstrated ability to pick up technical tools quickly

Hands-on use of AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) to work faster and automate repetitive work Strong ownership, comfort with ambiguity and a builder mindset. Hopper moves fastA degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Math, Engineering or another quantitative discipline

Nice to have Experience in tech, fintech, travel, marketplaces or B2B partnerships

Experience with Python and/or BI tools (Looker, Tableau, etc.)CFA, CPA or MBAPerks and benefits of working with usWell-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and the upsides of pre-IPO equity packages

Unlimited PTOCarrot Cash travel stipend

Access to co-working space on demand through Flex Desk AND Work-from-home stipend

Please ask us about our very generous parental leave, much above industry standards!

Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business

Open communication with management and company leadership

Small, dynamic teams = massive impact
100% employer paid Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for employees

Access to Disability & Life insurance

Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
DCA/ FSA and access to 401k plan About Hopper At Hopper, we're building the leading travel technology platform in the world, and we're doing it by solving real problems for real travelers globally. Our Hopper consumer booking platforms and HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), our B2B business, work together to give travelers something the industry has never reliably offered: transparency, flexibility, and real savings on every trip.

We combine massive amounts of data and AI with proprietary fintech products to make that happen, not just another booking engine, but a fundamentally better way to plan and experience travel for our customers and our partners. We're proof that better-for-the-customer and better-for-the-business can be one in the same

And we're continuing to grow fast! The Hopper app has been downloaded over 120…