Strategic Finance Associate

Clara is a new kind of lender that harnesses the efficiency of technology and the power of data in entirely new ways. By streamlining and customizing the lending process, we strive to give everyone greater confidence over the outcome.

Being a Strategic Finance Associate at Clara means you will use data and business insights to drive strategic and financial decision-making across the company. You will play a high-impact role working with leaders across the organization and will be involved in all major strategic initiatives. From sales to marketing to mortgage operations, you’ll have a unique vantage point into the entire company and will be responsible for looking at all of the key business drivers. In this role, analytical rigor, and strategic, structured thinking are table stakes - but you also need the creativity and curiosity to think outside the box.

* Partner with Marketing and Sales to determine the effectiveness of channels and our sales process, including: understanding conversion rates, customer acquisition costs and pipeline conversion funnels * Engage with Mortgage Operations to support capacity and productivity analyses and planning * Prepare operational and financial analyses for various audiences, including the internal team, departmental leads, and the Board of Directors * Define frameworks for how we evaluate the ROI on investments and resource allocation * Report financial and operational metrics; utilize data collection and analyses to conceptualize and build internal dashboards that will be most impactful for company-wide and cross-functional decision making

* You have 3-5 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, mortgage banking or manufacturing * You’re a master of detailed operational and financial modeling and complex analyses * You’re not afraid to think outside the box to determine and effectively model & measure the most important metrics for the business * You have keen attention to detail but also keep your eye on the big picture * You can confidently present your work and findings to various audiences and you’re a strong communicator that enjoys partnering cross-functionally * You’re willing to pitch in wherever is needed to drive the most impact