Jr. Finance & Strategy Analyst
Role Overview
As a Jr. Finance & Strategy Analyst at Compa, you'll support core FP&A workflows including budgeting, forecasting, and KPI tracking, while building financial models to guide resource allocation across engineering, GTM, and product teams. You'll also drive ad hoc analyses on growth and unit economics, contribute to board materials, and help improve finance systems and dashboards. This entry-level role offers hands-on experience in a fast-paced AI startup environment.
Perks & Benefits
Compa offers a remote-friendly work environment with headquarters in Irvine, CA, and growing sites in Denver and San Francisco. While specific perks aren't listed, typical tech startup benefits include equity, flexible PTO, health insurance, and professional development opportunities. The role provides exposure to high-impact strategic decisions and cross-functional collaboration with top-tier enterprise customers.
Full Job Description
About Compa
Compa is a venture-backed AI startup revolutionizing the future of compensation! We're bringing AI-forward tools and human-centered engineering to make pay competitive and fair, for all. By offering a premier, live compensation data platform that delivers top-tier intelligence to enterprise teams, we enable the world's largest companies to make smart and fair decisions while staying competitive and compliant. In dynamic job markets during the rise of AI, companies need the best data to stay competitive!
Our force-multiplying team is powered by live data and thoughtful design, and our products have earned the trust of the world’s largest companies: NVIDIA, Stripe, DoorDash, OpenAI, Moderna, Workday, Ulta, Target, and more.
Come build with us!
The Role:
Compa is looking for a Jr. Finance & Strategy Analyst to help build and scale our finance function as we grow. This role goes beyond traditional planning and reporting—you’ll be deeply embedded in the business, partnering with leaders across engineering, GTM, and operations to drive decision-making.
We operate with high velocity and constant change. Finance at Compa is expected to be both strategic and hands-on: developing insights, improving processes, and owning financial operations that keep the business running smoothly. You’ll help shape how we deploy capital, measure performance, and hit our targets.
What You’ll Do:
Support core FP&A workflows, including budgeting, forecasting, and KPI tracking
Build financial models and decision-making frameworks to support engineering, GTM, and product
Partner cross-functionally with leaders to guide resource allocation (e.g. headcount planning, vendor spend, infrastructure investments)
Work with engineering to structure and surface expenses for review and optimization
Drive ad hoc analyses on growth, pricing, unit economics, and strategic initiatives
Contribute to board materials, investor reporting, and long-term planning
Support day-to-day financial operations including invoicing, billing, taxes, and collections tracking
Help implement and improve finance systems, reporting tools, and internal dashboards
What We’re Looking For
Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent
0–2 years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or corporate finance
Strong analytical and modeling skills (Excel/Sheets proficiency required)
Bias for action and comfort working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
Strong ownership mindset; proactively identifying problems and driving solutions
Nice to Have
Worked in a startup or high-growth company
Experience supporting R&D/engineering as a finance partner
Experience with B2B SaaS sales motions
Familiarity with pricing models or credits based pricing strategies
Exposure to procurement, invoicing, or billing processes
Experience with accounting or ERP systems (e.g., QuickBooks, NetSuite)
Basic knowledge of Hubspot or other CRMs
Compa offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, PTO and parental leave, equity, company offsites, continuous education, commuter benefits and a flexible work environment.
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