What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategic Finance position at Clay?
About Clay
Our mission is to help organizations turn any growth idea into reality.
We see growth as a creative practice, not a formula. Finding and reaching your best-fit customers takes unique ideas and constant iteration. As AI makes execution faster and tactics easier to copy, creativity is the only lasting advantage. We're already helping thousands of customers — including Anthropic, Notion, Google, and Ramp — go to market with unique data, signals, and AI research.
In 2025, we crossed $100M in revenue and raised a $100M Series C at a $5B valuation, backed by world-class investors including Sequoia, CapitalG, and First Round. We also completed our second employee tender offer and launched a community equity round, for our customers, agency partners, and club members.
Some Things To Know About Us
Strategic Finance @ Clay
We’re looking for a strategic finance rockstar who will be a key player in driving our financial strategy and fueling our growth journey. In this role, you’ll partner with our leadership team and collaborate across departments to shape financial planning, analysis, and reporting. Your insights will directly influence our decision-making and help us scale like never before. If you're ready to roll up your sleeves and make a real impact in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
What You’ll Do
Our mission is to help organizations turn any growth idea into reality.
We see growth as a creative practice, not a formula. Finding and reaching your best-fit customers takes unique ideas and constant iteration. As AI makes execution faster and tactics easier to copy, creativity is the only lasting advantage. We're already helping thousands of customers — including Anthropic, Notion, Google, and Ramp — go to market with unique data, signals, and AI research.
In 2025, we crossed $100M in revenue and raised a $100M Series C at a $5B valuation, backed by world-class investors including Sequoia, CapitalG, and First Round. We also completed our second employee tender offer and launched a community equity round, for our customers, agency partners, and club members.
Some Things To Know About Us
- Our community includes 11,000 customers, 150 integration partners, 125 agencies, 50 Clay clubs, and 30k members on Slack.
- Our culture is unique inside and outside of work. Our team members are also DJs, activists, writers, clowns, marathoners, skydivers, psychedelic therapists, social workers, and more.
- All employees can work for free with world-class coaches who specialize in creativity, management, and more.
- Our operating principles — including negative maintenance and non-attached action — guide our work. Read more about them here.
- Read about us in the NYT, Forbes, First Round Review, and more.
Strategic Finance @ Clay
We’re looking for a strategic finance rockstar who will be a key player in driving our financial strategy and fueling our growth journey. In this role, you’ll partner with our leadership team and collaborate across departments to shape financial planning, analysis, and reporting. Your insights will directly influence our decision-making and help us scale like never before. If you're ready to roll up your sleeves and make a real impact in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
What You’ll Do
- Lead the development and maintenance of financial models to support strategic decision-making, ensuring alignment with the company’s growth objectives.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze and report on key financial metrics, providing insights into performance trends and areas for improvement.
- Drive the financial planning process, including annual budgets and forecasts, while ensuring accuracy and transparency in financial reporting.
- Enhance existing financial processes and systems to streamline operations and improve data accuracy, fostering a culture of accountability and performance.
- 5 years of experience in strategic finance, financial planning and analysis, or a related field.
- Proven track record in building and managing complex financial models, along with strong analytical skills to derive insights from data.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of simplifying complex financial concepts for non-financial stakeholders and building strong relationships across the organization.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, demonstrating initiative and adaptability in tackling challenges and driving results.