Strategic Finance Associates

Strategic Finance Associates LocationNew York, NYEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeOn-siteDepartmentFinanceCompensation$176K – $209KTo provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings. Our compensation package includes base salary, equity for all full time roles, benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans.This range reflects a good-faith estimate based on the applicable pay scale, the range previously established for this role, the compensation of individuals currently in equivalent positions, and/or the budgeted amount for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and other factors.We welcome compensation discussions if this range doesn't meet your requirements. Outstanding candidates may be eligible for adjusted terms, plus meaningful equity that ensures you benefit directly from the company's long-term performance.Total compensation may also include equity in the form of restricted stock units. About FluidstackWe exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it. We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.We hire people who care deeply about this problem space. If that is you, please apply!How We OperateExtreme ownership. Full autonomy. Own things end to end often taking on scope outside your core role without being asked to get things done.Velocity. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.First principles. Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking, no egos, the best idea wins.Love of the game. The frontier of AI is the most interesting problem of our time. We put in long hours at high intensity to push the frontier forward.Role ScopeBuild and own the financial models behind multi-billion-dollar data center projects, from unit economics per megawatt to full project finance and returns analysis.Support capital raises across equity and project debt by preparing the models, materials, and diligence responses lenders and investors require to underwrite gigawatt-scale builds.Partner with the commercial and development teams to price deals, stress-test assumptions, and pressure-check the economics of leases, colocation, and power commitments before they are signed.Build the forecasting and scenario analysis that ties the forward build pipeline to capital needs, so the company always knows its runway and funding requirements as it scales.Turn financial analysis into clear recommendations for the CEO and CFO on where to deploy capital and which deals clear the return threshold.What We're Looking ForThe below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.You've built financial and operating models from scratch that leadership actually used to make capital allocation or investment decisions.You've worked on capital raises, project finance, or M&A where your analysis directly supported a transaction that closed.You've moved fast on ambiguous problems with incomplete data, delivering a defensible number under a deadline rather than waiting for perfect inputs.You catch flawed assumptions in a model before they reach a decision-maker, and you can explain in one sentence why a deal does or...