Senior Associate, Strategic Finance (International)

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world helping business owners operate increase sales engage customers and keep employees happy.

The Strategic Finance team is responsible for providing data-driven insights to inform strategic financial and operational decision-making across the company. We are seeking a Senior Associate to support the go-to-market efforts of our International organization which brings Toasts platform to restaurants outside the U.S. Youll partner directly with International sales marketing and onboarding leaders building the topline and expense forecasts for each market and the reporting that tracks them against plan. The work is hands-on and close to the numbers and its also where the strategic questions get answered: how each market performs what drives unit economics and where the business can operate more efficiently. This is a high-impact role at the center of Toasts international expansion with regular exposure to senior and cross-functional leadership.

A day in the life (Responsibilities)

• Serve as a finance business partner to International go-to-market leadership supporting market investment and resourcing decisions
• Run the budget and forecast cycle for International partnering with budget owners to track spend against plan refresh topline and expense projections through the quarter and surface risks early
• Manage headcount planning and tracking across the International organization spanning Sales Onboarding and Marketing including capacity models hiring plans and reconciliation of actuals
• Deliver monthly and quarterly reporting and analysis for International financials and KPIs ensuring key issues risks and business drivers are understood and highlighted
• Use unit economics such as LTV/CAC to pinpoint whats driving results and where theres room to improve
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses modeling and deep dives into strategic issues to improve decision-making
• Communicate clearly and transparently with cross-functional stakeholders across Finance Sales Onboarding and Marketing to build trusted relationships

What youll need to thrive (Requirements)

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or related field
• 4 years of experience in Strategic Finance FP&A investment banking or equivalent field
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
• Self-starter capable of independently navigating ambiguity
• Comfortable communicating complex financial information to non-finance audiences and presenting to all levels of management
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment

What will help you stand out (Nonessential Skills/Nice to Haves)

• Working knowledge of SQL or experience with BI tools
• Working knowledge of Adaptive Netsuite and Zip
• Public company Strategic Finance background
• Partnership with a Go-to-market organization
• Experience working in a high growth SaaS company

AI at Toast

At Toast one of our company values is that were hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster more independently and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; its a core part of our culture.

Our Total Rewards Philosophy

We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract retain and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills experience and geographic addition to base salary our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime bonus/commissions if eligible) equity and benefits. You can learn more about how we align pay with local labor markets in our Geographic Pay Zone Philosophy.