Job Description
We’re transforming the grocery industry
At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.
Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.
Instacart is a Flex First team
There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.
Overview
Strategic Finance is a vital partner to Instacart’s executive team, providing insights that guide critical decisions and capital allocation. We lead forecasting, performance tracking, budgeting, and long‑term financial planning across the company.
We are seeking a Manager to join our Strategic Finance team focused on G&A OpEx. This high-visibility role is the center of Instacart’s corporate functions – partnering closely with People, Finance, Legal, and Tax to ensure the business is planned, measured, and managed with rigor. You’ll operate in a fast-paced environment where financial clarity directly shapes how G&A leaders prioritize and invest.
About the Job
- Serve as the primary finance partner to G&A cost center owners – including People, Finance, Legal, Tax – driving end-to-end financial planning, forecasting, and performance management with a focus on accountability and business outcomes.
- Own the monthly and quarterly Actuals vs Forecast (AvF) process for G&A OpEx; deliver timely variance analysis and executive-ready commentary that connects financial results to operational drivers and informs forward-looking forecast adjustments.
- Lead the annual budget process and monthly forecast cycles for G&A, partnering cross-functionally to align headcount plans, vendor spend, and discretionary budgets with company-wide priorities.
- Build and maintain dynamic financial models and dashboards that support scenario planning and investment trade-off analysis; leverage AI tools to automate data workflows and surface insights faster, enabling G&A leaders to make fast, data-informed decisions in an evolving operating environment.
- Partner with the Accounting team on month-end close activities, ensuring accuracy of G&A actuals through timely accruals, reclassifications, and variance analysis.
- Operate effectively in ambiguous situations and able to establish structure where it’s lacking, challenge existing processes, and adapt quickly as organizational priorities and business needs shift.
About You
You combine rigorous financial modeling with crisp communication and executive presence. You’re a self-starter who’s energized by ambiguity, moves quickly without sacrificing quality, and knows how to build the relationships that get to the right answer.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Data Science, or a related field.
- 6+ years of experience in Strategic/Corporate Finance, FP&A, or a related analytical field at a high-growth public technology company.
- Advanced financial modeling and forecasting skills with a track record of supporting data-driven decision-making at the executive level.
- Strong communicator with experience preparing and presenting executive-ready materials to VP and C-suite stakeholders.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities, work cross-functionally, and deliver in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in FP&A, Corporate or Strategic Finance, consulting, equity research, or data science/analytics.
- Prior experience working in consumer marketplace or SaaS businesses.
- Experience operating in a public company environment.
- Interest in leveraging AI and automation tools to improve workflows, efficiency, and insights.
#LI-Remote
Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.
Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.
For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.
CA, NY, CT, NJ
$176,000—$185,500 USD
WA
$168,000—$177,500 USD
OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI
$161,000—$170,000 USD
All other states
$147,000—$155,000 USD
