Strategic Finance Manager

About Us

AfterShip, a Great Place to Work Certified company, is transforming the global eCommerce landscape. Founded in 2012, AfterShip is a post-purchase SaaS company on a mission to build the world’s leading automation platform for ecommerce merchants.

AfterShip unifies shipping & labels, order tracking, AI predictive delivery, and returns management into one system—giving merchants a single place to manage and automate everything that happens after checkout. By centralizing these workflows, AfterShip enables merchants to reduce customer support inquiries, deliver a more reliable and engaging customer experiences, and unlock incremental revenue at every post-purchase touchpoint.

AfterShip integrates seamlessly with ecommerce platforms including Shopify and TikTok Shop, and connects with more than 1,200 carriers worldwide. Today, over 20,000 businesses—including Samsung, Gymshark, Vivino, Harry’s, Mous, and Rakuten—rely on AfterShip to turn every post-purchase moment into an opportunity to build trust, reduce costs, and drive repeat purchases.

Built for a global market from day one, AfterShip operates with an engineering-driven, internationally distributed team. The company employs more than 450 people across 8 offices, spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, and representing over 20 cities worldwide.

A note from the hiring team

We are not hiring a spreadsheet operator.

We are hiring a Strategic Finance leader who can help us make better decisions, faster.

This role sits at the intersection of finance, GTM, product, and operations. You will work on the real questions that drive company performance: where to invest, what is working, what is not, what trade-offs are worth making, and how to turn messy data into a clear decision.

If you want a role that is mostly budget vs. actuals, monthly reporting, and explaining the past, this is not it.

If you want to help shape how a scaling SaaS company allocates resources and grows intelligently, keep reading.

The mission

Help AfterShip make smarter growth decisions.

You will partner with leaders across Sales, Marketing, RevOps, Customer Success, Product, and Operations to frame decisions, model scenarios, pressure-test assumptions, and push the business toward better outcomes. Your job is not just to build models - it is to make them useful.

What success looks like

You are doing well in this role if:

• Business leaders seek Finance input before making major GTM or product decisions
• Your work changes decisions, not just informs them
• Pricing, hiring, funnel investment, retention, and expansion conversations become sharper because you clarified the trade-offs
• We have a stronger understanding of ARR, churn, retention, ARPU, CAC efficiency, and payback
• Finance is known for judgment and commercial thinking, not just controls
• Cross-functional partners trust you as a business partner, not a blocker

What you will own

• Decision support for growth bets: Evaluate where we should invest — and where we should not — across pricing, GTM expansion, headcount, retention, and product or operational initiatives. Turn ambiguous questions into clear, decision-ready recommendations by outlining options, assumptions, risks, upside, and a strong point of view.
• Scenario modeling that drives decisions: Build and own models across revenue, funnel performance, retention, ARPU, cohort behavior, and investment efficiency. Your work should be simple enough to use, rigorous enough to trust, and fast enough to inform real decisions.
• Performance analysis across GTM: Partner with North America leaders and global teams to understand what is truly driving performance across churn, retention, expansion, funnel efficiency, and GTM productivity. Separate signal from noise and focus the business on what actually matters.
• Cross-functional strategic projects: Contribute to high-impact initiatives such as GTM compensation design, annual planning, territory and investment planning, pricing changes, operational efficiency efforts, and ad hoc leadership questions that require fast, structured thinking.
• Global finance partnership: Work across North America, Asia, and Europe to ensure analysis is consistent, actionable, and decision-ready. Partner closely with FP&A, data, and business teams — with a focus on creating clarity, not process for its own sake.

Who you are

• Business-first thinker: You start with the problem, not the spreadsheet
• Strong decision framer: You turn ambiguity into clear options and trade-offs
• Comfortable with uncertainty: You can make recommendations with ~60–70% of the data
• Hands-on and analytical: You can build models and dive deep when needed
• Trusted challenger: You push back constructively and maintain credibility
• Clear communicator: You explain complex ideas simply and directly

What we are looking for

• 6 - 10 years of experience across investment banking, private equity, consulting, strategic finance, FP&A, or strategy & operations
• Experience partnering with GTM, Product, and Data teams
• Strong Excel / Sheets modeling skills; ability to build from scratch
• Working SQL and familiarity with BI tools (Looker, Tableau, etc.)
• Strong understanding of SaaS metrics and growth drivers
• Sound judgment, commercial instinct, and strong communication skills
• Comfortable working across global teams and time zones
• Mandarin is a real plus, especially given the cross-border operating model, but it is not the core reason someone will succeed here.

This role is not for you if

• You prefer working with perfect data before making recommendations
• You’re more energized by reporting than influencing business decisions
• You’re most comfortable in structured roles with clearly defined scope
• You prefer not to challenge assumptions or push on strategic trade-offs
• You tend to overcomplicate simple questions

At AfterShip, we know great talent doesn’t always fit every requirement. If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you can make an impact, we encourage you to apply.

Why You Should Join Us: 

• Great Place to Work Certified: We’ve been recognized for our inclusive, values-driven culture that celebrates diversity and collaboration.
• Innovative & Inclusive Culture: Started by our software engineer-turned-CEO, AfterShip is built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. We’re a passionate, global team of problem solvers who put egos aside to innovate together. We take immense pride in fostering a culture that’s inclusive, which has allowed us to surround ourselves with the industry's most talented professionals.
• Ambitious Mission with Real Impact: Join us in transforming eCommerce by making buying and selling easier for everyone. It’s one of the most dynamic spaces in tech, with limitless opportunities to innovate and grow.
• Thrive & Grow: There’s no ceiling to what you can achieve or learn here. We’re committed to empowering your career while advancing together as a company.
• Flexible Work Setup: We’re a remote-first team, meaning by default that employees work from home or on a hybrid-flexible basis in our hub locations (i.e., Toronto, Austin, Barcelona). You’re empowered to choose a work setup that works best for you and your team. With flexible hours depending on your time zone, you’ll be able to have a schedule that fits your working style and the requirements of your role.

Perks:

• Competitive compensation
• Remote-first/hybrid-flexible work setups
• Healthcare coverage offered from day 1
• Retirement plans including company match
• Unlimited PTO
• Annual learning & wellness benefit
• Monthly book perk
• Career progression & professional development
• In-office lunch and commuter benefits for those located in our hub locations

Salary range for this role: USD$155,000 - 190,000

We are an equal opportunity employer and provide accommodations upon request throughout the recruitment process, in accordance with local legislation. Please let us know if you require any support, and we’ll work with you to meet your needs.
We believe in hiring right over hiring fast. While timelines may vary, we’re looking to fill this role as soon as possible.
Our hiring process uses AI to help with initial resume screening and to support interview note-taking. These tools help our team stay organized and fair, but all hiring decisions are made by people.
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