Associate, Corporate Finance

ABOUT ZIP Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement — built for humans and agents working together. By orchestrating procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents, companies can secure the resources they need to innovate faster than ever before. The world’s most influential enterprises trust Zip, including T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, Dollar Tree, and more. Together they’ve saved over $8 billion and processed over $500 billion in spend. Zip’s team includes product leaders from Apple, Airbnb, and Meta, as well as former procurement leaders from United Health, Sanofi, MGM Resorts, Discover, and NASA. Backed by Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator, Zip has raised $371 million, most recently at a $2.2 billion valuation and has been recognized by Forbes Fintech 50, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Inc. Best in Business, and LinkedIn Top Startups. YOUR ROLE Zip is looking for a sharp, motivated finance professional to join our newly formed Corporate Finance team. This role is ideal for someone with a strong financial modeling foundation who wants to be close to the core of how a high-growth software company manages its finances — and who is excited to grow quickly in a fast-moving environment. You'll work alongside the Director of Corporate Finance, with frequent exposure to senior leadership. You'll get your hands on the models and processes that drive Zip's planning, forecasting, and reporting — and over time, you'll take on increasing ownership and responsibility. YOU WILL OWN Financial Modeling & Analysis - Maintain and enhance Zip's consolidated financial models, including the three-statement model and cash flow forecasting tools - Build ad hoc models and analyses to support key business decisions — from evaluating new investments to modeling out headcount scenarios - Conduct variance analysis on actuals vs. budget/forecast, identifying key drivers and preparing clear explanations for leadership - Be a key contributor in owning and managing our cash flow model, ensuring deep understanding of the inflows and outflows, and driving predictability on the forecast Budgeting & Forecasting Support - Play an active role in Zip's annual planning process, including gathering department inputs, consolidating data, and preparing planning materials - Support the quarterly re-forecast process by maintaining and updating models as assumptions evolve - Be one of our main administrators and help maintain and improve our financial planning tool, ensuring data accuracy and process efficiency Reporting & Insights - Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly financial packages for leadership and the board, including commentary and data visualization - Track and report on key financial and operating metrics, flagging trends and anomalies proactively - Help build and maintain dashboards and reporting infrastructure that make financial data accessible and actionable across the business G&A Finance Support - Support financial partnership with HR and Real Estate teams — including maintaining headcount models, tracking people-related spend, and helping with lease and facilities cost analysis - Respond to ad hoc requests from G&A leaders with timely analysis and clear recommendations QUALIFICATIONS - 3-6 years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, private equity, management consulting, or a similar analytical finance role - Strong Excel and/or Google Sheets modeling skills — you're comfortable building a model from scratch and know how to keep it clean and auditable - Familiarity with SaaS business models and metrics (ARR, churn, CAC, LTV, Rule of 40) is highly preferred - Detail-oriented and highly organized — you take pride in accuracy and hold your work to a high standard - Clear communicator, both in writing and in conversation — you know how to tailor your message to your audience - Curious and proactive: you don't just answer the question asked — you dig into t