Senior Manager, Strategic Finance

About PolymarketPolymarket is the world's largest prediction market platform. We enable individuals to express views on real-world events by trading on outcomes across politics, economics, sports, culture, and current affairs. Built as a peer-to-peer marketplace with no centralized "house," Polymarket aggregates diverse opinions into transparent, market-based probabilities that reflect collective expectations about the future.We're growing fast — both in terms of volume ($21B traded in 2025) and adoption as an alternative news source. Our ambition is to become a ubiquitous beacon of truth in global media and we need your help adding fuel to the fire.About the RolePolymarket US is looking for a Senior Manager, Strategic Finance to lead financial planning and performance management for our U.S. business and regulated entities. You'll own an integrated three-statement forecast by department and legal entity, together with the consolidated U.S. outlook — covering headcount and vendor planning, cash and liquidity, cost of sales, revenue sharing, customer acquisition economics, and management reporting.This is a hands-on role for a finance leader who combines rigorous modeling, strong accounting fluency, and practical judgment. You'll move easily between detailed analysis and executive-level insight, challenge assumptions constructively, and build durable planning processes that create trust through accurate, transparent, decision-useful work.What You'll DoBuild and maintain an integrated three-statement model by department and legal entity, with a consolidated view of the U.S. businessLead annual planning, periodic reforecasts, long-range planning, and scenario analysis, maintaining clear assumptions, documentation, and version controlEstablish a monthly and quarterly cadence with business leaders to review performance, outlook, hiring, vendor commitments, and key risks and opportunitiesTranslate operating plans into driver-based budgets and forecasts, and help leaders evaluate financial tradeoffsDeliver clear variance analysis and recommendations that strengthen accountability and decision-makingProduce entity-level and consolidated U.S. forecasts, including cash, working capital, intercompany activity, shared costs, and funding requirementsForecast liquidity and regulatory capital needs for the U.S. regulated entitiesBuild driver-based forecasts for cost of sales and other transaction-driven expenses, including payment, settlement, fraud, chargeback, and infrastructure costsModel revenue-share arrangements, customer acquisition spend, and contribution economics to support commercial decisionsPrepare concise monthly and quarterly reporting that explains performance, changes in outlook, risks, opportunities, and recommended actionsUse AI-enabled tools, automation, and scalable planning systems to improve forecast accuracy and expand self-service financial insightWhat We're Looking For8+ years of progressive experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, corporate finance, or a related roleDemonstrated ability to build and own integrated three-statement models at the department, legal-entity, and consolidated levelsStrong accounting and financial-statement fluency, including accruals, working capital, cash flow, intercompany activity, allocations, and close-to-forecast reconciliationExperience leading budgets, rolling forecasts, long-range plans, scenario analysis, and executive reportingTrack record as an effective finance partner to senior leaders, with the judgment to challenge assumptions while preserving trustExperience modeling cost of sales, variable costs, gross margin, contribution economics, or other transaction-driven business modelsAdvanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, strong communication, and high ownership in a fast-moving environment(Plus) Experience in fintech, payments, exchanges, clearing, brokerage, capital markets, marketplaces, gaming, crypto, or another high-volume transaction business(Plus) Experience supporting regulated legal entities and forecasting capital, liquidity, or funding requirements(Plus) Familiarity with revenue-share agreements, customer acquisition spend, and unit-economic frameworks such as CAC, payback, and contribution margin(Plus) Experience with planning systems, ERPs, and BI or data tools used to validate assumptions and improve recurring reporting(Plus) Experience applying AI, automation, or scripting to improve financial modeling, forecasting, or reportingBenefitsCompetitive salary & equityUnlimited PTOFull Health, Vision, & Dental coverage401k matchHardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessoriesPay TransparencyBase salary range: $200,000 to $275,000 annually, plus equity and benefits.This range reflects a good-faith estimate for this position. Experience levels vary widely within a title here, so please reach out even if your expectations fall outside it. We're always happy to chat.LocationNew YorkEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeOn-siteDepartmentFinance