Manager, Commercial Finance (Strategic Finance)

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Our end-to-end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high-value users, while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand.

Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence.

About the role:

We're looking for a Finance Manager to join our Commercial FP&A team within Strategic Finance. This team member will own a diverse set of recurring deliverables and analyses that keep the business informed. The Commercial FP&A team acts as the analytical engine of the company, providing insights that support optimal business decision-making.

This role requires strong commercial finance acumen and a genuine interest in understanding the "why" behind the numbers. You'll support the narrative behind revenue performance for the Senior Leadership Team and Board-level materials, partner with Commercial and Sales Operations teams on GTM reporting, and help maintain the reporting infrastructure that leadership relies on for in-quarter decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Own recurring revenue reporting workflows - daily/weekly file maintenance, revenue trackers, attainment dashboards, and variance analysis - ensuring accuracy and timely delivery at a daily cadence
• Prepare and update executive materials for KPI reviews, Board of Directors presentations, and SLT meetings, including slide updates, and supporting data files
• Conduct variance analysis on revenue movements and deliver clear, concise commentary that explains the "what" and the "why" behind performance trends
• Support quarterly sales target-setting - assembling bottoms-up data, reconciling against tops-down forecasts, and surfacing risks and opportunities for leadership discussion
• Own the commercial commission review process - synthesizing attainment data, identifying trends, and providing analysis that informs leadership's compensation and incentive decisions
• Execute ad-hoc analysis for Revenue, GTM, and Commercial leadership to support in-quarter decision-making
• Maintain and improve core financial reporting infrastructure - identifying opportunities to enhance accuracy, reduce manual effort, and improve consistency across deliverables
• Partner cross-functionally with Revenue, Sales Operations, and GTM teams to understand business drivers and translate them into financial context
• Apply a common-sense quality check to all outputs - flagging anomalies, verifying data integrity, and ensuring deliverables are clean and free of error
• Exercise independent judgment in prioritizing analyses and sequencing deliverables to maximize impact for commercial leadership

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 6+ years experience
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
• Expert-level Excel and Google Sheets skills - can build, troubleshoot, and maintain complex reporting files independently
• Strong data analysis capabilities with the ability to work across multiple data sources and reconcile discrepancies
• Excellent communication skills - can format data clearly for executive audiences and draft concise commentary
• Experience supporting executive-level reporting (KPI reviews, Board materials, SLT presentations)
• Ability to ramp quickly on existing processes and deliver reliably with minimal hand-holding
• Experience in commercial finance / sales finance, preferably in a high-growth or ad tech environment

Location:

This role is eligible for full-time remote work in one of our entities in the Pacific Time Zone: California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington (State).

Travel Expectations:

We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including but not limited to project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. We expect our employees to attend these gatherings at least once per quarter. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building.

Compensation:

Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. Below you will find the On Target Earnings (OTE = base + 10% bonus) for our various locations.

• SF Bay Area, Los Angeles/Orange County, Seattle : $145,000 - $187,000
• All other California and Washington state locations, Austin, Boston, Denver, Portland: $133,000 - $172,000
• All other locations in our approved states: $124,000 - $160,000

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Liftoff offers a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative work environment where employees are empowered to grow and make an impact. We’re shaping the future of the mobile app ecosystem—join us and help accelerate what’s next.

Liftoff’s compensation strategy includes competitive salaries, equity, and benefits designed to support employee well-being and performance. We benchmark compensation based on role, level, and location to ensure fairness and market alignment. Benefits may include medical coverage, wellness stipends, and additional perks based on your country of residence.

Liftoff is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Agency and Third Party Recruiter Notice:

Liftoff does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or Recruiting Team. All candidates must be submitted via our Applicant Tracking System by approved Liftoff vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Recruiting Team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Liftoff Recruiting Team and such a candidate was submitted to the Liftoff Recruiting Team via our Applicant Tracking System.