Overview

Strategic Finance Associate at Synthesia

Strategic Finance is a high-impact function focused on optimizing capital allocation across the organization and creating long-term business value. Synthesia is scaling at a rapid pace as we capture a huge market opportunity. We are seeking a highly analytical and technically skilled Strategic Finance Associate to join our dynamic team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with data, building robust financial models, automating workflows, and developing dashboards that empower operational and strategic decision-making.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and support the development, enhancement, and maintenance of financial models integrating live data sources for scenario planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Conduct in-depth data analysis to uncover business trends, identify performance drivers, and generate actionable insights that influence strategic priorities.
• Build, automate, and maintain dashboards in BI tools to monitor key financial and operational metrics.
• Partner cross-functionally with Data Analytics and Revenue Operations teams to ensure high-quality data pipelines, enhance data accuracy, and develop self-serve reporting capabilities.
• Use SQL and scripting tools to extract and manipulate large datasets in support of ad hoc and recurring analyses.
• Collaborate on headcount planning, incentive structure evaluation, and GTM strategy assessments using quantitative frameworks.
• Define and track key KPIs that guide strategic decisions across business units and company-wide.
• Contribute to investor relations materials and fundraising support by synthesizing complex data into compelling, data-driven narratives.
• Deliver structured, insight-rich presentations to senior stakeholders based on rigorous analytical work.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in investment banking, private equity, strategic finance, FP&A, or related fields.
• Strong proficiency in financial modeling, data analysis, and scenario planning.
• Proven experience writing and optimizing SQL queries.
• Demonstrated ability to work with BI tools to design and maintain automated dashboards.
• Ability to distill complex problems into structured frameworks and develop practical, data-backed solutions.
• Strong organizational skills, with a track record of managing multiple projects with high attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience working across departments and seniority levels.

How we work at Synthesia

• Put the Customer First
• Own it & Go Direct
• Be Fast & Experimental
• Make the Journey Fun

Benefits

• UK Benefits: A hybrid, flexible approach to work with an office in London (Oxford Circus) and shared benefits such as free lunches on select days
• Competitive salary + stock options
• 25 days of annual leave + public holidays
• Private healthcare through AXA
• Pension contribution: Synthesia contributes 3% and employees contribute 5% on qualifying earnings
• Paid parental leave entitling primary caregivers to 16 weeks of full pay, and secondary 5 weeks of full pay
• Recruitment referral scheme
• Equipment provided to be successful in your role

Location

London, UK