Handshake
Handshake

Senior Finance Manager

$156,000 – $195,000 per year

TLDR

Own Handshake’s corporate finance function, partnering across teams to shape the financial plan, build a concise operating model, manage long-range planning, and drive investor reporting.

About Handshake

Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions.

In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data. We’ve grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month.

Why join Handshake now:

  • Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel

  • Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions

  • Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders

  • Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue

The Role

As Senior Finance Manager, reporting to the Senior Director, Finance, you will own Handshake’s corporate finance function partnering cross functionally to maintain a financial plan across Handshake’s entire business. This high-visibility role offers a unique opportunity to partner with Handshake's leadership and make a significant impact on our financial strategy.

  • Build and maintain a concise operating model with key metrics at a glance for all areas of the business

  • Own long-range planning while managing key business stakeholders towards financial targets

  • Maintain Handshake’s three-statement model to improve capital planning and long-term scenario accuracy

  • Drive investor and board reporting

  • Partner with G&A teams to drive company-wide planning assumptions

  • Lead weekly and monthly business reviews telling a financial story to key leaders

  • Own cash flow modeling for company-wide and division-level insights

You Have

  • 7+ years of FP&A, strategic finance, or corporate finance experience, preferably in a SaaS environment

  • Advanced 3-statement and subscription modeling expertise

  • Strong Excel modeling skills including financial statement and scenario analysis

  • Deep understanding of SaaS KPIs, GAAP fundamentals, and P&L structure

  • Experience owning a full forecast cycle — from building the model to presenting to stakeholders

  • Track record of improving forecast accuracy and building repeatable financial processes

  • Experience partnering cross-functionally with executive stakeholders and financial leadership

  • Ability to manage multiple workstreams and meet deadlines in a high-growth environment

Bonus Points:

  • Investment banking or similar background

  • Familiarity with Salesforce, NetSuite, Adaptive, or similar FP&A tools

We Offer

Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported—and thrive at work and in life.

The below benefits are for full-time US employees.

🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company

💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching

🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching

💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend

📚 Growth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development

💻 Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office

🏝 Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days

🤝 Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses

Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits atjoinhandshake.com/careers.

Benefits

Equity Compensation

Equity in a fast-growing company

Wellbeing benefits

Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend

Learning Budget

$2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development

Team engagement and referral bonuses

Team outings & referral bonuses

Paid Parental Leave

Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching

Paid Time Off

Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days

Remote & office perks

Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office

Handshake is a dynamic career network designed specifically for the AI economy, connecting over 20 million knowledge workers with 1 million employers, including all Fortune 50 companies. We empower students and educational institutions to discover career opportunities and enhance their skills, transforming how recruiting and upskilling happen in today's job market.

Founded
Founded 2014
Employees
500+ employees
Industry
Professional Services
Total raised
$230M raised
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