About Checkr

Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014, Checkr’s innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including Door Dash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.

We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

About the team and role

The Financial Planning & Strategy (FP&S) team improves strategic decision-making through deep cross-functional partnership, financial and strategic analyses, and domain expertise. We proactively identify opportunities to fuel growth toward Checkr’s goals and drive the highest impact outcomes.

We are looking for a Strategic Finance Senior Analyst. We focus on delivering actionable insights into business performance and optimizing resource allocation to accelerate growth. This person will play a pivotal role in how we scale our growth businesses.

What you’ll do

• Model Ownership: Own revenue models that set goals and measure performance for a key Checkr line of business or segment.

• Business Partnership: Collaborate with cross-functional partners across Sales, Product, Marketing, Analytics and more.

• Strategy: Assess and define our existing and potential future strategic priorities. Quantitatively validate and drive influence toward the highest revenue impact and ROI initiatives.

• Insights: Proactively deliver data-driven insights and recommendations that inform go-to-market tactics, product features and experiments, and other cross-functional roadmaps. Develop frameworks for how we evaluate and track investment success, including sales efficiency and productivity. Collaborate with our Data Analytics team to build predictive and automated analytics.

• Strategic Planning: Contribute to our long-range and annual planning processes, including the strategic plan that positions us to accomplish our goals.

What you bring

• 4+ years of experience. Foundational experience in investment banking, private equity, or strategic finance/business operations is preferred. Experience with consumption-based business models is a meaningful plus.

• Proven track record of driving business outcomes through data analytics and financial insights.

• Expert-level modeling ability, translating complex business drivers into clear frameworks.

• Demonstrated examples of strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.

• Experience with Salesforce, BI tools (ie. Looker), and SQL.

• Have a hustler mindset. You take a proactive approach to identifying opportunities and problems to tackle.

• Thrive in an environment where you will be asked to own an ambiguous project that you have not done before.

What you’ll get

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment

• Learning and development allowance

• Competitive cash and equity compensation and opportunity for advancement

• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services

• Flexible PTO policy

• Monthly wellness stipend

Pay Transparency Disclosure

One of Checkr’s core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we’ve made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see* *our website.

On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA)
$124,000—$146,000 USD

At Checkr, we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, Nashville, TN, and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 3 days a week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch five times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages. A relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr

Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.

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