Senior Strategic Finance Associate, tem

• This is a senior individual contributor role for a creative problem solver with excellent modelling and data skills, strong business judgment, and the motivation to drive initiatives independently
• Exceptional analytical ability
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets
• Proven experience building and maintaining dynamic financial models
• Working knowledge of SQL
• Solid understanding of accounting principles
• High degree of independence and ownership
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• 3+ years post-qualification experience, ideally including time in a high-growth startup environment
• You see messy, complex data as an exciting challenge — not a blocker
• Experience analysing revenue drivers, unit economics, and contribution margins in a growth-focused business
• If you’re excited about this role but not sure you meet every requirement, we’d still love to hear from you. Your unique perspective could be exactly what we’re looking for

Desirable

• We’re hiring a Senior Strategic Finance Associate
• This role is focused on building robust financial systems, improving reporting infrastructure, and strengthening the analytical backbone that supports tem’s growth
• You will operate as part of tem’s lean finance team, reporting to the Head of Strategic Finance
• Update the model monthly with actuals to maintain a rolling forecast
• Balance simplicity and robustness, ensuring the model accurately forecasts cash flow, liquidity cycles, and working capital requirements during rapid growth
• Partner with the Head of Strategic Finance and the Global Controller to run quarterly re-forecasts
• Ensure the model clearly reflects the full cost of growth and presents scenario trade-offs across different growth levers
• Continuously improve the model’s structure and transparency so it becomes the single source of financial truth across the business
• Be comfortable in SQL and experienced with BI platforms (Omni, Tableau, Looker, Power BI, etc.)
• Work closely with Sales, Operations, and Product to understand budgets, resource allocation, and performance drivers
• Partner with the Head of Strategic Finance to refine KPIs, forecasts, and regular reporting
• Collaborate with the data team to evolve dashboards, improve data quality, and generate actionable insights
• Present insights regularly to senior leadership, including Sales, Marketing, and the CEO
• Analyse unit economics, pricing drivers, and contribution margins to clarify trade-offs and improve commercial decision-making
• Become the go-to person for thoughtful, fast-turnaround analysis
• Present findings in formats ranging from Slack updates to detailed Notion boards and leadership presentations
• Translate analysis into clear, structured recommendations that enable faster, higher-quality decisions
• Success Measures
• Tem’s reporting improves: weekly reporting becomes standardised and contributes regular insights that drive sales growth and customer retention; monthly reporting aligns with Board-level reporting to streamline efforts
• The Financial Model is updated every month within Finance SLAs
• Analysis is thoughtful, timely, and actionable
• Dashboards are relevant and used frequently across functions
• The financial model and reporting become trusted sources of truth used consistently in leadership decision-making