Afresh, the AI platform for grocery, began by tackling the most complex problem in the industry: fresh, and has evolved into the core AI platform for grocers. By leveraging proprietary AI designed for high-volatility environments, Afresh empowers partners like Albertsons, Meijer, and Wakefern to drive smarter decisions across their entire enterprise. Afresh has scaled to 6 enterprise-grade solutions, live in over 10% of the U.S. grocery market, and prevented over 200 million pounds of food waste last year alone.
About the Role:
Afresh is looking for a sharp, proactive Strategic Finance Lead to be the beating heart of financial planning and analysis on the Strategy & Finance team. This is a build-it role: the sole dedicated FP&A partner, owning the models, forecasts, and insights that guide decision-making across the company, reporting directly to the VP of Strategy & Finance. This role treats AI as a core part of the finance toolkit - sharpening forecasts, pressure-testing assumptions, automating the manual, and surfacing insights that move the business - within a fast-paced, mission-driven Series B environment.
Responsibilities:
• Own forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning - build and maintain the financial models that drive the annual budget, quarterly and monthly forecasts, and multi-year strategic plans
• Run the planning cycles end to end - partner with department heads to build realistic and ambitious plans as the single owner of FP&A
• Turn results into insight - analyze actuals against budget and forecast, explain variances, and translate results into recommendations
• Define and track the metrics that matter - develop KPIs and build clear, trustworthy dashboards and reporting
• Be a true business partner - embed with Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Operations to support strategic initiatives
• Inform the big decisions - prepare board-quality analysis and presentations for the executive team on financial performance, unit economics, and key business drivers
• Support strategic and ad-hoc work - model scenarios for fundraising, new product launches, pricing, and market expansion
• Raise the bar on how finance operates - drive process improvements across the FP&A function
• Use AI to sharpen forecasting and modeling, automate manual reconciliation and reporting, and generate insight from large and messy datasets
• Help set the standard for how the finance function uses AI responsibly and effectively as the company scales
Requirements:
• 5+ years of progressive FP&A or strategic finance experience, ideally at a high-growth startup or technology company
• Exceptional financial modeling skills
• Demonstrated use of AI tools in forecasting, analysis, automation, or reporting
• A strong grasp of GAAP, the three financial statements, and how they connect
• Proven ability to analyze financial data, find the signal, and communicate it clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the judgment to tailor the message to the audience
• Experience with financial planning and reporting software; comfort with SQL or BI tools is a plus
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset - comfortable being the one person accountable for FP&A
• The ability to move fast, manage competing priorities, and stay accurate under pressure
• A collaborative spirit and a knack for building trust across the organization
• Bonus: experience in enterprise SaaS, supply chain, or the grocery/retail space
Salary Range: $160,000 - $220,000 + meaningful early-stage equity + benefits
Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with the majority of premiums covered by Afresh, plus mental health support and counseling services. Competitive base salary, meaningful equity, and a 401(k) program with company match. Home office stipend and Coworking Wallets for flexible workspace access. Annual professional development budget. Monthly stipends for wellness/lifestyle and telecommunications. Flexible paid time off.
For more information or to apply, visit the Afresh careers site. Location: Remote - United States (must reside in an eligible state). Afresh provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
