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Hopper is a travel technology platform combining data, AI, and fintech to deliver transparency and savings for travelers globally. The company operates both a consumer booking app (120M+ downloads) and HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), a B2B business powering travel fintech and commerce for major brands including Capital One, Air Canada, Uber, RBC, and Nubank.
As Finance & Strategy Manager, you will serve as a finance partner to business leaders across the company, helping them understand performance, evaluate opportunities, and make better decisions. You will build rigorous financial models, lead business reviews, and translate analysis into clear recommendations for senior leadership and the CFO.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Building and maintaining integrated financial models, scenario and sensitivity analyses, and business cases for new products, partnerships, and investments
- Evaluating the economics of new commercial agreements (pricing, revenue share, unit economics, ROI) and helping shape deal terms
- Supporting fundraising, M&A, and capital allocation decisions with underlying models and analysis
- Owning monthly and quarterly forecasts for assigned business areas, contributing to annual budgets and long-range plans through driver-based models
- Leading monthly and quarterly reviews of actuals vs. plan and forecast, explaining variances, and flagging risks and opportunities
- Partnering with leadership on high-impact strategic questions such as market sizing, investment prioritization, and cost optimization
- Preparing executive-, board-, and investor-ready materials that tell the story behind the numbers
- Using SQL, BigQuery, and AI tools to automate recurring reporting and analysis
The role is ideal for someone with investment banking or private equity experience who wants to apply rigorous modeling skills in-house, closer to strategic decisions. Hopper is a lean, fast-moving team that uses SQL and AI tools like Claude to automate manual work, freeing time for analysis and strategy.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 4+ years of experience in investment banking, corporate development, private equity, strategic finance, or FP&A (investment banking or PE analyst/associate experience preferred)
- Advanced financial modeling skills: three-statement models, DCF, scenario and sensitivity analysis; expert proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets
- Solid understanding of accounting and how the three financial statements connect
- Excellent communication skills; ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance partners and present confidently to senior leaders
- Working knowledge of SQL, or demonstrated ability to pick up technical tools quickly
- Hands-on use of AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) to work faster and automate repetitive work
- Strong ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and builder mindset
- Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Math, Engineering, or another quantitative discipline
NICE TO HAVE:
- Experience in tech, fintech, travel, marketplaces, or B2B partnerships
- Experience with Python and/or BI tools (Looker, Tableau)
- CFA, CPA, or MBA
