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Scopely

Strategic Finance Associate

Culver City, CA · Hybrid

Scopely is looking for a Strategic Finance Associate to join our Finance team in Culver City on a hybrid basis. At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day ...

Brex

Finance Associate

San Francisco, CA · Hybrid

$117K - $146K/yr

Wh at you'll do We are hiring two Finance Associates who will each initially own distinct workstreams before rotating responsibilities - building deep expertise across the full Corporate FP&A ...

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

Finance Associate

Irvine, CA · On-site

$90K - $110K/yr

The Associate - Finance will operate at the intersection of operational finance, advanced analytics, and emerging AI-enabled tools to improve operational visibility and support smarter, faster, and ...

Scopely

Strategic Finance Associate

Culver City, CA · On-site

$113K - $168K/yr

Scopely is looking for a Strategic Finance Associate to join our Finance team in Culver City on a hybrid basis. At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day ...

Direct Counsel

Finance Associate Attorney

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$260K - $390K/yr

Finance Associate Attorney - San Francisco, California Direct Counsel is seeking a Finance Associate Attorney to join a highly respected Am Law firm in its San Francisco office. This opportunity is ...

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As of Aug 15, 2026, the average yearly pay for finance associate in California is $69,449.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $49,300.00 and $76,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a finance associate?

A finance associate provides support to a financial manager regarding financial statements and other legal documentation for a company. As a finance associate, your primary duties are to help managers in planning investments, creating budgets, assessing company payments, and making suggestions on how to increase profitability. Qualifications for this career include a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or economics, job experience in the banking or accounting industry, organizational skills, and the ability to create and manage complex financial documents and spreadsheets.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a finance associate, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Finance Associate, you need a strong grasp of financial analysis, accounting principles, and a relevant degree such as finance, accounting, or economics. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, financial modeling software, and familiarity with ERP systems like SAP or Oracle are typically expected. Attention to detail, analytical thinking, and effective communication are standout soft skills for this role. These competencies ensure accurate financial reporting, insightful analysis, and smooth collaboration within finance teams and with other departments.

What are some common challenges finance associates face when managing multiple deadlines and reporting requirements?

Finance Associates often juggle several tasks with tight deadlines, such as preparing financial reports, processing invoices, and supporting month-end or quarter-end closing activities. Balancing these responsibilities can be challenging, especially during peak reporting periods. Effective time management, strong organizational skills, and clear communication with team members and other departments are essential to meet expectations and ensure accuracy. Many organizations provide structured workflows and support from senior finance staff to help associates manage these demands.
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Strategic Finance Associate

Scopely

Culver City, CA • Hybrid

Full-time

Re-posted 11 days ago

Job description

Scopely is looking for a Strategic Finance Associate to join our Finance team in Culver City on a hybrid basis.

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues, or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.

Show us the money! As the Finance team, we're number crunchers with top-notch analytical and reporting skills. As a shared service, we get to work with all of Scopely's talented studios.

What You Will Do

Decision-making at Scopley is grounded in data and analysis, and we are seeking a deeply analytical finance professional to provide decision support for a wide breadth of strategic corporate initiatives, as Scopely's Strategic Finance Associate.

Reporting to the SVP of Strategic Finance, this individual will focus on leading financial and analytical analysis for all of the Company's strategic initiatives. You'll interface with internal and external stakeholders. Working closely with teams across Finance, Corporate Development, and Business Development to analyze the financial implications of strategic initiatives. Scopely is a sophisticated, dynamic, high-growth company, and the Strategic Finance Associate will perform complex and thorough financial analysis, helping to ensure alignment between the company's financial goals and strategic ambitions.

  • Lead complex financial analysis for all external-facing strategic initiatives
  • Create and own the Company's long-term financial model to support proposed business development and strategic opportunities (M&A, investments and capital structure related activity)
  • Perform financial due diligence on strategic and M&A activities
  • Interface with external stakeholders regarding the company's financial performance
  • Research and analyze key business drivers, trends and performance indicators benchmarking Scopely's performance versus competitors
  • Create new, data-driven, complex models to perform ad hoc strategic analysis regarding corporate strategy
  • Leverage AI to help automate and streamline financial reporting frameworks
What We're Looking For
  • Minimum 3 years experience in investment banking, private equity, equity research, corporate development or strategic consulting experience is required
  • Bachelor's degree with a major in Accounting, Finance, or Economics is preferred
  • Experience in gaming industry is a plus
  • Advanced financial modeling skills with expertise in building comprehensive three-statement financial models
  • The ability to effectively interact with senior leadership as well as external stakeholders
  • Ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment with a high tolerance for ambiguity
  • Exceptional analytical abilities and strong Excel, PowerPoint, and AI fluency, including the ability to leverage AI to enhance productivity and decision-making 
  • You're a gamer

At Scopely, we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that!   We are committed to creating a diverse, supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure!

This role will have access to sensitive and/or confidential employee or customer personally identifiable information (PII) and/or Company financial information, and therefore will be subject to background checks upon receiving a conditional offer of employment.

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