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InStride Health’s mission is to deliver specialty anxiety and OCD care that works for every kid, teen, young adult, and family who needs it. Through this mission, we are expanding access to insurance-based care, increasing engagement in treatment, and improving treatment outcomes. We are doing this by combining research-backed clinical care and innovative technology to eliminate the major problems with care today: difficulty finding providers, months of waiting to be seen, arduous onboarding processes, and inconsistent use of evidence-based therapies and outcomes tracking. Our vision is to become the nation’s most trusted provider of pediatric anxiety and OCD care.
TeamInStride Health: Our Core Values
- Give Heart: We lead with heart, treating patients and their families the way we want our loved ones to be treated.
- Work Smart: We find smarter ways to solve hard problems and fix the broken mental health system by leveraging technology, diversity of thought, and innovation.
- Have Humility: We leave our egos at the door, empowering our team to collaborate, celebrate diversity, and adopt a growth mindset.
- Embrace Community: We all belong. We are in this together, and we never worry alone. We believe in each other and recognize that every voice matters.
About the Role
We are seeking a Manager of Strategic Finance (FPA) to join our growing finance team. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this individual will serve as a key strategic partner across InStride, bringing data, financial insight, and operational rigor to decision-making as we continue to scale nationally.
This is a high-impact role suited for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and is eager to help shape the company’s financial future. You’ll support core FPA processes, build scalable financial models, and partner with teams across Growth, Tech, and Clinical Operations to evaluate new initiatives, including technology and AI-driven opportunities.
Responsibilities include:
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting and forecasting, including leadership and investor packages, variance analysis, and business performance insights.
- Help drive the annual budgeting process and refine long-term operating models to support strategic growth and margin improvement.
- Partner with Data, Tech, and Operations teams to model and measure the ROI of strategic initiatives, including automation, AI, and market expansion opportunities.
- Build board and investor-ready materials that distill complex analyses into actionable insights for the CFO and leadership team.
- Evaluate and implement tools and processes to enhance financial reporting, analytics, and forecasting efficiency.
- Analyze potential business adjacencies, partnerships, and new market entries, providing financial diligence and scenario planning.
What You Need to Succeed in the Role
- 5 to 7 years of progressive experience in management consulting, investment banking, corporate development, or health tech FPA
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, healthcare administration, or a related field (MBA or CFA a plus)
- Deep financial modeling expertise with the ability to synthesize data into insights that influence executive decisions
- Advanced Excel and presentation building skills
- Prior experience working in tech-enabled healthcare services or value-based healthcare preferred but not required
- Highly analytical and data-driven, with proficiency in using data to make strategic decisions and implement operational improvements
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively cross-functionally with payor (growth), tech/IT/data, and clinical operations teams
- Strong leadership and team management capabilities
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a dynamic environment
- Track record of handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion and integrity
- Act as a champion for the use of AI, automation, and data visualization tools to enhance workflows, reduce administrative burden, support scale, and improve cost efficiency
The expected annual salary for this role is between $125,000-$145,000. Actual starting salary will be determined on an individualized basis and will be based on several factors including but not limited to specific skill set, work experience, etc. In addition to base compensation, this role offers a target performance-based bonus.
Why Join Our Team
- Generous benefits package (401k with match, Flexible PTO, paid holidays, 4 week paid sabbatical, 12 week paid parental leave, health benefits starting on your first day, and more)
- Opportunity to join a mission-driven company that is changing the landscape of pediatric mental health treatment
- Chance to make a far-reaching impact by helping children and families access desperately-needed, evidence-based care
- Opportunity to work with talented and experienced team members who have devoted their lives to solving this problem
- Fully virtual: work from the comfort of your home with periodic in-person retreats
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging (DEIB)
We want to make our clinical services available for everyone, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or how you identify. To achieve this, we recognize we must continually make progress in building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive team. Through these efforts, we support two primary objectives at InStride Health:
- Providing high quality patient care to families. We are in a privileged position to support families during a vulnerable time in their lives. We approach all families and each other with compassion and are most effective as a diverse team where all individuals feel valued, respected, and accepted.
- Building a mission-driven business that lasts. Specifically, we believe our commitment to a supportive culture improves innovation, decision-making, and efficiency.
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