Corporate Finance Analyst - Fully Remote · Upto $100/hr

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey.

• Position: Strategic Finance Expert
• Type: Contract
• Compensation: $85–$100/hour
• Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build business cases and investment appraisals using NPV , IRR , and payback for projects and decisions.
• Produce capital allocation determinations, ranking investments against hurdle rates with portfolio review.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity analyses of the corporate plan across demand, pricing, and cost.
• Analyze pricing and discount economics to support price setting and deal desk approvals with margin impact.
• Conduct market sizing and competitive landscape analysis, cohort and unit economics, and cost baseline and savings analysis for cost reduction programs.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 4+ years in strategic finance, corporate strategy, or corporate planning inside an operating company.
• Ownership of a capital or pricing decision that went to a leadership forum.

Preferred

• Management consulting or Big 4 strategy background now in an operator seat.
• Growth equity background now in-house.
• Deal desk or pricing strategy experience.

Assessment

• A business case with NPV and IRR from mock project files.
• A pricing and margin recommendation.
• A capital allocation ranking.