Senior Manager, Strategic Finance

About the role We’re seeking a Senior Finance Manager, Payments to own the Cost of Revenue function at Chime! In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring forecasting accuracy while driving forward high-impact strategic and financial initiatives. You’ll partner closely with business leaders and finance team members to provide insights, influence decision-making, and help shape Chime’s financial strategy. As the leader of the Cost of Revenue function at Chime, you will own the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of COR forecasting and financial operations. You will build and lead a high-performing team, setting the vision for how we think about cost structure and the tradeoffs between revenue growth and cost efficiency across the business. You will serve as a trusted strategic partner to senior leaders across Product, Banking Partnerships, Data, Engineering, and Accounting going beyond forecast accuracy to shape how Chime evaluates the financial viability and economics of new product launches, features, and initiatives. You'll instill frameworks that help cross-functional partners understand cost implications early in the decision-making process, ensuring financial rigor is embedded in how we build and scale. You will lead coverage of key COR areas including processing, network, and bank-related costs, bringing a deep understanding of the drivers including transaction volume, pricing dynamics, vendor relationships, and product evolution that influence our cost structure. In this capacity, you will also play an active role in vendor contract negotiations and renewals, partnering with Legal