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Strategic Finance Leads typically qualify for H-1B visa or O-1 visa sponsorship, as the role requires a bachelor's degree or higher in finance, economics, or accounting, meeting the specialty occupation standard. Employers in tech, private equity, and high-growth startups sponsor this title regularly. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Get Access To All JobsTitle: Sr. Analyst, Strategic Finance
Reports To: Sr. Manager, Strategic Finance
Location: Jersey City, NJ
The Company:
Sunbit builds financial technology for real life. Our AI-native platform helps more people get to “yes” at the moments that matter with personalized offers, transparent terms, and no added consumer fees. In stores, practices and service centers across the country, Sunbit provides a fast, fair pay-over-time option. For everything else, the Sunbit Credit Card delivers a modern, no-fee credit experience managed in a powerful mobile app.
We are guided by people-centered values: Serve Others Before Self, Include Always, Connect Genuinely, Innovate for Good. These values shape how we build, how we support customers and merchants, and how we work with each other.
What makes Sunbit different is an AI-native infrastructure that runs through the full customer and merchant journey. Our interconnected AI systems power instant decisioning, streamline fraud checks with human-in-the-loop safeguards, and enable highly personalized offers at scale. The result is a quick, fair, and simple experience for consumers and merchants.
Today, Sunbit is available across a nationwide, in-person merchant network of 30,000+ locations spanning auto service centers, dental and optical practices, veterinary clinics, and other specialty services. We help teams say “yes” more often and help customers move forward with confidence.
The Role:
As a Senior Analyst, Strategic Finance, you will play a critical role in shaping the financial strategy of Sunbit’s credit card and Point of Sales (POS) portfolios. You will sit at the intersection of finance, product, and operations—translating complex financial data into clear insights that drive decision-making at the leadership level.
What you’ll own:
- Partner with business leaders to drive the month-end reporting and forecasting process, delivering accurate financial reports, variance analyses, and actionable insights to guide strategic decision-making
- Financial Modeling & Forecasting: Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes for the credit card business line, including revenue share, interchange fees, CECL allowance, and interest income.
- Unit Economics & LTV Modeling: Build and maintain sophisticated models to track Life-Time Value (LTV) and Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) and unit economics for credit card users.
- Credit Performance Analysis: Partner with relevant teams to monitor delinquency rates, net charge-offs (NCOs), and provisioning (CECL) to understand their impact on the bottom line.
- Business Partnership: Partner with leaders across the customer organization and support expense planning for the credit card business and customer care business units.
- Strategic Decision Support: Evaluate new initiatives, pricing changes, and expense decisions through scenario and sensitivity analysis.
- KPI Tracking: Design and automate dashboards to monitor key metrics.
Requirements
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
- 3-5+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or private equity.
- Solid understanding of balance sheet lending and consumer credit dynamics.
- Strong financial modeling skills and experience working with large data sets.
- Adept at crafting C-level narratives using Excel and PowerPoint, experience with business intelligence tools is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to support complex cross-functional projects and influence the organization.
How We Pay:
- We believe in paying fairly and equitably based on a number of factors including but not limited to previous experience, relevant work history, interview performance, geographical location, internal equity, and expected level of ownership.
- We are targeting a salary of $115,000 - $140,000 per year for this role.
- This role will also be granted company equity via stock options.
Why Choose Sunbit?
Sunbit is recognized as one of the fastest-growing and most admired fintech companies, earning honors from Inc. 5000 (four consecutive years), Forbes Fintech 50, Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Financial Times, and FinTech Breakthrough for its innovation and impact. The company has also been featured among Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplaces and CB Insights’ Unicorn Companies, reflecting a valuation of $1.1B.
People choose Sunbit for its people-first culture rooted in service, inclusion, and real-world impact. Powered by AI that helps people in life’s critical moments—offering high approvals, speed, and zero fees—Sunbit has achieved proven scale across tens of thousands of merchants and millions of transactions. Its fast, fair, and simple financial products empower consumers and partners alike through clarity and trust.
The Perks:
- Mission driven, empowered, and collaborative culture
- Competitive pay and stock options
- Unlimited PTO
- Comprehensive health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, EAP, Parental Leave, HSA, & more)
- Newly added HSA and Pet Insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Cell Phone Stipend
- Team-based strategic planning and ownership of deliverables
Sunbit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to provide a professional & welcoming workplace for all employees.
Recruitment Fraud Disclaimer
We’ve been made aware of fraudsters impersonating Sunbit employees during the hiring process. Please note that all official communication will come from an @sunbit.com email address, through our applicant tracking platform @sunbit.comeet-notifications.com or directly via LinkedIn. We will never ask for your age, Social Security number, bank account details, payment of any kind, or other unrelated personal information during the application process. Our hiring process always includes interviews, either by phone, zoom, or in person, before any offer is made. If something feels suspicious, please contact us at hr@sunbit.com to confirm.
We ask that you contact hr@sunbit.com only about potential instances of fraud. hr@sunbit.com does not reach our recruiting team directly. Your application directly through the posting is the best way to ensure that your candidacy is reviewed by our team. Due to the volume of applications, we will not respond to nor forward emails about your candidacy that are sent to hr@sunbit.com directly, and your email about your application will be deleted from our systems.
Title: Sr. Analyst, Strategic Finance
Reports To: Sr. Manager, Strategic Finance
Location: Jersey City, NJ
The Company:
Sunbit builds financial technology for real life. Our AI-native platform helps more people get to “yes” at the moments that matter with personalized offers, transparent terms, and no added consumer fees. In stores, practices and service centers across the country, Sunbit provides a fast, fair pay-over-time option. For everything else, the Sunbit Credit Card delivers a modern, no-fee credit experience managed in a powerful mobile app.
We are guided by people-centered values: Serve Others Before Self, Include Always, Connect Genuinely, Innovate for Good. These values shape how we build, how we support customers and merchants, and how we work with each other.
What makes Sunbit different is an AI-native infrastructure that runs through the full customer and merchant journey. Our interconnected AI systems power instant decisioning, streamline fraud checks with human-in-the-loop safeguards, and enable highly personalized offers at scale. The result is a quick, fair, and simple experience for consumers and merchants.
Today, Sunbit is available across a nationwide, in-person merchant network of 30,000+ locations spanning auto service centers, dental and optical practices, veterinary clinics, and other specialty services. We help teams say “yes” more often and help customers move forward with confidence.
The Role:
As a Senior Analyst, Strategic Finance, you will play a critical role in shaping the financial strategy of Sunbit’s credit card and Point of Sales (POS) portfolios. You will sit at the intersection of finance, product, and operations—translating complex financial data into clear insights that drive decision-making at the leadership level.
What you’ll own:
- Partner with business leaders to drive the month-end reporting and forecasting process, delivering accurate financial reports, variance analyses, and actionable insights to guide strategic decision-making
- Financial Modeling & Forecasting: Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes for the credit card business line, including revenue share, interchange fees, CECL allowance, and interest income.
- Unit Economics & LTV Modeling: Build and maintain sophisticated models to track Life-Time Value (LTV) and Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) and unit economics for credit card users.
- Credit Performance Analysis: Partner with relevant teams to monitor delinquency rates, net charge-offs (NCOs), and provisioning (CECL) to understand their impact on the bottom line.
- Business Partnership: Partner with leaders across the customer organization and support expense planning for the credit card business and customer care business units.
- Strategic Decision Support: Evaluate new initiatives, pricing changes, and expense decisions through scenario and sensitivity analysis.
- KPI Tracking: Design and automate dashboards to monitor key metrics.
Requirements
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
- 3-5+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or private equity.
- Solid understanding of balance sheet lending and consumer credit dynamics.
- Strong financial modeling skills and experience working with large data sets.
- Adept at crafting C-level narratives using Excel and PowerPoint, experience with business intelligence tools is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to support complex cross-functional projects and influence the organization.
How We Pay:
- We believe in paying fairly and equitably based on a number of factors including but not limited to previous experience, relevant work history, interview performance, geographical location, internal equity, and expected level of ownership.
- We are targeting a salary of $115,000 - $140,000 per year for this role.
- This role will also be granted company equity via stock options.
Why Choose Sunbit?
Sunbit is recognized as one of the fastest-growing and most admired fintech companies, earning honors from Inc. 5000 (four consecutive years), Forbes Fintech 50, Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Financial Times, and FinTech Breakthrough for its innovation and impact. The company has also been featured among Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplaces and CB Insights’ Unicorn Companies, reflecting a valuation of $1.1B.
People choose Sunbit for its people-first culture rooted in service, inclusion, and real-world impact. Powered by AI that helps people in life’s critical moments—offering high approvals, speed, and zero fees—Sunbit has achieved proven scale across tens of thousands of merchants and millions of transactions. Its fast, fair, and simple financial products empower consumers and partners alike through clarity and trust.
The Perks:
- Mission driven, empowered, and collaborative culture
- Competitive pay and stock options
- Unlimited PTO
- Comprehensive health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, EAP, Parental Leave, HSA, & more)
- Newly added HSA and Pet Insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Cell Phone Stipend
- Team-based strategic planning and ownership of deliverables
Sunbit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to provide a professional & welcoming workplace for all employees.
Recruitment Fraud Disclaimer
We’ve been made aware of fraudsters impersonating Sunbit employees during the hiring process. Please note that all official communication will come from an @sunbit.com email address, through our applicant tracking platform @sunbit.comeet-notifications.com or directly via LinkedIn. We will never ask for your age, Social Security number, bank account details, payment of any kind, or other unrelated personal information during the application process. Our hiring process always includes interviews, either by phone, zoom, or in person, before any offer is made. If something feels suspicious, please contact us at hr@sunbit.com to confirm.
We ask that you contact hr@sunbit.com only about potential instances of fraud. hr@sunbit.com does not reach our recruiting team directly. Your application directly through the posting is the best way to ensure that your candidacy is reviewed by our team. Due to the volume of applications, we will not respond to nor forward emails about your candidacy that are sent to hr@sunbit.com directly, and your email about your application will be deleted from our systems.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Strategic Finance Lead Jobs
Target employers who have filed LCAs for finance roles
Companies that have previously sponsored financial analysts, FP&A managers, or finance directors are far more likely to sponsor a Strategic Finance Lead. Look for employers with a documented history of H-1B filings in finance functions, not just engineering.
Align your degree field directly to the role
H-1B approval for this title depends on demonstrating a direct connection between your degree and the job. Finance, economics, accounting, or business analytics degrees map cleanly. A general business degree with no finance specialization can create friction at USCIS.
Emphasize FP&A, modeling, and strategic planning experience
Sponsoring employers need to justify the specialty occupation requirement. Resumes that highlight financial modeling, scenario analysis, and cross-functional planning signal the specialized knowledge USCIS requires, making the petition stronger and faster to approve.
High-growth startups and tech companies sponsor most frequently
Series B and later-stage startups, SaaS companies, and fintech firms hire Strategic Finance Leads at high volume and have established immigration counsel on retainer. These employers are more accustomed to sponsorship and less likely to treat it as an obstacle.
Request premium processing if your OPT or status is time-sensitive
Standard H-1B processing can take several months. Premium processing guarantees a decision within 15 business days for an additional fee. If your OPT expiration or 60-day grace period is approaching, raise this with your employer before filing.
Prepare for possible RFEs on specialty occupation
USCIS occasionally issues Requests for Evidence on finance roles, questioning whether the position truly requires a specialized degree. Having a detailed job description, organizational chart, and degree equivalency letter ready in advance significantly reduces response time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Strategic Finance Lead role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS evaluates whether the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Strategic Finance Lead roles that involve financial modeling, forecasting, and capital allocation analysis typically satisfy this standard, particularly when the job description specifies a degree in finance, economics, or accounting as a minimum requirement rather than a preference.
Which visa types are most commonly used to sponsor Strategic Finance Leads?
H-1B visa is the most common path. Australians can also pursue the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and is significantly easier to obtain. Canadians and Mexicans may qualify under TN visa status using the Economist or Accountant categories, depending on the role's responsibilities. Exceptional candidates with a strong track record in finance leadership may also explore the O-1A for individuals with extraordinary ability.
How can I find Strategic Finance Lead jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this, it surfaces roles from employers actively willing to sponsor work visas, filtered by job title and visa type. Most general job boards don't filter by sponsorship status, so you end up applying to roles that won't move forward. Migrate Mate removes that friction and focuses your search on employers already open to sponsoring.
Will my degree field affect H-1B approval for this role?
Directly, yes. The H-1B specialty occupation standard requires a theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge, which USCIS ties to your degree field. Finance, economics, accounting, and business analytics degrees align well with Strategic Finance Lead duties. A degree in an unrelated field, even a technical one, may require additional documentation or a credential evaluation to establish relevance.
What happens if USCIS issues an RFE on my Strategic Finance Lead H-1B petition?
An RFE for a finance role most commonly questions whether the position requires a specialized degree or whether your degree matches the role. Your employer's immigration attorney will draft a response with supporting evidence, a detailed job description, organizational chart, expert opinion letters, and your academic credentials. Response timelines are typically 60 to 87 days. Most well-documented petitions survive RFEs without denial.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Strategic Finance Lead jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.