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Senior Financial Insights Analyst

Instacart· Accounting & Finance
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Remote$127k - $160.5kFull-time, RemotePosted 5d ago

About the role

Senior role focused on identifying and closing P&L leakage through rigorous financial and transactional data analysis, leveraging AI/automation, and driving action with compelling narratives. Highly visible, cross-functional role centered on invoicing retailers and optimizing financial outcomes within Instacart’s flexible work model.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and close P&L leakage through analysis of financial and transactional data.
  • Develop and maintain alerting capabilities using AI and automation to surface real-time issues.
  • Develop expert understanding of marketplace data, reporting capabilities, and invoicing processes; diagnose invoice challenges and leverage retailer partnerships to resolve them.
  • Connect and analyze complex datasets from multiple systems using SQL, Excel/Google Sheets, and Python.
  • Synthesize findings into clear, visually compelling narratives and present to internal and external stakeholders via Google Slides or PowerPoint.
  • Maintain strong stakeholder relationships; prioritize high-impact problems and deconstruct ambiguity into efficient, high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, Investment Banking, Private Equity, or Management Consulting supporting commercial deals or growth initiatives in technology, e-commerce, marketplace, logistics, or retail
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, or related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience)
  • Strong analytical and technical skills with a solid understanding of data structuring for efficient insights
  • Ability to craft compelling narratives and identify impactful insights
  • Ability to connect large datasets from multiple systems and establish real-time alerting capabilities
  • Experience with PowerPoint / Google Slides
  • Experience writing advanced SQL queries
  • Ability to work with ambiguity and deconstruct problems into efficient, high-quality solutions

Skills

Required:SQLExcel/Google SheetsPowerPoint/Google SlidesData storytelling
Nice to have:Python

Benefits

  • Flexible-first work policy; remote-first approach
  • New hire equity grant and annual refresh grants
  • Competitive compensation and location-based base pay ranges
  • Access to Instacart benefits portfolio
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Instacart

Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup

Instacart is the North American leader in online grocery and one of the fastest-growing companies in e-commerce. Instacart’s same-day delivery and pickup services bring fresh groceries and everyday essentials to busy people and families across the U.S. and Canada in as fast as an hour. Since its founding in 2012, Instacart has become an essential service for millions of families, while also serving as an immediate, flexible earnings opportunity for hundreds of thousands of shoppers across North America. The company partners with more than 350 retailers and delivers from more than 25,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Today, Instacart is accessible to more than 85% of households in the U.S. and more than 70% of households in Canada.

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