Financial Strategy and Operations, Associate

Aaru operates at the bleeding edge of predictive intelligence, using AI to simulate and predict human behavior at scale. By generating and deploying instances of artificial intelligence that mirror humans, called agents, Aaru simulates entire populations with unprecedented accuracy. Our partners work with us for many reasons: they leverage Aaru to refine strategy in volatile geopolitical climates, cut new product innovation timelines from months to minutes, and deploy marketing campaigns that win in an era where consumers have never been harder to understand. We provide organizations with invaluable foresight, empowering them to anticipate outcomes and proactively make the right decisions at the right time, every time.

We're a small, dedicated, mission-driven team and we intend to stay that way. We believe the best work happens when exceptionally talented people are given ownership, trust and the space to operate without bureaucratic friction. We work with urgency and intellectual honesty and expect new team members to match our velocity. We seek individuals who thrive at the frontier, who push beyond conventional limits, who bring curiosity and conviction in equal measure, and who want their work to have demonstrable impact in the world. If you're energized by the idea of a small team doing things that feel impossible, let’s build together.

Aaru is looking for a Financial Strategy and Operations Associate to help build the analytical and operational backbone of the company. The work spans financial modeling, forecasting, pricing frameworks, and strategic materials on one side, and process design, SOPs, and automations on the other.

You will work closely with the leadership team and be expected to move comfortably between analysis and execution. The right person is operationally rigorous, analytically sharp, and motivated by helping a company make better decisions and run better.

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  Support month-end close processes and build and maintain financial models covering revenue forecasting, cost structure, cash flow, and scenario planning across Aaru's contract mix.

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  Produce financial and strategic materials for leadership, internal reporting, and investor communications.

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  Map and systematize core operational workflows within the finance function, from partner onboarding and billing to renewals management.

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  Design and implement SOPs and playbooks that reduce reliance on tribal knowledge and allow the Finance and Operations team to operate consistently as it scales.

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  Identify and deploy AI and automation tooling to eliminate manual work and extend team capacity.

• You have 3 to 6 years of experience, with a foundation in investment banking at a top-tier firm, followed by hands-on experience in a finance or operations role at a high-growth startup.

• You are analytically rigorous: you build clean models, and you know what good forecasting looks like.

• You have designed or improved operational processes and can translate messy, manual workflows into clean, documented systems.

• You are technically resourceful, know how to leverage AI and aim for automation. You can build functional internal tools and workflows without engineering support.

• You operate with high ownership in an unstructured environment. You identify what is broken, propose a fix, and ship it without needing to be handheld.

• You communicate with precision and can translate complex financial or operational analysis into clear outputs for a founder or executive audience.

• Have experience structuring or modeling non-standard commercial arrangements: usage-based pricing, milestone billing, multi-tranche contracts, or custom enterprise deals.

• Have an MBA from a top-tier program and / or have a computer science / engineering background

• Have prior exposure to billing operations or revenue recognition in a multi-contract environment.

• Have experience supporting fundraising processes, investor reporting, or board materials at a high-growth company.

• Have a genuine interest in AI and can engage substantively with how the technology works, not just what it does.

This role is based in New York City. Aaru is an in-person company, working 5 days a week in office. Candidates are expected to be located within the New York City metropolitan area or open to relocation.