Powering Inceptive’s financial excellence

Inceptive • Palo Alto, CA

45d

About The Position

At Inceptive, you will drive development forward that could help billions of people. To accomplish this, you will be part of a collaborative, antedisciplinary team building our biological software. We’re looking for a dynamic finance generalist who’s eager to roll up their sleeves, thrives in a fast‑moving environment and wants to own a wide range of responsibilities within finance and ops. You’ll work directly with the Head of Finance and become a trusted partner across the organization. In this role you’ll get to dive into finance, accounting, reporting, managing vendor relationships, supporting planning, and ensuring our Palo Alto office runs smoothly. Your mission, should you choose to accept it Support the daily backbone of our finance function, including managing payables, expenses, vendor workflows, and the systems that keep everything running smoothly Collaborate closely with accounting to review monthly close packages, flag issues, and maintain clean, audit-ready records across all of our entities Be a key contributor in the annual audit by preparing materials, coordinating with auditors, and helping manage timelines and deliverables Contribute to ongoing planning and reporting processes such as forecasts, budgeting, scenario modeling, and team-level insights Help shape how we work with vendors across the company, including sourcing, onboarding, managing contracts, payments, and relationships Work alongside lab ops to keep everything running smoothly at our Palo Alto site by handling purchasing, deliveries, and whatever else pops up to keep operations flowing Take on new projects across finance, operations, and beyond, in a role that offers room to grow and rewards initiative, problem-solving, and a strong bias toward action

Requirements

• 4–7 years of experience in finance and accounting roles with real ownership
• Strong working knowledge of core finance and accounting concepts, with the ability to apply them across a range of business needs
• Comfortable navigating financial systems and open to learning new tools quickly
• Strong communicator with sharp organizational skills and a bias toward problem-solving
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving environment where priorities shift
• Motivated by impact, not afraid to ask questions, and always looking for ways to improve how things work

Responsibilities

• Support the daily backbone of our finance function, including managing payables, expenses, vendor workflows, and the systems that keep everything running smoothly
• Collaborate closely with accounting to review monthly close packages, flag issues, and maintain clean, audit-ready records across all of our entities
• Be a key contributor in the annual audit by preparing materials, coordinating with auditors, and helping manage timelines and deliverables
• Contribute to ongoing planning and reporting processes such as forecasts, budgeting, scenario modeling, and team-level insights
• Help shape how we work with vendors across the company, including sourcing, onboarding, managing contracts, payments, and relationships
• Work alongside lab ops to keep everything running smoothly at our Palo Alto site by handling purchasing, deliveries, and whatever else pops up to keep operations flowing
• Take on new projects across finance, operations, and beyond, in a role that offers room to grow and rewards initiative, problem-solving, and a strong bias toward action

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package
• 30 days paid vacation per year
• Comprehensive health insurance and 401K with company match for US based Beginners, with comparable benefits for those based in other countries
• Quarterly company-wide retreats
• Monthly wellness benefit
• Budget for multiple visits per year to our offices in Berlin, Palo Alto or Switzerland
• Learning & Development budget to attend conferences, take courses, or otherwise invest in your professional growth, as well as access to the Learning & Development platform EdX and Hone
• A buddy to help you get settled
• Varies by country

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees