Strategic Finance Analyst, Corporate

Benchling • San Francisco, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are rebuilding biotech for the AI era.

When a breakthrough is delayed, the world waits. Getting a molecule from discovery to patients, or a crop from lab to field, involves thousands of slow, manual, disconnected steps. AI has the potential to change this, compressing decades of R&D work into years. But that only happens when clean, structured scientific data and AI are built into how science gets done.

Benchling is the AI platform for biotech R&D. Scientists use Benchling to design experiments, capture structured data, and run AI agents and models directly in their workflows. Over 200,000 scientists around the world trust Benchling to power their most important work, from academic labs to Sanofi, Moderna, and more than half of the world's top 50 biopharma.
ROLE OVERVIEW
We are looking for a Strategic Finance Analyst, Corporate to join our Strategic Finance team. You will be an integral part of a small and highly-leveraged team, and will support our monthly and quarterly close process, budgeting and forecasting, expense management and analysis, as well as projects to help support the company’s long-term growth and strategic vision. Expectations include working cross-functionally and establishing/improving processes to enable Benchling’s continued growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics or equivalent area.
• 2+ years experience across strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, corporate development and consulting
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented, with a strong aptitude and enthusiasm for complex problem-solving involving financial modeling and working with large data sets
• Strong Communication Skills - ability to distill and articulate complex data to drive business decisions
• Exceptional work-ethic with a mindset towards process development and scalability

Responsibilities

• Support our consolidated strategic and financial planning processes through preparation of our monthly and quarterly reporting to the CFO, leadership team, and Board of Directors
• Collaborate with the Strategic Finance and Accounting teams on month-end close activities, forecast cycles, headcount and expense analyses, and allocations
• Work closely cross-functionally to develop, scale and evolve financial reporting systems and processes to effectively forecast and analyze financial performance, including identifying areas for automation and improvement
• Analyze financial results, understand key trends, assess current and future business risks and opportunities, and communicate insights
• Perform ad hoc financial modeling and analysis for strategic initiatives across multiple teams, including supporting long-range planning and forecasting models driving strategic decision-making

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees