# Strategic Financial Analyst, GTM at Benchling

- Company: Benchling
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator, a16z and ICONIQ.
- Company website: http://benchling.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Analyst
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $119K to $150K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-22
- Apply by: 2026-11-06
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/benchling/49454722-ea62-41da-80f8-864ff06e9265
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/benchling-strategic-financial-analyst-gtm/

## About the role

We are looking for a detail-oriented and analytically strong Financial Analyst to join our Strategic Finance team, reporting to the Strategic Finance Leader for the Field. This is a high-impact, execution-focused role at the core of how we support the Sales organization — you'll own the monthly and quarterly close process, budgeting and forecasting, sales performance analysis (including commission payout reconciliation), and expense management.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent area
- 2–5 years of FP&A or Strategic Finance experience, with at least 2 years supporting a Sales, Marketing or GTM org at a SaaS company
- Strong understanding and substantial knowledge of complex financial modeling, GAAP accounting and FP&A best practices
- Strong Communication Skills - ability to think logically, rationally, and strategically in order to distill and articulate complex data to drive business decisions. Experience presenting analyses to management and ability to lead and drive initiatives
- Proficiency in Excel/Sheets and a planning tool (Adaptive, Anaplan, or equivalent) required. Salesforce and Certinia experience is a strong plus

Tags: Finance