Hiring: Strategic Financial Analyst, GTM Company: Benchling Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:48:45 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, R, SaaS, Salesforce About the job Experience: •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. •At least 2 years supporting a Sales, Marketing or GTM org at a SaaS company. Required Skills: •Please note: This is an in-office/hybrid role requiring regular on-site presence in San Francisco; only candidates currently living in the area will be considered. •Build and maintain full year budgets and quarterly forecasts for various Field Organizations (Sales, Solution Consulting, Sales Operations & Enablement, and Marketing) •Deliver monthly/quarterly analyses of financial results including BvA variances to plan, ensuring key issues, risks and business drivers are understood and proactively highlighted •Support commissions calculations and reporting, analytics and support annual comp plan design •Actively facilitate and support company-wide annual and long-range planning processes •Partner with Accounting on monthly close activities such as vendor trend reviews, closed-won opportunities, collections, and commissions payments •Develop and continually improve sales and customer metrics (revenue, ARR, ASP, seat penetration, quota attainment etc.) •Partner with business leaders to drive strategic initiatives influencing business decisions and by providing proactive recommendations, backed by strong business and financial analysis Qualifications: •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. •We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in-office collaboration. Employees are expected to be on-site 3 days per week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday). •We believe diversity enriches our team so we hire people with a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences. Compensation: •$119,000 - $150,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!