Benchling
Strategic Financial Analyst, GTM
$119K–$150K
San Francisco, CA · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 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.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent area.
About the job
Owns core FP&A work for Benchling’s Field organization, including close, budgeting and forecasting, sales performance analysis, commissions, and expense management.
What you'll do
- Build budgets and quarterly forecasts; analyze results, plan variances, risks, and business drivers.
- Support commission calculations, reporting, reconciliation, and annual compensation plan design; partner with Accounting on monthly close activities.
- Develop sales and customer metrics and provide financial analysis and recommendations to business leaders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent area.
- 2–5 years of FP&A or Strategic Finance experience, including at least 2 years supporting a Sales, Marketing, or GTM organization at a SaaS company.
- Strong knowledge of financial modeling, GAAP accounting, and FP&A best practices.
- Proficiency in Excel/Sheets and a planning tool (Adaptive, Anaplan, or equivalent).
Nice to have
- Salesforce and Certinia experience.
Pay
$119K – $150K (base salary)
Tools
Excel/Sheets, Adaptive, Anaplan, Salesforce, Certinia
AI focus
The company’s interview process includes a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion about using AI to drive impact; the role description does not specify AI duties.
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