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Get Access To All JobsWe 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 an experienced Strategic Financial Analyst, CX to join our Strategic Finance team, reporting to the Strategic Finance Leader, Sales & CX. You will be an integral part of a small and highly-leveraged team supporting the CX organization, including monthly and quarterly close process, CX team performance analysis, budgeting and forecasting, expense management and analysis, as well as special projects to help support the company’s long-term growth and strategic vision. Additionally, you will be expected to expand beyond typical financial responsibilities and act as a strategic thought partner to the business leaders, including driving ad-hoc analysis and other project work. Expectations also include working cross-functionally and establishing/improving processes to enable Benchling’s continued growth.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with our CX teams, and be a key thought partner supporting their efforts as our business grows
- Analyze financial results, understand key trends, assess current and future business risks and opportunities, and communicate insights
- Drive operational reporting including PS & Success Package P&L management, monthly/quarterly management reports and executive dashboards
- Support the company-wide annual and long-range planning processes
- Collaborate with CX teams and Accounting on month-end close activities, vendor trend reviews and allocations
- Lead the coordination of the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes including revenue, headcount planning, program spend and other key metrics based on operational performance
- Enable resource planning and capacity & utilization modeling for our Professional Services team
- Facilitate and drive ad hoc financial modeling and analysis for special projects
- Provide recommendations and drive the improvement to automate reporting and streamline processes
- Partner with business leaders to drive strategic initiatives influencing business decisions and by providing proactive recommendations, backed by strong business and financial analysis
Qualifications
This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their finance career looking to develop broad exposure across FP&A, strategic planning, and business partnering.
Must Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent area.
- 2-4 years experience in FP&A/Strategic Finance at a High Growth Startup or Public Company (Enterprise Software / SaaS experience a plus)
- 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
- General knowledge and experience supporting GTM and Professional Services teams with understanding of key operating metrics
- Proven ability to aggregate vast amounts of data, organize into thoughtful insights and communicate key findings to leadership
- Organized with excellent written and verbal communication skills, that is capable of translating complex, nuanced, or detailed analysis into clear, actionable summaries and recommendations to non-finance partners
- Expert in Excel and Google Suite with extensive knowledge of and ability to build, adapt and scale financial models
- Curious, organized, proactive, analytical and thoughtful team player
- Comfortable in ambiguity, thrive through change, are highly adaptable and can create clarity and focus in a dynamic environment
- Experience with Financial Planning tools (Adaptive, Netsuite), Salesforce, Certinia (fka FinancialForce)
Nice To Haves
- Experience with analytics & visualization tools (Looker, Mode, Sigma, SQL, etc.) a plus
- Working knowledge of accounting principles and revenue recognition
How We Work
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). #BI-Hybrid
Benchling welcomes everyone.
We believe diversity enriches our team so we hire people with a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer. That means we don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Compensation Range: $119K - $150K
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 an experienced Strategic Financial Analyst, CX to join our Strategic Finance team, reporting to the Strategic Finance Leader, Sales & CX. You will be an integral part of a small and highly-leveraged team supporting the CX organization, including monthly and quarterly close process, CX team performance analysis, budgeting and forecasting, expense management and analysis, as well as special projects to help support the company’s long-term growth and strategic vision. Additionally, you will be expected to expand beyond typical financial responsibilities and act as a strategic thought partner to the business leaders, including driving ad-hoc analysis and other project work. Expectations also include working cross-functionally and establishing/improving processes to enable Benchling’s continued growth.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with our CX teams, and be a key thought partner supporting their efforts as our business grows
- Analyze financial results, understand key trends, assess current and future business risks and opportunities, and communicate insights
- Drive operational reporting including PS & Success Package P&L management, monthly/quarterly management reports and executive dashboards
- Support the company-wide annual and long-range planning processes
- Collaborate with CX teams and Accounting on month-end close activities, vendor trend reviews and allocations
- Lead the coordination of the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes including revenue, headcount planning, program spend and other key metrics based on operational performance
- Enable resource planning and capacity & utilization modeling for our Professional Services team
- Facilitate and drive ad hoc financial modeling and analysis for special projects
- Provide recommendations and drive the improvement to automate reporting and streamline processes
- Partner with business leaders to drive strategic initiatives influencing business decisions and by providing proactive recommendations, backed by strong business and financial analysis
Qualifications
This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their finance career looking to develop broad exposure across FP&A, strategic planning, and business partnering.
Must Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent area.
- 2-4 years experience in FP&A/Strategic Finance at a High Growth Startup or Public Company (Enterprise Software / SaaS experience a plus)
- 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
- General knowledge and experience supporting GTM and Professional Services teams with understanding of key operating metrics
- Proven ability to aggregate vast amounts of data, organize into thoughtful insights and communicate key findings to leadership
- Organized with excellent written and verbal communication skills, that is capable of translating complex, nuanced, or detailed analysis into clear, actionable summaries and recommendations to non-finance partners
- Expert in Excel and Google Suite with extensive knowledge of and ability to build, adapt and scale financial models
- Curious, organized, proactive, analytical and thoughtful team player
- Comfortable in ambiguity, thrive through change, are highly adaptable and can create clarity and focus in a dynamic environment
- Experience with Financial Planning tools (Adaptive, Netsuite), Salesforce, Certinia (fka FinancialForce)
Nice To Haves
- Experience with analytics & visualization tools (Looker, Mode, Sigma, SQL, etc.) a plus
- Working knowledge of accounting principles and revenue recognition
How We Work
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). #BI-Hybrid
Benchling welcomes everyone.
We believe diversity enriches our team so we hire people with a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer. That means we don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Compensation Range: $119K - $150K
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Strategic Finance Analyst
Frame your Australian credentials for U.S. employers
A three-year Australian bachelor's in finance, accounting, or economics satisfies the E-3 degree requirement. Specify your institution, degree field, and any CPA or CA qualification on your resume so hiring managers can confirm specialty occupation eligibility before involving HR.
Target employers with active LCA filing histories
Search DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data to identify companies that have filed LCAs for finance analyst roles. Firms with recent filings already understand the process, which removes the most common reason employers decline E-3 candidates.
Distinguish the E-3 from H-1B in conversations
When sponsorship comes up, clarify that the E-3 requires no lottery entry and no USCIS petition filing for consular processing. Many finance hiring managers assume all work visas involve H-1B complexity, so correcting that assumption early keeps your candidacy moving.
Get your LCA certified before accepting an offer
The Labor Condition Application must be certified by the DOL before you can attend your consulate appointment. Confirm with your employer that LCA filing is underway as soon as you receive a verbal offer, since certification typically takes seven business days.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for the paperwork
Strategic Finance Analyst roles require a well-documented specialty occupation case. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service handles your LCA, visa application paperwork, and consulate preparation end-to-end, so neither you nor your employer needs to manage the filing process independently.
Confirm your employer's E-Verify status before signing
E-Verify enrollment is not required for standard E-3 sponsorship, but some employers believe it is. Verify your prospective employer's enrollment status through the E-Verify website and clarify that E-3 sponsorship does not depend on E-Verify participation if that concern arises.
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Find Strategic Finance Analyst JobsStrategic Finance Analyst E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Strategic Finance Analyst jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to search for Strategic Finance Analyst roles where employers are open to E-3 sponsorship. Filter by role and visa type to surface positions at companies already familiar with the process. Approaching employers who understand the E-3 reduces back-and-forth during offer negotiations and speeds up the LCA filing stage.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Strategic Finance Analyst role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, in most cases. The DOL and USCIS assess specialty occupation based on whether the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Strategic Finance Analyst positions typically require a degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related quantitative discipline, which satisfies that standard. Roles with vague degree requirements or generalist responsibilities carry more scrutiny, so your job offer letter should state the specific degree field required.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Strategic Finance Analyst roles?
The E-3 has a 10,500 annual allocation that has never been fully used, so there is no lottery and no cap to worry about. The H-1B requires annual lottery registration in March with roughly a one-in-four selection rate. For a Strategic Finance Analyst with Australian citizenship, the E-3 allows you to apply at any time of year, renew indefinitely in two-year increments, and avoid the multi-year wait that H-1B non-selection creates.
Can I change employers while working on an E-3 as a Strategic Finance Analyst?
Yes, but you need a new E-3 for each employer. The E-3 is employer-specific, so if you move to a new firm, your new employer must file a fresh LCA and you must obtain a new visa stamp, typically at an Australian consulate. There is no grace period for E-3 holders equivalent to the H-1B portability rule, so timing your transition carefully around your current visa validity matters.
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