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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 H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Strategic Finance Analyst
Verify your degree aligns with the role
USCIS scrutinizes specialty occupation claims for finance roles. A degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a closely related quantitative field strengthens your petition. A business administration degree with no finance concentration can trigger a Request for Evidence.
Pull LCA filings before applying
Filter DOL Labor Condition Application disclosure data by occupation code 13-2099 to see which employers have certified prevailing wages for strategic finance roles. Companies with recent, recurring filings in this code are actively sponsoring, not just open to it.
Use Migrate Mate to target verified sponsors
Search Migrate Mate by role and filter for employers with H-1B filing history in finance. This surfaces companies already familiar with the LCA and I-129 process, cutting out the negotiation required to educate a first-time sponsor.
Negotiate who bears filing fees upfront
Federal law prohibits employers from passing certain H-1B filing fees to you, but premium processing and legal fees are negotiable. Clarify in writing whether the employer covers attorney costs before you accept an offer, not after.
Benchmark your offer against the prevailing wage
Run your job title, location, and experience level through the OFLC Wage Search before signing. Your offered salary must meet the DOL prevailing wage for your specific geography; an offer below Level I or II wages for your metro area will fail the LCA certification.
Document your FP&A and modeling work precisely
When your employer's attorney drafts the specialty occupation letter, vague job descriptions like 'analyze financial data' invite RFEs. Provide a detailed task list that ties each responsibility to a specific finance or economics degree requirement, citing tools like DCF modeling or variance analysis.
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Find Strategic Finance Analyst JobsStrategic Finance Analyst H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Strategic Finance Analyst role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, Strategic Finance Analyst roles typically qualify because they require at least a bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a related field as a standard entry requirement for the position. USCIS evaluates the specific job duties, not just the title. Roles focused on financial modeling, scenario analysis, and business planning consistently meet the specialty occupation standard, though a vague job description can attract a Request for Evidence.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Strategic Finance Analyst positions?
Large technology firms, investment banks, private equity-backed companies, and multinational corporations are the most active H-1B sponsors for strategic finance roles. You can identify them by reviewing DOL Labor Condition Application disclosure data filtered by the relevant occupation code. Migrate Mate surfaces this filing history directly, so you can focus your applications on companies with a documented track record of sponsoring finance professionals.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement affect strategic finance job offers?
Your employer must certify through DOL that your offered salary meets the prevailing wage for your job title, experience level, and work location. For strategic finance roles, prevailing wages vary significantly by metro area, with high-cost markets setting higher floor requirements. Run your offer details through the OFLC Wage Search before accepting. An offer below the applicable wage level will fail DOL certification and block the visa filing entirely.
Can I change employers while on an H-1B in a Strategic Finance Analyst role?
Yes, H-1B portability under AC21 lets you start working for a new employer as soon as they file a new H-1B petition, as long as your existing H-1B has been approved for at least 180 days and the new role is in the same or a related specialty occupation. For strategic finance professionals, moving between a corporate FP&A role and an investment firm's finance function generally qualifies, but your new employer must file a fresh I-129 and LCA before your start date.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer eliminates my Strategic Finance Analyst position?
Your H-1B status is tied to your employment, so a layoff or position elimination starts a 60-day grace period during which you must find a new sponsor, change to another valid status, or depart the U.S. Your former employer is legally required to pay the cost of return transportation to your home country if the employment ends before your petition period. Begin your job search immediately and document your search timeline carefully for any future status change application.
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