Financial Analyst (Corporate Business Partner)

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.

We’re building an AI scientist for our customers. We can’t do that if we haven’t built the muscle ourselves. AI fluency is the foundation we build on; it's core to how we work, and we're committed to helping every new hire integrate it into their day-to-day. As part of our interview process, you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about and use AI to drive impact in your role. Feel free to reference any tools, platforms, or workflows you use today.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for a Strategic Finance Analyst, Corporate to join our Strategic Finance team. You will be part of a small and highly-impactful team, that includes supporting our monthly and quarterly close process, budgeting and forecasting, expense management and analysis. This role will be integral in scaling our financial processes leveraging automation tools and AI to streamline reporting processes and drive actionable business insights. You will partner cross-functionally to support efforts to optimize financial workflows and improve processes to enable Benchling’s continued growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with the Strategic Finance and Accounting teams on month-end close activities, forecast cycles, headcount and expense analyses, and allocations

• Actively explore AI and emerging tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support more informed decision-making

• Work closely cross-functionally to develop, scale and evolve financial planning systems and AI workflow improvement and automation opportunities to effectively forecast and analyze financial performance

• Support our consolidated strategic and financial planning processes through preparation of our monthly and quarterly reporting to the CFO, leadership team, and Board of Directors

• Analyze financial results, understand key trends, assess current and future business risks and opportunities, and communicate insights

• Perform ad hoc financial modeling and develop AI-enabled analysis for strategic initiatives across multiple teams

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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics or equivalent area.

• 2-4 years experience across strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, corporate development and consulting

• Highly analytical and detail-oriented, with a strong aptitude and enthusiasm for financial modeling, AI, and financial planning systems

• Brings genuine curiosity about AI and emerging technologies, and takes initiative to learn and apply new tools that drive smarter and faster analysis

• Strong Communication Skills - ability to distill and articulate complex data to drive business decisions

• Exceptional work-ethic with a mindset towards process development and scalability

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).

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Benchling welcomes everyone.

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