Finance Analyst, AI Platform & FP&A

Lightning AI; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Meaningful Equity

401(k) matching

Job summary

Lightning AI seeks a Finance Analyst to support strategic finance, corporate development, and FP&A as we scale. You’ll analyze unit economics, inform deal pricing, and evaluate investments with cross-functional stakeholders. The role touches GPU financing, fundraising, investor relations, and P&L management, forecasting, and planning to turn data into decisions.

This hybrid role is based in San Francisco with an in-office requirement of 2 days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• 2+ years in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or a comparable analytical role.
• Strong Excel and Google Sheets with financial modeling experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work effectively with partners outside of finance.
• Analytical and strong problem-solving ability.
• Team player with a growth mindset, positive attitude, and strong work ethic.
• Bias to action and desire to work in a startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare analyses for deal reviews with Sales and leadership to inform pricing decisions.
• Support Marketing on spend allocation, pipeline efficiency, and unit economics analyses (LTV/CAC, payback period).
• Build ROI analyses for software investments and strategic initiatives in partnership with Product.
• Assist Infrastructure Operations with capacity planning inputs and CapEx assessment.
• Help model GPU financing structures and assess returns.
• Prepare materials for lender and investor communications and help maintain data rooms.
• Track industry trends and the competitive landscape, surfacing potential risks and opportunities.
• Support M&A diligence models and research.
• Help build and maintain a driver-based model for P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statement.
• Assemble executive-level business review materials for leadership and board.
• Support monthly and quarterly reporting, ensuring accuracy and flagging key business drivers.
• Contribute to forecast cycles and help improve forecast accuracy through partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support annual planning and long-range planning.
• Conduct analysis of key performance indicators, operational metrics, and business trends.
• Maintain FP&A systems and tooling and ensure data accuracy

Skills

Excel & Google Sheets

Financial modeling

Written & verbal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Team player

Startup mindset

Bias to action

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Lightning AI seeks a Finance Analyst to support strategic finance, corporate development, and FP&A as we scale. You’ll analyze unit economics, inform deal pricing, and evaluate investments with cross-functional stakeholders. The role touches GPU financing, fundraising, investor relations, and P&L management, forecasting, and planning to turn data into decisions.

This hybrid role is based in San Francisco with an in-office requirement of 2 days per week.