Financial Analyst

Cantina Labs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & equity

Insurance (medical, dental, vision)

PTO 42 days

Parental leave

401(k)

Lifestyle stipend

Free lunch/snacks

One Medical

Job summary

Cantina, a fast-growing social platform, is building a scalable Finance function in San Francisco. We seek a hands-on Financial Analyst to manage accounts payable, expense coding, and payment operations while delivering reliable financial reporting.

You will help automate processes and provide visibility into cash requirements and spending. Ideal candidates bring 0–2 years of accounting/finance experience, a degree in a related field, and strong Excel/Google Sheets skills.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of experience in accounting, finance, or a related analytical role.
• A degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Solid understanding of accounting fundamentals, including AP, GL coding and reconciliations.
• Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills, plus confidence working with financial data.
• Exceptional attention to detail—you notice when something doesn’t look right and investigate why.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Clear communication skills and confidence working with people across different teams.
• A high degree of ownership. If something lands with you, you see it through.
• Curiosity about systems, automation, and how technology can make Finance better.
• Comfort operating in an environment where processes are still evolving.

Responsibilities

• Own the AP workflow from intake through approval and payment.
• Code expenses across GL accounts, departments, cost centers, projects, and reporting categories.
• Run payment cycles; prepare payment batches and reports for Finance leadership.
• Maintain AP aging and vendor schedules and help forecast cash requirements.
• Investigate duplicate invoices, missing approvals, incorrect coding, and vendor issues; drive resolution.
• Collaborate with teams to streamline invoice approvals, expense coding, and purchasing processes.
• Support month-end AP reconciliations, accruals, expense analysis, and schedules.
• Prepare reports on company spending, vendors, payments, liabilities, and trends.
• Identify repetitive manual tasks and help implement better workflows and automation.
• Take on projects across cash forecasting, budgeting, reporting, financial analysis, and finance systems.

Skills

Excel

Google Sheets

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Ownership

Automation curiosity

Education

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

Job description

About Cantina

Cantina is a new social platform founded by Sean Parker with the most advanced AI character creator. Our bots are lifelike, social creatures that can interact wherever people are online—across voice, video, and text. Create yourself, imagine someone new, or choose from thousands of characters to share infinitely scalable, personalized content and seamless group chat.

About Cantina

Cantina is a new social platform founded by Sean Parker with the most advanced AI character creator. Our bots are lifelike, social creatures that can interact wherever people are online—across voice, video, and text. Create yourself, imagine someone new, or choose from thousands of characters to share infinitely scalable, personalized content and seamless group chat. If you’re excited about how AI can shape creativity and social interaction, come help us build what’s next.

About The Role

We’re building a Finance function that can scale with a fast-growing company, and we’re looking for a Financial Analyst who wants to help build it with us. This is a hands‑on role with a strong focus on accounts payable, expense coding, payment operations, and financial reporting. You’ll help make sure invoices are coded correctly, vendors are paid on time, payment information is accurate, and the Finance team has clear visibility into upcoming cash requirements and company spending. You’ll also help us move away from manual processes wherever possible—using technology, automation, and better workflows to make Finance easier for everyone across the company.

What You’ll Do

• Own the AP workflow. Manage invoices from intake through approval and payment, making sure everything is accurate, properly documented, and moving on schedule.
• Keep our financial data clean. Code expenses across the right GL accounts, departments, cost centers, projects, and reporting categories so our financial reporting is reliable.
• Run payment cycles. Prepare payment batches and clear, concise payment reports for Finance leadership, highlighting upcoming obligations, exceptions, and anything requiring attention.
• Stay ahead of what we owe. Maintain AP aging and vendor schedules and help Finance understand upcoming cash requirements.
• Solve problems before they become problems. Investigate duplicate invoices, missing approvals, incorrect coding, vendor discrepancies, and payment issues—and own them through resolution.
• Partner across the company. Work with teams across the business to make invoice approvals, expense coding, and purchasing processes easier and more efficient.
• Support the close. Help with month‑end AP reconciliations, accruals, expense analysis, and supporting schedules.
• Turn transactions into insights. Prepare reporting around company spending, vendors, payments, outstanding liabilities, and expense trends.
• Automate the boring stuff. Identify repetitive manual work and help implement better workflows, integrations, and automation.
• Grow beyond AP. As you develop, take on projects across cash forecasting, budgeting, reporting, financial analysis, and finance systems.

What You’ll Bring

• 0–2 years of experience in accounting, finance, or a related analytical role.
• A degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• A solid understanding of accounting fundamentals, including AP, GL coding and reconciliations.
• Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills, plus confidence working with financial data.
• Exceptional attention to detail—you notice when something doesn’t look right and investigate why.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Clear communication skills and confidence working with people across different teams.
• A high degree of ownership. If something lands with you, you see it through.
• Curiosity about systems, automation, and how technology can make Finance better.
• Comfort operating in an environment where processes are still evolving.

Compensation

The anticipated annual base salary range for this role is between $65,000-$80,000. When determining compensation, a number of factors will be considered, including skills, experience, job scope, location, and competitive compensation market data.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and generous company equity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 99.99% of premiums covered by Cantina
• 42 days of paid time off, including:
• 15 PTO days
• 10 sick days
• 15 company holidays
• 2 floating holidays
• Generous parental leave & fertility support
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Lifestyle spending account – $500/month to use however you’d like
• Complimentary lunch and snacks for in-office employees
• One Medical membership, and more!