Growth-Focused Strategic Finance Lead

LATENT; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Latent is hiring a Strategic Finance professional to support financial planning, analysis, and day-to-day finance operations. You will work closely with company leadership to understand performance, allocate resources, and build scalable financial processes.

This broad role blends strategic analysis with operational execution, including updating financial models, budgeting, and managing vendor and invoicing workflows as needed.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, consulting, accounting, startup finance, or a related field.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
• Advanced proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets
• Ability to turn complex financial information into clear recommendations
• Excellent attention to detail and a high standard for accuracy

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial models covering revenue, expenses, headcount, cash flow, and runway
• Develop forecasts and scenario analyses to support planning and strategic decisions
• Analyze performance and explain key trends, risks, and opportunities
• Evaluate investments, hiring plans, pricing decisions, partnerships, and other strategic initiatives
• Prepare financial materials for leadership, board meetings, and investors
• Own or support annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting processes
• Partner with team leaders to establish budgets and monitor performance
• Produce monthly budget-versus-actual reporting and investigate variances
• Build dashboards and reporting for leadership to view financial and operating performance
• Improve the quality and accessibility of company financial data

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Strategic thinking

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Latent is hiring a Strategic Finance professional to support financial planning, analysis, and day-to-day finance operations. You will work closely with company leadership to understand performance, allocate resources, and build scalable financial processes.

This broad role blends strategic analysis with operational execution, including updating financial models, budgeting, and managing vendor and invoicing workflows as needed.