Strategic Finance Associate – Sr. Associate

Baseten; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO policy

Paid parental leave

401(k) plan

Exposure to various ML startups

Job summary

Baseten is seeking a strategic finance professional with 3-4 years of experience across investment banking, venture capital, or private equity to join our Finance team. You’ll support company-wide financial planning and drive strategic projects.

The role requires strong financial modeling skills and a passion for AI and infrastructure. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive insurance coverage, and a flexible PTO policy.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of experience in investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or strategic finance.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex information for executives.

Responsibilities

• Support financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Build and maintain operating and financial models.
• Prepare board materials and investor updates.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Ownership and execution

Intellectual curiosity

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

SQL or BI tools

Job description

ABOUT BASETEN

Baseten powers mission‑critical inference for the world’s most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma and Writer. By uniting applied AI research, flexible infrastructure, and seamless developer tooling, we enable companies operating at the frontier of AI to bring cutting‑edge models into production. We’re growing quickly and recently raised our $300M Series E, backed by investors including BOND, IVP, Spark Capital, Greylock, and Conviction. Join us and help build the platform engineers turn to to ship AI products.

THE ROLE

We’re looking for a high‑performing strategic finance professional to join our growing Finance team. This role is ideal for someone with 3–4 years of experience across investment banking, venture capital, private equity and/or strategic finance who wants broad exposure to company‑building inside a fast‑scaling AI infrastructure company. Experience in strategic finance is a plus, but not required.

You’ll work closely with Finance leadership and partner cross‑functionally across the Finance leadership team.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support company‑wide financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes
• Build and maintain operating and financial models across revenue, infrastructure costs, hiring, and strategic initiatives
• Help prepare board materials, investor updates, and fundraising analyses
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate investments, acquisitions, pricing, growth initiatives, and operational tradeoffs
• Analyze consumption and infrastructure metrics including ARR, gross margin, usage trends, retention, and efficiency metrics
• Drive ad hoc strategic projects including market analysis and scenario planning
• Improve financial reporting processes, dashboards, and operational rigor as the company scales
• Act as key data and modeling lead on reporting and analysis
• Assist with finance operations, procurement, and vendor management as needed
• Work cross‑functionally to turn ambiguous business questions into actionable insights

THE REQUIREMENTS

• 3–4 years of experience across investment banking, venture capital, private equity, and/or strategic finance
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations for executives
• Comfortable operating as a generalist in a fast‑moving environment
• Strong attention to detail with a bias toward ownership and execution
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• High intellectual curiosity and interest in AI, infrastructure, and developer tooling
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills; familiarity with SQL or BI tools is a plus

STRONG CANDIDATES MAY ALSO HAVE

• Experience in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, or SaaS
• Familiarity with usage‑based business models

BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
• Flexible PTO policy including company‑wide Winter Break (our offices are closed from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day)
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility and family‑building stipend through Carrot
• Company‑facilitated 401(k)
• Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities

Apply now to embark on a rewarding journey in shaping the future of AI! If you are a motivated individual with a passion for machine learning and a desire to be part of a collaborative and forward‑thinking team, we would love to hear from you.

At Baseten, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, where applicable).