Latent
Strategic Finance
San Francisco, Remote. Posted 3 months ago
The role
This person will support financial planning, business analysis, and day-to-day finance operations. They will work with company leadership to understand performance, allocate resources, manage spending, and build scalable financial processes.
What you will do
- Build and maintain financial models covering revenue, expenses, headcount, cash flow, and runway
- Develop forecasts and scenario analyses to support company planning and strategic decisions
- Analyze business 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 the annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting processes
- Partner with team leaders to establish budgets and monitor performance
- Produce monthly budget-versus-actual reporting and investigate significant variances
- Build dashboards and reporting that give leaders a clear view of financial and operating performance
- Manage vendor onboarding, renewals, purchasing workflows, and contract records
Required 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
- Strong organizational and project-management skills
- Comfort managing both strategic projects and recurring operational work
- Clear, thoughtful communication with colleagues, vendors, and external partners
- A proactive, low-ego approach and willingness to take ownership
- Comfort operating in a fast-changing environment with incomplete information
Nice to have
- Experience working at an early-stage or rapidly growing technology company
- Familiarity with accounting, month-end close, and financial statements
- Experience with financial planning, accounting, procurement, or spend-management systems
- Experience supporting fundraising, investor reporting, or board preparation
- Interest in healthcare, pharmacy operations, or health technology
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
- Flexible PTO policy
- Paid parental leave
- Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
About the company
Latent is the enterprise pharmacy intelligence platform, powered by a clinical agentic engine, that enables health systems to grow their pharmacy operations and serve more patients. Founded by Sriram “Sri” Somasundaram and Rishabh Jain, Latent has raised $80 million from Transformation Capital, Spark Capital, Conviction, General Catalyst, Y Combinator, and others.