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.

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