Corporate Finance Lead

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 hiring a Corporate Finance Lead to play a critical role in shaping our financial direction across a variety of initiatives including annual planning, forecasting, budgeting and analytical decision-making support. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you’ll set best practices, drive automation, and support strategic decision-making in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills paired with excellent operational execution, and a track record of success in startup environments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support our company’s annual planning, quarterly board reporting, and monthly financial performance review processes.

• Work closely with cross-functional partners across the functions to develop annual operating budgets and hiring plans.

• Build best in-class financial reporting and analytics

• Build KPI and metrics reporting to keep a pulse on the business and drive decision making

• Be able to clearly communicate financial performance to senior leadership team and cross functional partners

• Provide ongoing financial reporting to and perform ad hoc analyses for business partners and help them connect resourcing to business outcomes.

• Partner with Accounting to uphold the integrity and enhance the utility of our financial statements.

REQUIREMENTS

• 7+ years of progressive FP&A or strategic finance experience in high-growth or dynamic environments; investment banking or consulting experience a plus.

• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently see issues through to resolution.

• Experience building complex compensation models (e.g., equity forecasting) a plus.

• Exemplary interpersonal skills to clearly articulate financial data into actionable insights to various non-finance stakeholders and senior leadership.

• Proven track record of managing multiple work streams and consistently meeting deadlines.

• Best-in-class attention to detail and unwavering commitment to accuracy.

• Experience using forecasting platforms (e.g., Anaplan) for planning and budgeting.

• Experience building and scaling a private company to high growth late-stage private or publicly-traded company is a plus.

• Strong enthusiasm about technology and artificial intelligence.

BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity.

• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents

• Generous PTO policy including company wide Winter Break (our offices are closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day!)

• Paid parental leave

• 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).