Strategic Finance Associate / Sr. Associate

Baseten Baseten · Data AI · San Francisco, CA · G&A

This role is for a Strategic Finance Associate/Sr. Associate at an AI infrastructure company. The responsibilities include financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, building financial models, preparing board materials, analyzing metrics, and driving strategic projects. The ideal candidate has 3-4 years of experience in investment banking, VC, PE, or strategic finance, with strong financial modeling and analytical skills. Experience in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, or SaaS is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support company-wide financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes
  2. Build and maintain operating and financial models across revenue, infrastructure costs, hiring, and strategic initiatives
  3. Help prepare board materials, investor updates, and fundraising analyses
  4. Partner with business leaders to evaluate investments, acquisitions, pricing, growth initiatives, and operational tradeoffs
  5. Analyze consumption and infrastructure metrics including ARR, gross margin, usage trends, retention, and efficiency metrics

Skills

Required

  • 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 / developer tooling
  • Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills

Nice to have

  • Experience in strategic finance is a plus
  • familiarity with SQL or BI tools is a plus
  • Experience in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, or SaaS
  • Familiarity with usage-based business models