Senior Finance Analyst, Corporate - Temporal

Role Summary

We are seeking a sharp, execution-oriented Senior Finance Analyst in San Francisco, CA to own close, reporting, and modeling for our corporate finance function. This early role on the corporate finance team will play a pivotal role in building the FP&A foundation that supports a high-growth, consumption-based company.

This role will own the month-end close process, produce monthly and quarterly board reporting, run BvA and flux analysis for executive reviews, and play a key role in supporting our consolidated 3 statement modeling.

This is a high-visibility, high-ownership role for a finance professional who wants to operate at the center of a company’s financial story. You will work directly with finance leadership, Accounting, and cross-functional partners.

What You’ll Do

Own the Monthly Close and Reporting Cadence

• Drive the monthly close process end-to-end, partnering closely with Accounting and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver timely, accurate, and decision-useful outputs.
• Own monthly and quarterly reporting to the CFO and Board, translating financial results into clear narratives, key insights, and actionable takeaways.
• Lead variance analysis and management reporting, identifying the “why” behind results and helping drive performance discussions with the CFO and department leaders.

Maintain Our Financial Models and Reporting Infrastructure

• Support updates to the consolidated three-statement model, cash forecast, and long-range financial plan, ensuring leadership has a reliable view of runway, investment capacity, and growth trajectory.
• Partner with the People team to deliver accurate workforce reporting, headcount tracking, and hiring plan visibility.
• Support the implementation and ongoing administration of Pigment as our planning platform, helping build the systems foundation for a public-company-ready finance function.

Operate Effectively in a High-Growth, Pre-IPO Environment

• Bring structure and rigor to a finance function that is being built from the ground up.
• Identify gaps in process, reporting, systems, or data integrity, and drive practical, high-ROI improvements that make the finance organization faster and more reliable.
• Operate with a high degree of ownership and judgment in an environment where historical data is imperfect and processes are still evolving.
• Own ad hoc analysis for the CFO, finance leadership, and cross-functional partners.

What You’ll Bring

Background & Experience

• 2-4 years of relevant experience, with experience in one or more of the following: investment banking, private equity or venture capital, public accounting (Big 4 preferred), or corporate FP&A / strategic finance at a high-growth technology company.
• Direct experience with month-end close, board reporting, and financial model maintenance is strongly preferred.
• Experience at a high-growth technology company and familiarity with consumption and SaaS metrics.

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Expert-level Excel and Google Sheets skills; able to independently maintain and extend complex, multi-layered financial models.
• Strong understanding of three-statement modeling fundamentals, BvA and flux analysis, and headcount and expense forecasting.
• Comfort working with imperfect data and translating it into structured assumptions and clearly documented outputs.
• Familiarity with Pigment or other planning and ERP systems is a plus.

Execution & Mindset

• High ownership mentality with a bias toward accountability, follow-through, and getting things done.
• Highly organized and process-oriented; able to project manage cross-functional close cycles and meet recurring deadlines.
• Direct, clear communicator who can explain financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
• Energized by the prospect of building from the ground up and growing into broader scope as the team scales.
• Curious, humble, and collaborative — a strong fit with Temporal’s values.

Nice to Have

• Experience at a pre-IPO tech company or familiarity with public-company readiness work.
• Exposure to consumption-based or usage-based revenue models.
• Experience with a planning system such as Pigment, Anaplan, or Adaptive.