R&D Finance Manager

Overview

This role supports R&D Finance by building and owning financial models and providing strategic FP&A support to the R&D organization. You will partner closely with Finance leadership and cross-functional teams, translating complex financial data into clear insights that help guide budgeting, forecasting, and operational decision-making in a remote-first environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a finance business partner to R&D and Finance leaders, supporting budgeting, forecasting, headcount planning, and monthly/quarterly close deliverables
• Partner cross-functionally to understand strategic priorities and model scenarios, evaluate trade-offs, and inform decision-making
• Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable narratives for senior and executive stakeholders
• Build, maintain, and iterate on dashboards and performance metrics, with a focus on automation, scalability, and data integrity
• Support annual and quarterly planning cycles in collaboration with Finance, HR, Systems, and other partners as needed
• Improve forecasting accuracy and financial visibility for supported teams
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline processes, improve reporting, and scale finance workflows
• Champion AI-enabled and automated finance solutions to improve speed, clarity, and efficiency
• Embrace feedback and iteration, refining analyses and outputs to meet evolving business needs
• Analyze large data sets from the data warehouse to report and forecast infrastructure costs and influence cost optimization

Requirements (Must Haves)

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Engineering or a related field
• 8+ years of FP&A or corporate finance or management consulting experience in a high-growth or fast-paced environment
• Proven ability to operate independently in ambiguous, evolving problem spaces
• Strong financial acumen across budgeting, forecasting, headcount planning, and executive reporting
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing decisions through data-driven insights
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Advanced modeling and analytical skills (Excel or Google Sheets required)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including comfort presenting to senior audiences
• Comfort working in a remote-first environment with clear, proactive, and async communication
• Interest or experience in applying AI or automation to improve finance workflows

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Experience supporting R&D functions
• Experience with planning or BI tools such as Pigment, Workday Adaptive, Looker, or similar
• Prior experience in SaaS, technology, or high-growth companies
• Experience with querying big data, particularly in Snowflake / SQL

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $126,200—$181,500 USD
• In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package
• Actual compensation will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location

Additional Information

• Pre-employment checks will be completed if a conditional offer of employment is made.
• This employer is an equal opportunity employer and provides consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.