Financial Planning and Analysis Manager R&D

You will serve as a senior contributor supporting Research and Development financial planning and analysis. You will manage headcount and vendor spend, coordinate forecasts and annual planning, build financial models, explain performance, and improve financial processes and tools. You will partner with Product and Engineering leadership, deliver evidence-based recommendations, lead complex efficiency projects, mentor finance colleagues, and use AI, spreadsheets, and data tools to provide timely analysis.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to provide financial advice and guide cross-functional conversations.
• Manage headcount planning, tracking, and reporting across supported organizations.
• Manage vendor and program spend through forecasting, analysis, and decision support.
• Coordinate monthly forecast cycles and annual planning for Product and Engineering.
• Improve financial processes and policies.
• Translate financial and data analysis into evidence-based narratives, actionable insights, and recommendations for leadership decisions.
• Drive complex projects that improve data-driven decision-making and operating efficiency.
• Collaborate with cloud hosting finance and mentor finance team members.
• Use AI, spreadsheets, and data tools to deliver accurate, timely analysis.

Requirements

• Experience as a finance business partner supporting a business function, including headcount management, vendor spend, forecasting, variance analysis, and annual planning.
• Ability to translate complex financial information into clear narratives and influence executives, vice presidents, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including building complex models from scratch using Excel or Google Sheets.
• Ability to evaluate financial trade-offs and communicate clear recommendations in challenging stakeholder conversations.
• Ability to prioritize with limited direction and guide complex projects while managing changing priorities.
• Experience exchanging knowledge and working across finance teams.

Benefits

• Benefits supporting health, finances, and well-being.
• Flexible Paid Time Off.
• Team Member Resource Groups.
• Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Parental leave.