Sr. Financial Analyst- R&D FP&A (FinOps & Product) - West

You Will:

• Strategic Forecasting: Own the end-to-end rolling forecast for R&D, focusing specifically on cloud consumption, AI/ML inference costs, and headcount scaling
• Actively engage in the annual planning, quarterly forecasts and variance cycles
• Drive Infrastructure FinOps Excellence: Act as a core member of the FinOps practice, translating complex AWS/Azure/GCP usage data into actionable business insights
• Optimize Unit Economics: Partner with Engineering to define and track Cost per User or Consumptions based cost, identifying opportunities to improve gross margins through architectural efficiency
• Infrastructure Partnership: Lead monthly "Cloud Reviews" with Engineering VPs to analyze usage trends, Reserved Instance (RI) / Savings Plan coverage & waste reduction
• New Product Financial Underwriting: Build models to evaluate the ROI & margin impact of new features (e.g., AI) ensuring our innovation in automation remains profitable
• Month-End & Compliance: Manage month-end close for R&D, ensuring accrual accuracy and providing high-level variance analysis to the CFO organization
• Articulate findings into high-quality communications and support the execution of recommendations with internal and external partners.
• Process Automation: Leverage AI & BI tools and FP&A platforms to automate manual reporting, moving the team toward real-time financial visibility.
• Engage in ad-hoc analysis to drive business decisions and support business partner procurement needs
• Other duties as assigned

You Have:

• 5+ years of progressive experience and demonstrated growth in Finance/FP&A positions
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or economics preferred
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills