Finance Manager
Core
Finance Manager serving as an FP&A business partner to the R&D organization, overseeing financial health of a complex technology portfolio including AI initiatives.
Role type
Senior FP&A Manager (R&D & AI focus)
Builds
Financial frameworks for AI cost tracking, ROI methodologies, and forecasting models for R&D investments.
Domain
Technology / Artificial Intelligence / R&D Finance
Required skills
Financial modeling, FP&A systems (Workday, NetSuite), Excel, Variance analysis, Strategic planning, Cross-functional partnership, Autonomous decision-making, AI cost structure fluency
Preferred skills
Experience supporting technical or R&D organizations, AI cost tracking expertise
Technologies
Workday, NetSuite, Excel
Responsibilities
Own the full planning cycle (monthly close, forecasting, annual planning) for R&D; Build financial frameworks to track AI-related costs (API usage, inference, GPU/cloud compute); Develop ROI methodologies and scorecards for AI initiatives; Monitor AI spend efficiency metrics; Partner with Engineering, Product, and Data Science teams on cost visibility; Track and forecast R&D investments; Perform variance analysis and deliver recommendations; Present financial results to executive stakeholders.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
