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

Description:

• Own the end-to-end rolling forecast for R&D, including cloud consumption, AI/ML inference costs, and headcount scaling.
• Participate in annual planning, quarterly forecasts, and variance cycles.
• Serve as a core member of the FinOps practice by translating AWS, Azure, and GCP usage data into actionable business insights.
• Partner with Engineering to define and track cost per user or consumption-based cost metrics and identify gross margin improvement opportunities.
• Lead monthly cloud reviews with Engineering leaders to analyze usage trends, Reserved Instance and Savings Plan coverage, and waste reduction.
• Build financial models to evaluate the ROI and margin impact of new features and product initiatives, including AI capabilities.
• Manage month-end close for R&D, ensuring accrual accuracy and providing high-level variance analysis to the CFO organization.
• Prepare clear communications and support execution of recommendations with internal and external partners.
• Leverage AI, BI tools, and FP&A platforms to automate manual reporting and improve financial visibility.
• Perform ad hoc analysis to support business decisions and procurement needs.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of progressive experience with demonstrated growth in Finance or FP&A roles.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or economics preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to facilitate discussions with leaders.
• Strong analytical mindset with proficiency in building complex financial models.
• Direct experience with cloud-native cost management tools such as CloudHealth, Apptio Cloudability, or AWS Cost Explorer is a plus.
• Familiarity with cloud terminology and concepts such as compute, storage, and data transfer and how they affect the P&L is a plus.
• Willingness and ability to travel to the Bellevue, WA office as business needs require.
• Service-focused, customer-oriented mindset toward colleagues across the company.
• Curiosity and passion for using data and business acumen to answer questions and solve problems.

Benefits:

• Employer-subsidized medical, vision, and dental coverage for full-time employees.
• 401(k) match of 50% of your contribution up to the first 6% of eligible pay.
• Monthly stipend to support work and productivity.
• Flexible Time Away Program plus sick time off.
• Company-provided life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage for U.S. employees.
• 12 paid holidays per year for U.S. employees.
• Up to 24 weeks of parental leave.
• Personal paid volunteer day to support the community.
• Professional growth and development opportunities, including access to Udemy online courses.
• Company-funded perks including a counseling membership, local retail discounts, and a personal Smartsheet account.
• Teleworking options from any registered U.S. location, role-specific.
• Market-competitive incentive opportunity in addition to base salary.
• US base salary range of $92,500 to $126,250 USD.