R&D Finance Manager

Abnormal

2d•$126,200 - $181,500•Remote

About The Position

Abnormal AI is seeking a Finance Manager, R&D to join the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, reporting to the Sr Director of R&D Finance. This is a builder’s role ideal for someone who enjoys working hands-on with data, shaping processes from the ground up, and influencing decision-making through clear, compelling financial insights. The role blends FP&A rigor with operational pragmatism in a fast-paced, remote-first, AI-forward environment. The position will be responsible for building, owning, and maintaining financial models to support R&D, developing product, engineering, and infrastructure insights, and fostering business partnerships within R&D.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Act 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
Foster a culture of transparency, operational excellence, and “no ego, just impact” in Finance partnerships
Analyze large data sets from our data warehouse to report and forecast infrastructure costs and influence cost optimization