Financial Analyst, R&D

Clari + Salesloft

4d•$67,000 - $77,500•Remote

About The Position

Clari + Salesloft are building the next era of enterprise revenue — one where teams make confident decisions powered by AI and real signals. By combining our scale, insights, and AI innovation, we’re building the industry’s first Predictive Revenue System, enabling humans and AI to work together to make smarter decisions and drive consistent growth. With thousands of customers using our platforms every day, we have an unmatched view into how revenue is actually won — the Revenue Context that reveals what happens, when, and with what outcome. This gives us a unique opportunity to transform an entire category and set a new benchmark for how modern revenue teams operate. Join us to help transform how companies around the world run revenue — and build the platform that will guide leading revenue teams into the future. At Clari + Salesloft, our Financial Analyst will be pivotal to our company’s success. You will be a key member of our fast-growing and high-performing Finance team and will be a critical partner in scaling the company by building key business relationships across the organization. We believe that the most successful SaaS businesses rely on agile, data-driven finance partners who look beyond budget variances to ensure our R&D investments directly fuel platform innovation and growth. On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for serving as the dedicated finance partner to our Research & Development (Product & Engineering) organization alongside our FP&A leadership. Specifically, you will: Lead R&D Financial Partnering: Serve as the dedicated finance partner to Product & Engineering leadership, evaluating unit-level economics, engineering headcount, and investment KPIs that drive our product roadmap. Drive Executive Reporting: Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting—analyzing financial results, tracking key trends, and communicating business risks and insights to senior leadership. Leverage Modern Tech & AI: Utilize Pigment as our core FP&A planning platform and Claude AI to accelerate data analysis, reporting, and scenario modeling to automate finance workflows. Execute Business Case & Strategic Modeling: Perform ad-hoc business case evaluations and scenario analyses to guide strategic technology initiatives and investment decisions. Support Financial Operations: Partner with Accounting during the month-end close process to complete variance analysis and assist with R&D financial reporting. In addition to working with amazing colleagues who exemplify our ‘team over self’ core value, you will also have the opportunity to work directly across different management levels to solve complex financial challenges and shape how we scale a world-class revenue platform. You will have an opportunity to make a difference.

Requirements

2 to 3 years of experience in FP&A, Sales Operations, or quantitative financial analysis roles within a high-growth tech or B2B SaaS environment.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets for financial modeling.
Hands-on experience with modern FP&A platforms (specifically Pigment) and comfort using AI tools (such as Claude AI) to drive analytical productivity.
Exposure to or strong interest in R&D and technology finance (e.g., engineering headcount planning, cloud infrastructure costs, or software capitalization).
Tech-savvy with strong analytical skills and the ability to learn new systems and workflows quickly.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills to interact effectively with engineering leaders and executive management.
Collaborative mentality by prioritizing ‘we’ and not focusing on ‘me’.

Responsibilities

Serve as the dedicated finance partner to Product & Engineering leadership, evaluating unit-level economics, engineering headcount, and investment KPIs that drive our product roadmap.
Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting—analyzing financial results, tracking key trends, and communicating business risks and insights to senior leadership.
Utilize Pigment as our core FP&A planning platform and Claude AI to accelerate data analysis, reporting, and scenario modeling to automate finance workflows.
Perform ad-hoc business case evaluations and scenario analyses to guide strategic technology initiatives and investment decisions.
Partner with Accounting during the month-end close process to complete variance analysis and assist with R&D financial reporting.