FP&A Business Partner, R&D and Product
Aderant · Atlanta, GA · 1 wk ago
HybridBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
Responsibilities
- Own budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans for R&D, Cloud Ops, and Product teams.
- Partner with functional leaders to understand headcount plans, project timelines, and investment priorities.
- Track actuals versus plan and explain variances with clear operational and financial drivers.
- Serve as a trusted finance advisor to Product and Engineering leadership.
- Support financial business cases for new product initiatives, feature development, and tooling investments.
- Analyze ROI, cost drivers, and tradeoffs related to product development and roadmap decisions.
- Develop and maintain management reporting and dashboards for R&D and Product performance.
- Partner with Product and R&D leaders to align operational KPIs (delivery velocity, roadmap execution, etc.) with financial outcomes and investment performance.
- Provide insights on spend efficiency, productivity trends, and investment outcomes.
- Prepare executive-level summaries and presentations highlighting key risks, opportunities, and recommendations.
- Support annual planning, quarterly forecast cycles, and multi-year product investment planning.
- Analyze historical trends and partner with Product and Engineering to refine forward-looking assumptions.
- Improve forecast accuracy through better cost visibility and planning discipline.
- Collaborate with FP&A peers to improve planning processes, reporting consistency, and analytical rigor.
- Leverage FP&A systems and tools to automate reporting and scale insights.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related analytical role.
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and variance analysis skills.
- Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookup functions, and scenario modeling.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate financial data for non-finance audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.