R&D Finance Manager

About the role

Abnormal AI is looking for a Finance Manager, R&D to join the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team reporting to the Sr Director of R&D Finance. The R&D Finance team provides strategic financial support to the R&D organization. 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. You’ll work closely with Finance leadership in a role that blends FP&A rigor with operational pragmatism in a fast-paced, remote-first, AI-forward environment.

This role will build, own, and maintain financial models in support of R&D, develop product, engineering, and infrastructure insights, and foster business partnerships to support R&D. The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter with demonstrated analytical strength and strong business partnering skills.

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

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of FP&A, 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 Have

• 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

Pay

Base salary range: $126,200—$181,500 USD. Actual compensation will be determined based on skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.