R&D Finance Manager
WFA Digital Insight
Abnormalsecurity’s Finance team is looking for a marketer‑savvy analyst who can translate spend into strategy. The position sits at the intersection of FP&A and go‑to‑market planning, meaning the analyst will work hand‑in‑hand with campaign owners, ops staff, and senior leaders to surface the financial impact of every initiative. What makes this role stand out is the explicit focus on scenario‑based modeling and the use of AI‑driven tools to sharpen forecasts—an uncommon blend in a remote‑first SaaS environment. Candidates should be comfortable digging into large data sets, presenting clear recommendations, and influencing decisions without the safety net of a traditional office hierarchy.
Job Description
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 is responsible for providing strategic financial support to our 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 be responsible for building, owning & maintaining financial models in support of R&D. This role will help us develop the necessary product, engineering and infrastructure insights and business partnerships to support R&D.
The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter with demonstrated analytical strength and strong business partnering skills.
What you will do
- 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
Must Haves
- 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 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
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Actual compensation will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors including 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.
A note on AI in our process:
Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews. These tools analyze resume content and role requirements to suggest interview questions and areas for the interviewer to explore.They do not make hiring decisions or screen candidates automatically. Every decision about a candidacy is made by a person. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards.
Abnormal AI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. For our EEO policy statement please click here. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.
How to Stand Out
- Highlight any experience building financial models for marketing spend; concrete examples will resonate.
- Showcase familiarity with AI‑enabled analytics or automation tools in your résumé or portfolio.
- Prepare a short case study of a budget‑vs‑actual analysis you performed, focusing on insights and actions taken.
- Emphasize communication skills by describing how you translated complex data for non‑finance stakeholders.
- Research Abnormalsecurity’s product focus on AI and cybersecurity to tailor your interview answers.
- Be ready to discuss how you would approach scenario planning for a new GTM campaign.
- When negotiating, reference the disclosed salary range and inquire about equity and remote‑work allowances.
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