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 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 #LI-ME1 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. Base salary range: $126,200 — $181,500 USD A note on AI in our process: Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews.