Senior FP&A Analyst – R&D

· Act as the primary finance business partner to R&D teams, supporting engineering and functional leadership.

· Own departmental and product-level financial reporting, including budget vs. actuals, forecast updates, and variance analysis.

· Partner with engineering teams to translate product roadmaps, development timelines, and resource plans into financial forecasts (OpEx, CapEx, and headcount).

· Develop and maintain financial tracking for new product development efforts, including spend visibility, burn trends, and forecast accuracy.

· Build and enhance reporting dashboards and tools that improve transparency into engineering spend and departmental performance.

· Support annual planning and rolling forecasts for R&D and product teams, ensuring alignment with technical priorities and development timelines.

· Provide scenario analysis and decision support for investment tradeoffs (e.g., resource allocation, prioritization across development efforts).

· Partner with Accounting during month-end close to ensure accurate expense tracking and alignment between actuals and forecasts, including R&D-related accounting considerations where applicable.

· Identify trends, risks, and opportunities within R&D and product spend, proactively surfacing insights and recommendations.

· Drive improvements in financial processes, data quality, and reporting structures to better support engineering-driven organizations.

· 3–5+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related analytical role; experience supporting R&D, engineering, or product teams strongly preferred.

· Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with experience building bottoms-up forecasts tied to operational drivers.

· Demonstrated ability to partner with technical stakeholders and translate engineering activities into clear financial insights.

· Experience with product development cost tracking or departmental FP&A ownership.

· Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with evolving priorities and multiple workstreams.

· Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey financial insights to non-finance audiences.

· Experience improving financial reporting, systems, or tools (e.g., NetSuite, Adaptive, Foundry, or similar).

· Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; advanced degree or certification (MBA, CFA) is a plus.

· Experience supporting hardware, aerospace/defense, robotics, or deep-tech product development environments.

· Familiarity with R&D cost tracking, capitalization considerations, or engineering-heavy cost structures.

· Experience with headcount planning for engineering teams and cost modeling for development efforts.

· Exposure to cost accounting, COGS build-up, or transitioning products from development to production.