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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