Finance Manager - Cloud Costs

Databricks; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 136,700 - 212,750; Full time

Job summary

A leading data and AI company is seeking a Finance Manager for Cloud Costs in Seattle. This role involves partnering with R&D to improve financial insights and cost management across cloud services. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Finance or related fields, 4+ years of relevant experience, and strong analytical skills. The position offers a competitive salary range of $136,700–$212,750 based on qualifications.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with financial modeling & data analytics.
• Experience in FP&A and history supporting multi-cloud infra planning.
• Expert in Excel and comfortable with different modeling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Partner with infrastructure leaders on cloud cost reporting.
• Drive improvements in forecast accuracy.
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards.

Skills

Financial modeling

Data analytics

SQL

BI reporting tools

Excel

Google Sheets

GAAP accounting

Anaplan

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or Accounting

Job description

We are looking for a Finance Manager - Cloud Costs to join the Product Finance team in the FP&A organization as Databricks experiences growth at scale. You will report to a Senior Manager of Product Finance and will be a key finance partner to the R&D organization.

As a finance professional who has experienced hyper-growth, you will help the business to be successful by delivering insights through modeling and analysis grounded in financial reality. You will help improve our analysis, planning, and reporting of R&D spend, with a focus on cloud costs and rationalizing and managing our cloud spend across multiple public clouds.

You will design and implement models to forecast, plan, and budget for multiple types of R&D expenses and will be responsible for implementing Databricks & Anaplan solutions across the organization to support forecasting and reporting of key metrics.

The Impact You Will Have

• Partner with infrastructure leaders to drive controllership of cloud cost reporting, budgeting and forecasting
• Improve forecast accuracy and develop recommendations informed by Databricks' business model and strategic investments
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards to assess efficiency and identify areas of potential risk and opportunity
• Partner with cross-functional teams on cloud contracts, key partnerships and acquisitions that will materially impact infrastructure spend
• Develop Cost Attribution models to help inform drivers of current economics and improve forecasting
• Design, develop and monitor data flows and data integration between internal business applications and Anaplan to ensure data is timely and accurate
• Drive alignment on accounting policies and external reporting requirements for emerging areas of spend
• Work and build relationships with partners across the R&D organization, finance and accounting teams to deliver improved insights

What We Look For

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting or comparable quantitative field
• 4+ years of experience with financial modeling & data analytics
• Experience in FP&A and history supporting multi-cloud infra planning and cost reporting
• Excellent data & analytical skills; experience with SQL and BI reporting tools is required
• Expert in Excel and Google Sheets; can maintain complex spreadsheets, comfortable with different modeling techniques and shortcuts
• Understanding of GAAP accounting and non-GAAP financial metrics
• Experience with Anaplan is a plus

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location.

Zone 1 Pay Range: $152,000—$212,750 USD

Zone 2 Pay Range: $136,700—$191,375 USD

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