Headcount & OpEx Planning Senior Financial Analyst

Crusoe; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & equity

Paid time off

Health, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Volunteer time off

Daily meals allowance

Commuter benefits

Professional development & tuition

Job summary

Crusoe's Finance team in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to own headcount and OpEx finance across the company. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, actuals reporting, and variance analysis, partnering with People, Recruiting, HR, and department leaders to keep leadership aligned on hiring and costs.

This role offers visibility to executives and opportunities to drive process improvements that support Crusoe's energy/AI infrastructure focus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive finance experience with headcount and/or OpEx planning.
• Strong financial modeling skills, with advanced Excel/Google Sheets.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with People/Recruiting teams and translate hiring plans into financial impact.
• Track record of owning budgeting and actuals reporting end-to-end, including variance analysis.
• Excellent attention to detail and ownership over data accuracy; leadership reviews numbers monthly.
• Strong communication skills to explain budget drivers to non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Headcount Planning & Tracking: own the headcount plan and forecast across the company, partnering with People and department leaders to track open reqs, hiring pace, and attrition against plan.
• OpEx Budgeting/forecasting: lead the annual budgeting and in-year OpEx forecasting process across departments, building defensible, well-documented plans.
• Actuals Reporting & Variance Analysis: own monthly/quarterly headcount and OpEx reporting, identify variances and work with budget owners on root cause and action.
• Forecast Management: maintain rolling headcount and OpEx forecasts, update for approved changes and business decisions.
• Business Partnering: serve as finance contact for department leaders on budgets and ROI, partnering with HR and Marketing on budgets/plans.
• Process & Systems Improvement: improve tools/processes to plan/track/report headcount and OpEx, enabling self-serve visibility.
• Executive & Board Reporting: prepare clear headcount and OpEx reporting packages for leadership and board.

Skills

Financial modeling

Headcount planning

OpEx budgeting

Stakeholder communication

Excel/Google Sheets

Data accuracy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Anaplan

Adaptive

Workday

Job description

Crusoe's Finance team in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to own headcount and OpEx finance across the company. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, actuals reporting, and variance analysis, partnering with People, Recruiting, HR, and department leaders to keep leadership aligned on hiring and costs.

This role offers visibility to executives and opportunities to drive process improvements that support Crusoe's energy/AI infrastructure focus.