R&D FP&A Analyst — Hardware & SaaS Growth

liveviewtechnologiesinc; American Fork (UT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Live View Technologies in American Fork, UT, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to own R&D finance end-to-end. This in-office role partners with Engineering and Product to forecast, budget, and analyze ROI on hardware and SaaS investments, driving budgeting discipline as the company scales.

You will build driver-based models, manage cross-functional analyses, and influence spend decisions at the CFO/President level, shaping the company’s financial roadmap and headcount planning.

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic finance, with ownership of a budget or spend end-to-end.
• Experience forecasting and controlling engineering and product development spend, including capitalized vs expensed R&D.
• Understanding gross margin dynamics across hardware COGS and SaaS.
• Ability to work with technical leaders and present financials to VPs+.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the forecasting and budgeting process for R&D and product development spend, replacing ad hoc estimates with a repeatable, driver-based model.
• Serve as the embedded finance partner to Engineering and Product leadership, translating roadmap and headcount decisions into financial impact.
• Lead ROI and capacity planning analysis for R&D investments, helping leadership decide which initiatives get funded, deferred, or cut.
• Establish forecasts and tracking for software and product development costs in partnership with Accounting, ensuring R&D spend is classified and reported correctly.
• Build headcount and hiring plans for Engineering and Product in partnership with People and R&D leadership, tying growth to budget and roadmap milestones.
• Build trusted senior-level relationships with R&D and Product leaders to influence spend decisions before they become budget problems.

Skills

FP&A depth

R&D finance

Hardware + SaaS

Cross-functional partner

Modeling authority

ERP experience

Excel/Sheets modeling

Tools

ERP systems

Adaptive Planning

Job description

Live View Technologies in American Fork, UT, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to own R&D finance end-to-end. This in-office role partners with Engineering and Product to forecast, budget, and analyze ROI on hardware and SaaS investments, driving budgeting discipline as the company scales.

You will build driver-based models, manage cross-functional analyses, and influence spend decisions at the CFO/President level, shaping the company’s financial roadmap and headcount planning.