Senior Financial Analyst, Headcount & OpEx Planning

CRUSOE; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity packages

Paid time off

Health insurance

HSA contributions

Parental leave

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness support

Meals allowance

Job summary

Crusoe is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to own headcount and OpEx finance across the company, serving as the single source of truth for headcount and spending outside capital projects. You will lead planning, budgeting, forecasting, and actuals reporting to keep leadership aligned with plan.

You'll partner with People, Recruiting, HR, Marketing, and department leaders to build plans, manage budgets, analyze variances, and provide executive-ready reporting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of finance experience with headcount/OpEx planning and reporting.
• Strong financial modeling skills; advanced Excel/Google Sheets.
• Ability to partner with People/Recruiting and translate hiring plans into financial impact.
• Experience owning budgeting and actuals reporting end-to-end, including variance analysis.
• Attention to detail and data accuracy; leadership reviews numbers monthly.
• Excellent communication to explain budget drivers to non-finance stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA a plus.

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 actuals reporting for headcount and OpEx, identify variances and advise on corrective actions
• Forecast Management: maintain rolling headcount and OpEx forecasts, update for changes and business decisions
• Business Partnering: be the go-to finance contact for department leaders on headcount/OpEx, collaborate with HR on benefits and ROI with Marketing
• Process & Systems Improvement: improve tools/processes to plan, track, and report headcount/OpEx
• Executive & Board Reporting: prepare clear headcount/OpEx reporting packages for leadership and board

Skills

Headcount planning

OpEx forecasting

Financial modeling

Excel/Google Sheets

Planning tools (Anaplan)

Planning tools (Adaptive)

Planning tools (Workday)

People/Recruiting partnership

Budgeting & actuals reporting

Data accuracy

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA (a plus)

Tools

Anaplan

Adaptive

Workday

Job description

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.

We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.

We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.

If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.

About the Role:

Crusoe's Finance team is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to own headcount and operating expense (OpEx) finance across the company. This role is the single source of truth for how many people we have, how many we're planning to hire, and what we're spending outside of capital projects — and it's responsible for the planning, budgeting, forecasting, and actuals reporting that keeps leadership and the business aligned on both. You'll partner with People, Recruiting, and department leaders on headcount planning, own the OpEx budget process end-to-end, and make sure monthly actuals tell an accurate, timely story against plan. This is a highly visible role for someone who wants to bring structure and rigor to how a scaling company manages its people and operating costs.

What You'll Be Working On:

• 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, working with budget owners to build defensible, well-documented plans

• Actuals Reporting & Variance Analysis: own monthly and quarterly actuals reporting for headcount and OpEx, identifying variances to plan and partnering with budget owners on root cause and corrective action

• Forecast Management: maintain rolling headcount and OpEx forecasts, updating for approved changes, hiring plan shifts, and in-year business decisions

• Business Partnering: serve as the go-to finance contact for department leaders on headcount and OpEx questions, helping them understand their budgets and make informed trade-offs. Partner with HR on new or changing benefit ideas to improve employee's experience. Additionally, partner with Marketing and other leaders on OPEX budgets / plans and associated ROI

• Process & Systems Improvement: improve the tools and processes used to plan, track, and report on headcount and OpEx, reducing manual reconciliation and increasing self-serve visibility for stakeholders

• Executive & Board Reporting: prepare clear, accurate headcount and OpEx reporting packages for executive leadership and the board

What You'll Bring to the Team:

• 3+ years of progressive finance experience, including meaningful ownership of headcount and/or OpEx planning and reporting

• Strong financial modeling skills, with advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and experience with planning tools (e.g., Anaplan, Adaptive, Workday, or similar)

• Demonstrated ability to partner with People/Recruiting teams and translate hiring plans into financial impact

• Track record of owning a budgeting and actuals reporting process end-to-end, including variance analysis and stakeholder communication

• Excellent attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership over data accuracy — headcount and OpEx numbers get scrutinized by leadership every month

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain budget and variance drivers clearly to non-finance stakeholders

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA a plus

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and equity packages

• Restricted Stock Units

• Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs

• Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance

• Employer contributions to HSA account

• Paid parental leave

• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability

• Professional development & tuition reimbursement

• Mental health & wellness support

• Commuter benefits (parking & transit)

• Cell phone stipend

• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary

• Volunteer time off

• Global travel insurance & emergency assistance

• Daily meals allowance

• Additional perks & programs specific to location

Compensation Range

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $130,000 - $160,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.