Strategic FP&A Finance Manager, R&D Focus | Remote

Armada; California City (CA); Remote; USD 121,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Armada is seeking a Finance Manager to partner with Engineering, Product, and leadership to drive financial planning, forecasting, and strategic decision support focused on R&D. You will help translate roadmaps into financial plans and develop metrics to guide resource allocation in a fast-growing, global edge AI infrastructure company.

The role is remote-based across the continental US, reporting to the Director of Strategic Finance, and involves building scalable FP&A processes, scenario

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, or related roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field; MBA or CPA/CFA preferred.
• Strong financial modeling skills (scenario modeling, investment analysis, headcount planning).
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis in a high-growth environment.
• Familiarity with software development cost capitalization and related accounting concepts is a plus.
• Experience with financial systems (NetSuite, Pigment, or similar) and data tools.
• Advanced Excel proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance partner to Engineering, Product, and other business teams.
• Collaborate with Accounting on month-end close, accruals, and relevant accounting considerations (e.g., capitalization policies).
• Partner with broader teams (GTM, RevOps, Strategic Finance) to ensure alignment across company plans.
• Own financial planning for key functions, with a primary focus on R&D, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Translate technical roadmaps into financial plans with Engineering and Product leaders.
• Develop and track key metrics (cost efficiency, headcount productivity).
• Evaluate new product initiatives, infrastructure investments, and key business opportunities through detailed financial models and business cases.
• Support prioritization of resources across competing initiatives.
• Conduct scenario analysis to inform trade-offs between growth, cost, and operational efficiency.
• Lead budgeting cycles and monthly/quarterly forecast updates for supported functions.
• Analyze variances and provide actionable insights to improve cost discipline and predictability.
• Partner with business leaders to track performance against financial targets.
• Build scalable processes, reporting frameworks, and dashboards for financial visibility.
• Improve visibility into spend, hiring, and investment performance.
• Drive automation and tooling enhancements across FP&A systems.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel proficiency

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Headcount planning

Strategic finance

Investment analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

MBA or CPA/CFA preferred

Tools

NetSuite

Pigment

Job description

Armada is seeking a Finance Manager to partner with Engineering, Product, and leadership to drive financial planning, forecasting, and strategic decision support focused on R&D. You will help translate roadmaps into financial plans and develop metrics to guide resource allocation in a fast-growing, global edge AI infrastructure company.

The role is remote-based across the continental US, reporting to the Director of Strategic Finance, and involves building scalable FP&A processes, scenario