Strategic Headcount & OpEx Finance Lead

Crusoe; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation & equity

Restricted Stock Units

Paid time off & holidays

Comprehensive health, dental & vision

HSA contributions

Parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Professional development & tuition

Daily meals allowance

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Crusoe is seeking a Senior Manager of Finance to own headcount and OpEx planning company-wide. You will partner with People, Recruiting and department leaders to forecast headcount, manage the OpEx budget process, and ensure accurate monthly actuals against plan.

You will own variance analysis, rolling forecasts, and executive reporting, delivering clear insights and driving cost discipline as Crusoe scales its AI infrastructure business.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in progressive finance with headcount/OpEx focus.
• Strong financial modeling and data accuracy discipline.
• Proven cross-functional partnership with People/Recruiting.
• Experience owning budgeting and actuals end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Own headcount plan and forecast across the company with department leaders.
• Lead annual budgeting and in-year OpEx forecasting with owners.
• Own monthly/quarterly actuals reporting and variance analysis.
• Maintain rolling headcount and OpEx forecasts, update for changes.
• Partner with HR on benefits and with Marketing on OpEx budgets/ROI.
• Improve tools and processes for planning and self-serve visibility.
• Prepare executive/board reporting on headcount and OpEx.

Skills

Headcount planning

Budgeting & forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Cross-functional partnership

Excel/Google Sheets

Strategic communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

MBA (plus)

Tools

Anaplan

Adaptive

Workday

Job description

Crusoe is seeking a Senior Manager of Finance to own headcount and OpEx planning company-wide. You will partner with People, Recruiting and department leaders to forecast headcount, manage the OpEx budget process, and ensure accurate monthly actuals against plan.

You will own variance analysis, rolling forecasts, and executive reporting, delivering clear insights and driving cost discipline as Crusoe scales its AI infrastructure business.