Finance Manager, R&D Finance & FinOps

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

Zapier seeks a Finance Manager to partner with product, engineering, and infrastructure leaders, driving financial accountability for the R&D portfolio. The role owns forecasting, budgeting, cloud cost modeling, and AI investment analysis while delivering strategic insights to senior leadership.

Role Snapshot

• Finance Business Partner for R&D
• Owner of R&D budgeting & forecasting
• Cloud & AI cost economics specialist
• Strategic insights provider to leadership
• Remote, North America time zones

Must-Have Requirements

• Financial modeling
• Budgeting & forecasting
• Cloud cost economics
• AI investment analysis
• R&D cost structure expertise
• Data analysis
• Accounting/Finance
• R&D finance partnership

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Big 4 accounting background
• Investment banking experience
• Management consulting experience
• SQL
• Big 4 accounting
• Investment banking
• Management consulting

Work Setup

• Location: San Francisco, United States
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: UNSPECIFIED
• Remote countries: United States, NAMER
• Timezone: North America time zones (Pacific – Eastern)
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Visa sponsorship: unknown

Application Requirements

• In-depth application questions

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Salary range
• Remote eligibility
• Education requirement

What You'll Likely Work On

• Own R&D financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis for headcount, cloud, tooling, and AI spend
• Build and maintain models that explain cloud and infrastructure economics, unit economics, and scaling behavior
• Evaluate AI‑related investments, track spend, assess ROI, and support decision‑making as AI usage grows
• Identify trends, risks, and optimization opportunities across R&D spend and translate them into actionable recommendations for leadership
• Develop flexible, scenario‑ready models for capacity planning and long‑term investment decisions
• Prepare executive and board‑level materials that communicate R&D performance, cloud and AI cost dynamics, and strategic implications
• Improve forecasting accuracy, automate reporting, and enhance data quality for FP&A systems

Good Fit If You Have

• Proven experience partnering with R&D or product teams on financial matters
• Comfortable driving cross‑functional alignment and delivering high‑quality work with minimal oversight
• Resourceful, adaptable, and eager to experiment with AI‑enabled financial analysis