Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Armada is a full-stack edge infrastructure company delivering compute, connectivity, and sovereign AI/ML to some of the world’s most remote places. They are seeking a strategic, analytical, and business-savvy Finance Manager to partner closely with Engineering, Product, and leadership teams to drive financial planning, investment strategy, and operational rigor across the business, focusing on R&D.
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
- Partner with Engineering and Product leaders to translate technical roadmaps into financial plans
- Develop and track key metrics (e.g., 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 to support financial visibility and decision-making
- Improve visibility into spend, hiring, and investment performance
- Drive automation and tooling enhancements across FP&A systems
Skills
- 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
- Advanced Excel proficiency required
- Experience supporting Engineering, Product, R&D, or other technical/business functions preferred
- Familiarity with software development cost capitalization and related accounting concepts is a plus
- Experience with financial systems (e.g., NetSuite, Pigment, or similar) and data tools
Benefits
- Equity
- Subsidized benefits *(details available upon request)*
- Competitive base salary and equity
- Medical, dental, and vision (subsidized cost)
- Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA)
- Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k)
- Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
- 14 paid company holidays per year
Company Overview
Armada develops computing infrastructure that supports AI processing, connectivity, and data management in remote environments. It was founded in 2022, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.armada.ai.