Senior Financial Analyst – R&D

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Klaviyo is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Analyst of R&D who will be a critical resource in driving and efficiently scaling Klaviyos innovation engine. This position will be part of a Finance team that supports all functions across Engineering Product Design and GTS. This role will work closely with cross-functional teams to provide financial analysis reporting and recommendations that contribute to the overall success of Klaviyos R&D organization.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a candidate that wants to be part of a dynamic FP&A organization that is scaling for the future. The ideal candidate is highly motivated a problem-solver a team player detail-oriented analytical and outstanding at foundational FP&A. This candidate is able to effectively translate financial guardrails and insights into actionable decisions for stakeholders. This candidate will be responsible for both owning core FP&A work streams as well as supporting ad-hoc strategic projects.

• In partnership with the FP&A Manager and broader FP&A team manage annual and quarterly R&D OpEx forecasting reporting analytics and the monthly close and forecasting process.
• Advise Engineering Product and GTS leaders on financial implications of strategic decisions including long-term planning investment tradeoffs and resource allocation.
• Build and maintain flexible financial models for R&D headcount planning capitalized software tracking scenario planning and ad-hoc analyses.
• Translate product strategy and roadmap decisions into clear financial implications and actionable insights for business partners.
• Proactively identify risks opportunities and cost drivers through data-driven insights across R&D investments.
• Build financial models and business cases for major product initiatives platform investments and build vs. buy decisions.
• Analyze cloud spend efficiency and identify infrastructure cost optimization opportunities.
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations Accounting People Ops Talent Acquisition and Finance stakeholders to support planning forecasting and business efficiency.
• Support the implementation and transition of forecasting tools and processes in partnership with Finance stakeholders.

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting or Economics.
• 5 years of experience in FP&A or Finance at software companies with a subscription or SaaS business model.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced high-growth environment.
• Excellent storyteller with deep strategic thinking analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Attention to detail with passion for achieving a high degree of accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to translate financial concepts for non-financial audiences.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
• Passionate about innovation and scaling technology organizations.
• Highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint and/or Google Suite.
• Experience working with financial tools (e.g. Pigment Adaptive Planful NetSuite ERP/BI integrations).
• Youve already experimented with AI in work or personal projects and youre excited to dive in and learn fast. Youre hungry to responsibly explore new AI tools and workflows finding ways to make your work smarter and more efficient.

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