Manager, FP&A – R&D

BeyondTrust

. Serve as a key finance partner to the CTO and Engineering organization on R&D investment, resource allocation, productivity, and decision-making .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), strategic finance, and finance analytics within a SaaS environment, with a strong focus on cloud infrastructure economics and gross margin analysis. Proven ability to develop financial models, analyze operational data, and provide actionable insights to senior leadership.

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Financial Planning And Analysis (FP&A)SaaS Cloud Infrastructure EconomicsFinancial Modeling And Analytical SkillsCommunication And Influencing SkillsExperience In B2B SaaS Companies

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Hard Skills

Financial AnalysisBudgetingForecastingData AnalysisScenario AnalysisOperational Metrics AnalysisCost-To-Serve EconomicsGross Margin AnalysisInvestment PrioritizationResource Allocation

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationInfluencing SkillsTechnical CuriosityCollaboration

Industry Keywords

B2B SaaSPE-BackedPre-IPOR&D InvestmentCapacity UtilizationProduct P&LOperational LeverageCustomer Success

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a key finance partner to the CTO and Engineering organization on R&D investment, resource allocation, productivity, and decision-making
Partner with Engineering and Tech/FinOps to connect product and customer usage, architecture, capacity, and consumption to unit economics and gross margin
Identify opportunities to improve cloud infrastructure efficiency and scalability
Analyze R&D resources, capacity, outcomes, and operating leverage
Develop business cases and scenario analyses for investment priorities and technical and operating decisions
Partner with CCO leadership across Professional Services, Support, Training, and Customer Success
Analyze Services margin, capacity, utilization, staffing mix, and cost to serve
Own the budget, forecast, and performance outlook across supported organizations
Connect operational drivers to gross margin, cost to serve, and R&D investment
Contribute to product P&Ls and product-level profitability views
Inform company-level forecasts, planning, and management reporting
Explain performance drivers and recommend actions
Continuously improve models, data, and processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Approximately 5–8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, finance analytics, FinOps, or a related field
Experience in a $300M–$1B PE-backed or pre-IPO enterprise B2B SaaS company, or a highly comparable environment
Demonstrated, hands-on depth in SaaS cloud infrastructure economics, including consumption drivers, unit economics, scalability, and gross-margin implications
Experience partnering with Engineering, Technology, Product, or Tech/FinOps leaders
Strong understanding of SaaS gross margin and cost-to-serve economics
Exceptional financial modeling and analytical skills, including the ability to work through complex or imperfect operational data
Ability to independently move from analysis to insight to a clear point of view and recommendation
Technical curiosity and enough fluency to engage credibly with Engineering and keep digging beyond the first explanation
Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior leaders in an individual contributor capacity

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibility, trust, and continual learning culture
Employee care and support
Diversity and inclusion-focused workplace culture