Finance Manager

Overview

Armada is seeking a Finance Manager to partner closely with Engineering, Product, and leadership to drive financial planning, investment strategy, and operational rigor, with a primary focus on R&D. The role reports to the Director of Strategic Finance.

What you'll do

• 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 such as 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 such as cost efficiency and 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.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, or related roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Strong financial modeling skills (scenario modeling, investment analysis, headcount planning).
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis in a high-growth environment.
• Experience with financial systems (e.g., NetSuite, Pigment, or similar) and data tools.
• Advanced Excel proficiency.

Nice to have

• MBA or CPA/CFA.
• Experience supporting Engineering, Product, R&D, or other technical/business functions.
• Familiarity with software development cost capitalization and related accounting concepts.

Details

• Remote-based within the continental US.
• Base salary range varies by location tier: Tier 1 (e.g., SF Bay Area, NYC, Seattle) $139,290 – $174,110; Tier 2 (most U.S. metro areas) $121,120 – $154,400; Tier 3 (other cities) $115,070 – $143,830. Final compensation depends on experience, scope, and level.
• Equity and subsidized benefits are offered in addition to base salary.