Senior, Financial Analyst; FP&A (R&D)

Senior, Financial Analyst; FP&A (R&D) Department: Finance Employment Type: Permanent Location: Remote, United States Reporting To: Director of FP&A Description Veriforce® is a recognized leader in delivering comprehensive, integrated supply chain risk management solutions that help bring workers home safely and optimize business performance. The company’s SaaS safety and compliance platform, data integrity and verification practices, and standardized safety training programs empower leading organizations to drive safety and compliance into their supply chains and down to the worker level. As the world’s largest supply chain risk management network, Veriforce partners with over 3,200 hiring companies in over 130 countries, serving more than 80,000 contractors, over 7,000 authorized instructors and evaluators, and millions of individual workers. This network makes Veriforce the preferred partner for companies that strive to ensure a safe, qualified third-party workforce. Company offices are in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, the U.K., and Australia. As our business scales and our product portfolio becomes more sophisticated, we need a strategic finance partner embedded in our R&D organization to help leadership make smarter, faster decisions about where to invest our engineering resources. As Senior FP&A Analyst supporting R&D, you'll be the financial advisor to our CTO and CPO, translating complex product and engineering data into actionable insights that shape our product roadmap and investment strategy. You'll build the financial models that help us evaluate build vs. buy decisions, assess the ROI of new product initiatives, and optimize our R&D spending across technical debt and innovation. This role offers the opportunity to directly influence product strategy at a growing [SaaS/tech] company backed by Apax Partners. You'll combine deep analytical rigor with business partnership, working cross-functionally with engineering, product, and finance leadership to drive results. If you're energized by translating technical complexity into financial clarity and want to be at the intersection of finance and product strategy, this role is for you. The ideal candidate brings strong FP&A fundamentals, thrives in ambiguity, and has the technical horsepower to work with complex data sets while maintaining the business acumen to influence senior leaders. What that means day-to-day: • Partner with CTO and CPO to drive financial decision-making for the R&D organization, including evaluating technical debt vs. feature investment trade-offs, conducting ROI analyses for product initiatives, and building product line P&Ls that inform strategic priorities • Translate product roadmaps into financial forecasts, ensuring alignment between engineering capacity, product strategy, and financial targets • Lead monthly and quarterly forecasting processes for R&D, collaborating with leadership to develop accurate projections based on hiring plans, project timelines, and resource allocation • Manage project tracking systems to monitor R&D spending across initiatives, connecting data from multiple sources (HRIS, project management tools, financial systems) to provide comprehensive visibility • Deliver monthly budget vs. actual analysis with detailed variance explanations, drilling into payroll, contractor spend, and vendor costs to identify trends and opportunities • Analyze key business drivers to quantify how R&D investments translate into product velocity, customer adoption, and incremental revenue • Own COGS hosting forecasting and analysis, partnering with engineering and operations teams to model cost drivers and identify optimization opportunities • Develop headcount planning models that balance investment needs with efficiency targets • Identify and implement process improvements to streamline reporting workflows, leveraging automation and AI where appropriate • Prepare board-ready materials with clear narratives and compelling data visualization that communicate complex financial stories to non-financial audiences What you’ll need to be successful: • 5+ years of FP&A experience with demonstrated expertise in financial modeling and business partnership, preferably in high-growth or PE-backed companies • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA a plus • Advanced proficiency in Excel to facilitate complex modeling • Experience with financial systems (NetSuite or similar ERP platforms) • Comfort working with data from multiple systems and building integrated reporting solutions • Exceptional analytical abilities with proven problem-solving skills and intellectual curiosity • Ability to translate complex financial concepts for non-financial stakeholders with clarity and impact • Strong business acumen with the ability to connect financial metrics to operational drivers • High attention to detail with the ability to balance precision and speed in a fast-paced environment • Self-starter who can manage competing priorities and drive projects independently • Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal skills Preferred Skills • SaaS or subscription-based business model experience • Project-based finance support for engineering or product teams • International/multi-entity company experience • Familiarity with SQL, or data visualization tools (PowerBI) • M&A or integration experience What you’ll get in return: Here are just a few of the great reasons you should join our team! • Work with a global team! We have colleagues and customers across North America and overseas. • Veriforce is a great place to work! Our leaders and teams cite culture as one of the top reasons this is a great place to • Veriforce provides • 100% paid employee medical and dental insurance • Monthly contributions to Health Savings Accounts • A 401(k) match that is immediately fully vested • Outstanding time off benefits • Paid time off for volunteer activities • Remote work All job offers will be contingent on successful completion of a drug screen and background check. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job