Finance Manager

Join Handshake, a fast-growing AI-driven company, as a Finance Manager. In this high-visibility role, you will partner directly with executives to shape investment decisions, improve forecast accuracy, and drive financial rigor across the business. You will own finance business partnering for R&D and COGS, lead COGS forecasting and classification, design a traceable cost allocation methodology, and partner with BizOps and Accounting to improve internal processes. Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, fertility and family forming support, mental health resources, 401k match, equity grants, and flexible time off.

• Serve as a strategic finance partner to R&D and COGS leaders, ensuring financial models, forecasts, and reporting infrastructure scale with the company's growth.
• Lead COGS forecasting and classification to ensure accurate gross margin and P&L representation, and design a traceable cost allocation methodology between Careers and Handshake AI.
• Partner with BizOps and Accounting to improve internal processes and ensure sound investment decisions, while directly influencing capital allocation and long-term growth planning.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex models into clear business insights
• 4+ years of FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, or related experience in a SaaS environment
• Direct experience owning or forecasting COGS and R&D spend
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure costs (e.g. GCP/AWS) and AI-driven cost structures
• Deep understanding of SaaS KPIs, gross margin dynamics, and GAAP accounting principles
• Advanced 3-statement and subscription modeling expertise in Excel
• Comfortable partnering directly with business leaders and translating complex data into clear recommendations
• Track record of improving forecast accuracy and building scalable financial processes
• Excitement about building financial infrastructure in a fast-scaling, AI-driven company
• Strong Excel modeling skills, including financial statement and variance analysis
• Experience with Salesforce, NetSuite, Adaptive, or similar systems
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure costs (e.g., GCP/AWS) or AI-driven cost structures