Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, Research and Development

Job overview

The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, Research and Development role is hybrid in Austin, TX, with onsite work expected each Tuesday and Wednesday. The stated salary range is $96,400–$144,600 per year. The role partners with Restaurant365’s Research and Development organization, including Engineering, Product, and DevOps. The manager provides financial analysis and planning that helps R&D leaders evaluate spending, investments, hosting costs, and product economics. By developing forecasts, models, reporting, and recommendations, the role supports informed prioritization and the company’s financial and operational goals.

What you'll do

• Partner with R&D leadership on planning, budgeting, and forecasting
• maintain headcount and operating expense models
• build scenario and sensitivity analyses
• analyze monthly budget-to-actual results and forecast variances
• forecast Azure and AWS hosting costs and support cost optimization
• own the SaaS platform cost-of-goods-sold model and unit economics
• build product investment business cases
• evaluate AI tooling and infrastructure spend
• deliver financial reporting, dashboards, and executive analyses
• use AI tools to support analysis and validate outputs.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

fp&a manager

research and development

austin tx

restaurant365

hybrid

$96,400–$144,600 per year

financial planning

budgeting and forecasting

saas

cloud hosting costs

azure

aws

ai cost analysis

unit economics

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical benefits fully paid for employees
• 401(k) with matching
• equity option grant
• unlimited PTO
• company holidays
• wellness initiatives.

Why this role

Individual-contributor finance partner for Engineering, Product, and DevOps; hybrid arrangement requires onsite work Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

About the employer

Restaurant365 is hiring for this role. Industry: Software Publishers. Sector: 51.