Financial Analyst, R&D

Job Title: Financial Analyst Location: United State, REMOTE Clari + Salesloft are building the next era of enterprise revenue — one where teams make confident decisions powered by AI and real signals. By combining our scale, insights, and AI innovation, we’re building the industry’s first Predictive Revenue System, enabling humans and AI to work together to make smarter decisions and drive consistent growth. With thousands of customers using our platforms every day, we have an unmatched view into how revenue is actually won — the Revenue Context that reveals what happens, when, and with what outcome. This gives us a unique opportunity to transform an entire category and set a new benchmark for how modern revenue teams operate. Join us to help transform how companies around the world run revenue — and build the platform that will guide leading revenue teams into the future. At Clari + Salesloft, our Financial Analyst will be pivotal to our company’s success. You will be a key member of our fast-growing and high-performing Finance team and will be a critical partner in scaling the company by building key business relationships across the organization. We believe that the most successful SaaS businesses rely on agile, data-driven finance partners who look beyond budget variances to ensure our R&D investments directly fuel platform innovation and growth. On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for serving as the dedicated finance partner to our Research & Development (Product & Engineering) organization alongside our FP&A leadership. Specifically, you will: Lead R&D Financial Partnering: Serve as the dedicated finance partner to Product & Engineering leadership, evaluating unit-level economics, engineering headcount, and investment KPIs that drive our product roadmap. Drive Executive Reporting: Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting—analyzing financial results, tracking key trends, and communicating business risks and insights to senior leadership. Leverage Modern Tech & AI: Utilize Pigment as our core FP&A planning platform and Claude AI to accelerate data analysis, reporting, and scenario modeling to automate finance workflows. Execute Business Case & Strategic Modeling: Perform ad-hoc business case evaluations and scenario analyses to guide strategic technology initiatives and investment decisions. Support Financial Operations: Partner with Accounting during the month-end close process to complete variance analysis and assist with R&D financial reporting. In addition to working with amazing colleagues who exemplify our ‘team over self’ core value, you will also have the opportunity to work directly across different management levels to solve complex financial challenges and shape how we scale a world-class revenue platform. You will have an opportunity to make a difference. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR: We are seeking a self-motivated, tech-savvy, and highly analytical problem solver who is passionate about making an impact. You are an independent thinker with an eye for process improvement, comfortable navigating fast-paced environments, and eager to leverage cutting-edge tools to optimize financial strategy for software engineering teams. If you’re looking for an opportunity to learn more, do more, and become more, then becoming a Financial Analyst is the career path for you! THE TEAM: Our Clari + Salesloft Finance team is comprised of seasoned and up-and-coming finance and analytics professionals. The Finance team consists of results-oriented SaaS professionals with a strong analytical mindset and a passion for strategic problem solving. The team members share a few common traits: they are collaborative, highly curious, detail-oriented, and focused on helping the company scale cleanly. THE SKILL SET: 2 to 3 years of experience in FP&A, Sales Operations, or quantitative financial analysis roles within a high-growth tech or B2B SaaS environment. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets for financia…