Sr. Manager/Director FP&A

Role Overview

Senior FP&A lead in California with a tightly scoped operational mandate: own FP&A for the US R&D lab, lead revenue management for the Hyperscaler customer segment, and act as US country controller for the US-listed entity.

Key Responsibilities

• Own US R&D lab budgeting, forecasting, project-level cost tracking, and capex planning

• Lead revenue management for Hyperscaler customers — pricing, contract economics, deal review, revenue recognition, customer profitability

• Act as US country controller — own US entity close, statutory reporting, tax filings, audit support, and internal controls

• Partner with US sales leadership on revenue forecasting, commission planning, and deal economics for Hyperscaler accounts

• Support board reporting and investor relations content tied to US operations and the Hyperscaler segment

• Drive long-range planning for US R&D investment and Hyperscaler revenue strategy

• Drive automation across US FP&A and controllership processes

Required Qualifications (all mandatory)

• CPA / CFA / MBA

• 10-15 years of FP&A or strategic finance experience

• Tech industry FP&A / strategic finance experience OR engineering degree combined with an MBA

• Ability to operate in a startup, unstructured, ambiguous environment

• Strong operational FP&A experience — manufacturing, supply chain, or hardware cost analysis

• Proven business partnering with operations and commercial leaders

• Advanced financial modeling; comfort with large datasets

Preferred Qualifications

• Technology / hardware / semiconductor / FMCG industry experience

• Manufacturing cost accounting exposure

• Track record of building and developing finance teams and processes from scratch.

• US MNC experience — controller or senior finance leader inside a US-headquartered multinational

This senior finance role combines FP&A for a U.S. R&D lab, revenue management for hyperscaler customers, and country-level controllership for the U.S. entity. The work spans planning and deal economics through close, compliance, reporting, and process automation, with close partnership across operations and commercial leadership.

Role at a glance

Skills mentioned

What you will likely work on

• Set budgets, forecasts, project cost tracking, and capital plans for the U.S. R&D lab.
• Guide hyperscaler pricing, contract economics, deal reviews, revenue recognition, and customer profitability.
• Manage U.S. entity close, statutory reporting, tax filings, audit support, and internal controls.
• Partner with U.S. sales leaders on revenue forecasts, commission plans, and hyperscaler deal economics.
• Prepare board reporting and investor-relations content related to U.S. operations and hyperscaler business.
• Shape long-range plans for U.S. R&D investment and hyperscaler revenue strategy.
• Automate FP&A and controllership workflows.
• Build finance processes and develop a finance team from scratch, where relevant to the role.

Good fit signals

• Brings 10–15 years in FP&A or strategic finance, including technology-sector finance experience or the stated engineering-degree-plus-MBA alternative.
• Has substantial operational FP&A experience, especially with manufacturing, supply chain, or hardware costs.
• Can model complex financial scenarios and work comfortably with large datasets.
• Has partnered effectively with operations and commercial leaders in an ambiguous startup environment.
• Experience in technology, hardware, semiconductor, or FMCG is preferred; building finance teams and processes from scratch is also advantageous.