FP&A Manager
ABOUT HANDSHAKE
Handshake is the career network for the AI economy. 20 million knowledge workers, 1,600 educational institutions, 1 million employers (including 100% of the Fortune 50), and every foundational AI lab trust Handshake to power career discovery, hiring, and upskilling, from freelance AI training gigs to first internships to full-time careers and beyond. This unique value is leading to unparalleled growth; in 2025, we tripled our ARR at scale.
Why join Handshake now:
- Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel
- Work hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world's top educational institutions
- Join a team with leadership from Scale AI, Meta, xAI, Notion, Coinbase, and Palantir, among others
- Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue
THE ROLE
As FP&A Manager, you will serve as the strategic finance partner to our G&A functions — Legal, People, and Finance — helping leaders make confident, data-driven decisions as Handshake scales. This is a high-impact role with direct exposure to executive stakeholders and the opportunity to build financial infrastructure from the ground up.
- Own headcount and opex forecasting for G&A cost centers to drive budget accountability across Legal, People, and Finance leadership
- Lead monthly variance analysis and business reviews to surface actionable insights that sharpen G&A spend decisions
- Build driver-based operating models that improve forecast accuracy and support annual planning and quarterly reforecasts
- Partner with Accounting on month-end close and roll-forward processes to ensure timely, accurate G&A reporting
YOU HAVE
Must-Haves:
- 4+ years of FP&A, strategic finance, or corporate finance experience, preferably in a SaaS environment
- Strong Excel modeling skills, including headcount, opex, and variance analysis
- Solid understanding of SaaS K...