Senior Financial Analyst, Strategic Finance (R&D & Reporting)

The role

This role pairs FP&A foundations with forward-looking analysis to help R&D and the company determine where to invest and how to scale. You will drive budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis for R&D and support corporate forecasting and consolidation.

What you will do

• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for R&D
• Support and advise on strategic questions around R&D, hardware and AI evolution
• Build models for unit economics, return on investment, and capital deployment
• Translate software contract terms into financial forecasts
• Lead financial evaluation of new business verticals and create business cases
• Support financial consolidation, corporate forecast, systems, and reporting
• Automate and improve reports and dashboards
• Use AI to improve financial analytics, dashboard reporting and workflows

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in strategic finance, equity research, investment banking, business operations, or a related analytical role
• Ability to evaluate and advise on strategic investments and business cases using ROI, unit economics, and margin or cash flow impact
• Excellent communication skills to synthesize and present insights to technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong command of corporate finance principles including monthly close, budget versus actual analysis, financial modeling, and sensitivity and scenario analysis
• Prior experience working in a high-scaling software or healthcare company
• Ability to navigate complex business decisions through stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
• Familiarity with financial planning and consolidation systems (e.g., Adaptive, Workday)
• Advanced AI proficiency with tools such as Claude, Open AI and Glean
• Financial modeling skills in Excel or Google Sheets
• Organized, detail-oriented, and intellectually curious
• Located in the San Francisco Bay Area

Nice to have

• Experience partnering with R&D, engineering, product, or other functional organizations
• Experience with financial consolidation and corporate forecasting
• Solid accounting knowledge (how the three financial statements connect, the close process, GAAP vs. non-GAAP)
• Hands-on experience administering or building in Adaptive or a similar planning tool
• Experience with Mode Analytics and SQL
• Passion for using AI to improve team efficiency
• High interpersonal intelligence

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Help with gender-affirming care
• Tools for family and fertility planning
• Travel reimbursements if healthcare is not available where you live
• Traditional or Roth 401k retirement plan options with a 2% company match
• Modern life stipends for learning and development
• Discounted company stock through ESPP

About the company

Hinge Health uses technology to scale and automate the delivery of healthcare for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Montreal and Bangalore.