Senior Financial Analyst, Headcount Planning

Crusoe’s Finance team is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to own headcount and operating expense (OpEx) finance across the company. This role is the single source of truth for how many people we have, how many we’re planning to hire, and what we’re spending outside of capital projects — and is responsible for the planning, budgeting, forecasting, and actuals reporting that keeps leadership and the business aligned on both. You’ll partner with People, Recruiting, and department leaders on headcount planning, own the OpEx budget process end-to-end, and make sure monthly actuals tell an accurate, timely story against plan.

This is a highly visible role for someone who wants to bring structure and rigor to how a scaling company manages its people and operating costs. This is a full-time, exempt position.

What You'll Be Working On:

Headcount Planning & Tracking — Own the headcount plan and forecast across the company, partnering with People and department leaders to track open reqs, hiring pace, and attrition against plan.

OpEx Budgeting & Forecasting — Lead the annual budgeting and in-year OpEx forecasting process across departments, working with budget owners to build defensible, well-documented plans.

Actuals Reporting & Variance Analysis — Own monthly and quarterly actuals reporting for headcount and OpEx, identifying variances to plan and partnering with budget owners on root cause and corrective action.

Forecast Management — Maintain rolling headcount and OpEx forecasts, updating for approved changes, hiring plan shifts, and in-year business decisions.

Business Partnering — Serve as the go-to finance contact for department leaders on headcount and OpEx questions, helping them understand their budgets and make informed trade-offs. Partner with HR on new or changing benefit ideas to improve employee experience, and with Marketing and other leaders on OpEx budgets/plans and associated ROI.

Process & Systems Improvement — Improve the tools and processes used to plan, track, and report on headcount and OpEx, reducing manual reconciliation and increasing self-serve visibility for stakeholders.

Executive & Board Reporting — Prepare clear, accurate headcount and OpEx reporting packages for executive leadership and the board.

What You'll Bring to the Team:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required.

3+ years of progressive finance experience, including meaningful ownership of headcount and/or OpEx planning and reporting.

Strong financial modeling skills, with advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and experience with planning tools (e.g., Anaplan, Adaptive, Workday, or similar).

Demonstrated ability to partner with People/Recruiting teams and translate hiring plans into financial impact.

Track record of owning a budgeting and actuals reporting process end-to-end, including variance analysis and stakeholder communication.

Excellent attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership over data accuracy — headcount and OpEx numbers get scrutinized by leadership every month.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain budget and variance drivers clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

Bonus Points

MBA.