Twilio
Technology
SeniorFinancialAnalyst,R&DFinance
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“Senior Financial Analyst, R&D Finance at Twilio. Skills: Cloud infrastructure costs, Financial forecasting, Cost-containment optimization. Partner with R&D leadership. Lead cross-functional conversations”
Industry & Context.
Analytical; Problem-solving; Deep-dive
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years finance experience, Detail-oriented mindset, Analytical problem-solving, Deep-dive capabilities, Excel/Google Sheets expertise, Multi-variable models, Driver-based models, Unit economics analysis, Cloud infrastructure spend analysis, Operate independently
What You'll Do.
Partner with R&D leadership
Lead cross-functional conversations
Determine infrastructure cost drivers
Partner across Accounting
Ensure accurate COGS/OpEx accounting
Drive upstream process automation
Lead monthly forecasting
Lead quarterly forecasting
Manage complex cloud billings
Conduct deep-dive variance analyses
Link financial outcomes to usage changes
Translate technical adjustments to financial impacts
Identify engineering cost-containment opportunities
Design cloud cost-efficiency strategies
Track cloud cost-efficiency strategies
Lead strategic projects
Drive ROI opportunities
Drive cost reductions
Build flexible financial models
Support scenario planning
Support product expansions
Support data-driven investment trade-offs
Track vendor spend patterns
Analyze cloud capacity utilization
Analyze budget consumption
Communicate financial analyses
Communicate technical cloud cost structures
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
R&D, Product, Engineering leadership; Accounting, Engineering, FP&A, FinOps; Product managers; Engineering stakeholders
Communication Scope
Actionable communication
Full Job Description
Who we are At Twilio, we’re shaping the future of communications, all from the comfort of our homes. We deliver innovative solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empower millions of developers worldwide to craft personalized customer experiences. Our dedication to remote-first work, and strong culture of connection and global inclusion means that no matter your location, you’re part of a vibrant team with diverse experiences making a global impact each day. As we continue to revolutionize how the world interacts, we’re acquiring new skills and experiences that make work feel truly rewarding. Your career at Twilio is in your hands. We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help make our hiring process efficient. That said, every hiring decision is made by real Twilions! . See yourself at Twilio Join the team as Twilio’s next Senior Financial Analyst, R& D. About the job Twilio is seeking a motivated, curious, and collaborative Senior Financial Analyst to join our R&D Finance team. As Twilio enters the "Unified Platform" era—consolidating SendGrid, Voice, and Messaging into a single unified SDK and Console—and accelerates the rollout of advanced platform features like Agent Connect and Conversation Relay, our R&D Finance organization is evolving its structure to move from tactical execution to elevated strategic partnership. In this high-impact role, you will serve as the primary autonomous finance partner for our R&D engineering and product teams. The scope of this role is focused exclusively on Cloud infrastructure costs (AWS and hosting spend), which are becoming increasingly complex as Twilio builds in a platform context, with our global hosting infrastructure spend approaching ~$470M annually. This position requires an independent thinker who understands the underlying platform architecture and can translate technical platform adjustments into dynamic financial forecasting while navigating unpredictable, non-linear cloud billing layouts. Responsibiliti
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