Corporate FP&A Manager
Snorkel AI
CA$125,000 - CA$180,000 / year
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Description
About Snorkel
Snorkel AI is the frontier AI data lab, helping teams build the data and environments behind high-performing frontier and agentic AI. We combine technology with research-driven AI data development to create datasets, benchmarks, evals, and custom solutions for real-world AI systems. Founded out of the Stanford AI Lab in 2019, Snorkel works with leading AI labs and enterprises to move from better data to better outcomes.
Excited to help us redefine how AI is built? Apply to be the newest Snorkeler!
The Role
The Corporate FP&A Manager will own headcount and operating expense planning across Snorkel and serve as the finance partner to department leaders. You will turn hiring and spending plans into reliable forecasts, help teams make investment decisions and build better cost visibility. You will also manage Ramp and procurement workflows and implement planning tools as the business grows.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead annual department budgets and rolling forecasts for headcount and non-headcount expenses, aligning spending with company growth and profitability targets.
- Own the headcount and personnel cost model with People and Recruiting, reflecting hiring plans, attrition, compensation and benefits.
- Partner with department leaders on hiring and investment decisions, identifying cost savings and evaluating tradeoffs in growth, capacity and profitability.
- Partner with Accounting on month-end close, including expense accruals, and lead headcount and OpEx variance analysis against budget and forecast.
- Own SaaS and vendor spend tracking, the purchase order system and procurement approvals, working with Legal, IT and Accounting on purchases and renewals.
- Own and manage Ramp, including spend programs, company cards, approval workflows and expense policies, in partnership with Accounting.
- Implement and administer planning tools such as Pigment or Anaplan and improve data integrations, reporting and planning processes.
- Partner with the Senior FP&A Manager to prepare consolidated financial reporting, with clear commentary on spending trends and outlook for executive reviews and board materials.
About You
- 5+ years of FP&A or business finance experience, including direct ownership of headcount and operating expense planning in a growing technology company.
- Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills and experience building models that connect hiring, vendor commitments and operating drivers to financial forecasts.
- Hands-on experience managing Ramp, including spend approvals, expense controls and reporting.
- Experience implementing and administering planning systems such as Pigment, Anaplan or similar platforms, including financial model design and data integrations.
- Strong understanding of expense accruals, cost allocation and financial statements, with a record of partnering effectively with Accounting.
- Ability to build relationships with department leaders, explain financial tradeoffs clearly and turn analysis into recommendations.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to establish practical processes, improve data quality and follow through across multiple workstreams.
Experience with SaaS or AI businesses, IT, cloud or inference costs, and contractor or services delivery economics is a plus.
Why This Role
This role is an opportunity to build the cost planning and spend management foundation of a growing AI company. You will help leaders make better hiring and investment decisions and translate operational improvements into stronger financial performance.
Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.
Be Your Best at Snorkel
Joining Snorkel AI means becoming part of a company that has market proven solutions, robust funding, and is scaling rapidly—offering a unique combination of stability and the excitement of high growth. As a member of our team, you’ll have meaningful opportunities to shape priorities and initiatives, influence key strategic decisions, and directly impact our ongoing success. Whether you’re looking to deepen your technical expertise, explore leadership opportunities, or learn new skills across multiple functions, you’re fully supported in building your career in an environment designed for growth, learning, and shared success.
Snorkel AI is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Snorkel AI embraces diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Snorkel AI prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, performance, merit, and business need.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Benefits
- Partner with department leaders on hiring and investment decisions, identifying cost savings and evaluating tradeoffs in growth, capacity and profitability.
- Partner with Accounting on month-end close, including expense accruals, and lead headcount and OpEx variance analysis against budget and forecast.
- Own SaaS and vendor spend tracking, the purchase order system and procurement approvals, working with Legal, IT and Accounting on purchases and renewals.
- Own and manage Ramp, including spend programs, company cards, approval workflows and expense policies, in partnership with Accounting.
- Implement and administer planning tools such as Pigment or Anaplan and improve data integrations, reporting and planning processes.
- Partner with the Senior FP&A Manager to prepare consolidated financial reporting, with clear commentary on spending trends and outlook for executive reviews and board materials.
- 5+ years of FP&A or business finance experience, including direct ownership of headcount and operating expense planning in a growing technology company.
- Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills and experience building models that connect hiring, vendor commitments and operating drivers to financial forecasts.
- Hands-on experience managing Ramp, including spend approvals, expense controls and reporting.
- Experience implementing and administering planning systems such as Pigment, Anaplan or similar platforms, including financial model design and data integrations.
- Strong understanding of expense accruals, cost allocation and financial statements, with a record of partnering effectively with Accounting.
- Ability to build relationships with department leaders, explain financial tradeoffs clearly and turn analysis into recommendations.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to establish practical processes, improve data quality and follow through across multiple workstreams.
About this role
Snorkel AI is looking for a Corporate FP&A Manager to build and own the financial planning infrastructure for a rapidly scaling AI company. You'll lead headcount and operating expense forecasting across the organization, partner directly with department leaders on hiring and investment decisions, and translate spending plans into reliable financial models. This role sits at the intersection of operational planning and financial rigor—you'll manage everything from annual budgets and rolling forecasts to vendor spend tracking, Ramp administration, and the implementation of planning tools like Pigment or Anaplan.
The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of FP&A or business finance experience in a growing tech company, with hands-on expertise in headcount planning, expense modeling, and Ramp management. You'll need advanced spreadsheet skills, a strong grasp of financial statements and accruals, and the ability to work closely with both department leaders and the Accounting team. Experience with SaaS, AI infrastructure costs, or contractor economics is valued. This is a contract position based in San Francisco (hybrid) with a salary range of $125,000–$180,000.
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