Handshake
Finance Manager
San Francisco, CA · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 28 days ago
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About the role
- This is a high-visibility role partnering directly with executives to shape investment decisions, improve forecast accuracy, and drive financial rigor across the business.
- Your work will directly influence how we allocate capital, manage margins, and plan for long-term growth.
- As Finance Manager, reporting to the Senior Director, Finance, you will serve as a strategic finance partner to our R&D and COGS leaders, ensuring our financial models, forecasts, and reporting infrastructure scale with Handshake's rapid growth across Careers and Handshake AI.
Responsibilities
- Own Finance business partnering for R&D and COGS to deliver accurate forecasts and actionable insights that inform executive decision-making
- Lead COGS forecasting and classification (above-the-line vs. below-the-line, production vs. non-production) to ensure accurate gross margin and P&L representation
- Design a traceable cost allocation methodology between Careers and Handshake AI to drive transparent margin reporting and scalable financial controls
- Partner with BizOps, Accounting to improve internal processes and ensure sound investment decisions
- Track record of improving forecast accuracy and building scalable financial processes
- Excitement about building financial infrastructure in a fast-scaling, AI-driven company
Requirements
- Experience with Salesforce, NetSuite, Adaptive, or similar systems
Compensation
- 💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
Benefits
- Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported-and thrive at work and in life.
- The below benefits are for full-time US employees.
- 🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company
- 💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
- 🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching
- 💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend
- 📚 Growth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development
- 🏝 Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days
- Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers http://joinhandshake.com/careers.
- Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world's top educational institutions
- Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue
- 💻 Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office
Company info
- Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know.
- Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions.
- In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history.
- We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data.
- We've grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month.
- Team outings & referral bonuses
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