Sr. Analyst, Engineering FP&A

Overview symplr is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst to provide embedded analytical support for the Technology/R&D organization and help build the financial operating system for engineering investment, workforce planning, capitalization discipline, productivity, and technology cost structure. This Bangalore-based role will partner with the Sr. Director, Engineering FP&A, the U.S.-based Engineering FP&A Manager, Engineering leadership, Product & Professional Services FP&A, Accounting, HR, Procurement, and Corporate FP&A to translate engineering activity, capacity, and cost drivers into accurate models, clear reporting, and useful business insight. The right candidate is hands-on, analytically rigorous, highly curious, and comfortable going deep into workforce data, engineering spend, capitalization inputs, contractor/vendor analytics, cloud/tooling costs, and recurring FP&A deliverables. Duties & Responsibilities Key Responsibilities: ENGINEERING FINANCE ANALYTICS & BUSINESS SUPPORT Support Engineering/R&D FP&A with recurring analysis, reporting, and decision support across workforce, capacity, roadmap investment, technical cost structure, and productivity. Translate engineering priorities, product/platform initiatives, security work, technical debt, AI/platform investments, and maintenance activity into clearly structured analysis and model inputs. Prepare monthly Engineering financial review materials, variance analysis, metrics packages, and supporting schedules for review with Engineering and FP&A leadership. Partner with Product & Professional Services FP&A as needed to support analysis of roadmap affordability, product commitments, implementation implications, and build-versus-buy economics. PLANNING, FORECASTING & MODELING Maintain detailed Engineering/R&D planning and forecast models in alignment with Corporate FP&A templates, calendars, definitions, and submission standards. Build and update workforce models by team, location, product/platform area, initiative, employee/contractor mix, hiring status, and forecast period. Support monthly forecasting, annual planning, variance analysis, and scenario analysis for Engineering/R&D spend, headcount, contractors, vendors, cloud/tooling, and other technology-related costs. Prepare accurate, timely, and well-documented forecast inputs that can be reviewed, consolidated, and explained by Engineering FP&A leadership and Corporate FP&A. CAPITALIZATION, COST STRUCTURE & PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS Support R&D capitalization and OpEx/CapEx analysis by organizing inputs, tracking activity, maintaining supporting schedules, and partnering with Accounting/CAO under FP&A leadership guidance. Analyze cloud, tooling, vendor, contractor, and technology infrastructure spend tied to engineering productivity and cost efficiency. Maintain reporting and analysis around R&D spend as a percentage of revenue, cost by product/platform/initiative, capitalized versus expensed…