Finance Associate, Cross-XF Finance - Meta

Summary:

Finance and Business Planning is a highly mission driven organization - our mission is to enable Meta to plan, prioritize, and execute as effectively as possible. We take a uniquely long-term view towards business problems. It is critical that we operate with an independent and objective perspective, and are comfortable representing our point of view to our partners and executive stakeholders. We serve as financial advisers to our business partners and own shared business goals and results where appropriate. We strive to balance our responsibility to support business partners with our responsibility to serve the long-term mission and sustainability of Meta Inc. and act as stewards of company resources. This role requires strategic thinking, building connections and influencing stakeholders through effective communication, an analytical mindset, and a bias towards action.This person will work closely with Finance Managers, Corporate FP&A, and key cross-functional partners to bring more scale, efficiency, innovation, and discipline to the Sales Finance team. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, critical thinker who understands different perspectives and translates data-driven insights into thoughtful solutions. Equally important will be the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels and know how to balance getting the details right while still moving fast.

Required Skills:

Finance Associate, Cross-XF Finance Responsibilities:

1. Develop a detailed understanding of the Sales orgs and drivers of their HC and Expense growth

2. Operate with a deep understanding of core FP&A planning principles, processes, and deliverables such as

3. budgeting, forecasting, annual planning, accruals and close, variance analysis, approvals, and reporting

4. Drive quarterly financial consolidations (reporting), close and forecast processes end to end. Proactively surface timelines, progress, risks and opportunities to the Sales Finance team.

5. Develop a clear and concise narrative during financial deliverables, stay up to date on Sales roadmaps, business updates and key financial information on an ongoing basis

6. Maintain monthly updates to the Sales budget files across all expense types (OpEx, Ad Credits, Payroll)

7. Support coordination with Corporate finance, HC Strategy, Mission Control, Accounting, HR, Recruiting on matters relating to HC and Expense budgets

8. Identify and drive initiatives to continuously improve, automate, and scale forecasting, reporting, and other financial processes for the Sales Finance Org

9. Ability to work independently with limited guidance, across multiple time zones (PST, EST, GMT, IST, AEST) with both Finance and key cross functional business partners

10. Support Ad-Hoc cross-Sales analytics and reporting

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

11. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business or related

12. 4+ years of experience in Financial or Analytics related roles

13. Experience building data-driven analyses and synthesizing in a cohesive, impactful narrative

14. Adept at building relationships with people across all levels and many functions

15. Experience with Financial systems (e.g. Essbase, SAP), dashboard reporting tools (i.e. Tableau) and SQL

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

16. Experience managing multiple workstreams end to end along with experience working across multiple business units

Public Compensation:

$92,000/year to $135,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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