FP&A Center of Excellence Analyst

Company: Facebook
Location: Austin
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

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Finance and Business Planning is a highly mission driven organization - our mission is to enable Facebook 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 Facebook Inc. and act as stewards of company resources. You will be responsible for most of the daily FP&A operations and provide direct support to all finance managers for a total team success. You need to have basic knowledge in finance and accounting operations. You need to be able to work collaboratively with all Finance and Business Planning (FBP) teams. You will be at the fore front of managing the day-to-day operations to help Finance scale to support the growing business for all of Facebook. You will play a critical role in closing the books, and in headcount and OPEX management for FB businesses. You will gain invaluable experience in a position which offers significant opportunity to build and scale FP&A processes and learn operational discipline.

FP&A Center of Excellence Analyst Responsibilities

• Join the team that supports Biz and Corp Planning, Core Products & Business Finance, New Platform & Infra Finance pillars in FBP on core financial operations. Responsible for the day-to-day operations to help Finance to scale

Own the monthly/quarterly close process. Submit accruals and reclass journal entries, perform actuals reconciliation with budget, own the variance analysis and review P&L daily during close periods to ensure financial data accuracy

Conduct headcount, operating expense, and capital expenditure reporting. Align Org Tool and Hyperion system with headcount budget. Meet all internal financial reporting requirements

Act as the primary finance reviewer for all PO. Need to work closely with Procurement to ensure smooth procure-to-pay processes

Assist or own quarterly forecast cycles and annual budget planning. Set up templates and be responsible for Hyperion data loads

Hold regular conference calls with FBP managers to understand work intake and to review work output

Collaborate with cross-functional teams - including Accounting, Enterprise Engineering, Source-to-Pay, and HR

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent field

2+ years accounting or financial experience

Experience learning new systems/tools and proactively look for opportunities to create operational efficiencies with existing processes

Detail oriented and experience working closely with both GL and Fixed Asset Accounting to ensure controls during close

Experience working and problem solving independently, organizing workload and priorities, and completing tasks on time

Experience with building financial models in Excel to automate reporting

Experience with Excel and Financial Tools/Systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building working relationships with FP&A leadership/managers

Experience in Oracle Financials and Hyperion Planning

Proficient in SQL

CPA or MBA

Locations

About the Facebook company

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

Facebook is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or who are neurodivergent, and to candidates with sincerely held religious beliefs or requiring pregnancy related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com.

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