Remote Senior Principal SFA

Summary

Join the Marketing Strategic Finance & Analytics team at Airbnb as a Senior Financial Analyst to lead financial consolidation and reporting processes for the Marketing and Communications budget. You will collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to drive budget strategy, conduct analytics, and present financial analysis to executive leadership.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in finance, business, and analytics, including financial planning, management consulting, or investment banking
• 5+ years of experience leading teams, with a proven ability to manage large-scale budgets (>$500M), preferably in marketing and communications
• Strong technical financial analysis and modeling skills, with experience in financial forecasting systems
• Expertise in managing creative and non-working media budgets, with a bonus for accounting experience
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills, capable of driving complex processes and delivering impactful recommendations
• Strong communication skills, with experience presenting financial insights to executive audiences

Responsibilities

• Lead financial consolidation and reporting processes for the Marketing and Communications budget
• Partner with senior leadership in Communications and Marketing to drive budget strategy, including spend allocation and ROI analysis for campaigns
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on creative, production, and design budget strategies to ensure spend efficiency
• Conduct deep-dive analytics on business trends, developing insights to inform strategy and decision-making
• Facilitate budget planning sessions, and continuously improve processes for purchase orders, budget requests, and approvals
• Present financial analysis and recommendations to executive leadership, ensuring alignment with broader company objectives

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits
• Employee Travel Credits