Finance Manager, R&D

1 day ago

Mountain View, California, United States LinkedIn Full time
Job Title:

Finance Manager, R&D

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Finance Manager to join our R&D team at LinkedIn. As a key member of our finance team, you will be responsible for providing strategic financial guidance and support to our Product organization.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with internal FP&A teams and cross-functional partners to lead and support strategic analyses to address the evolving business dynamics
  • Provide management with insights into drivers of headcount, expenses, and risks and opportunities
  • Manage and perform month-end close and forecasting activities related to headcount and expenses
  • Audit and review of complex financial models to ensure they are both accurate and updated to reflect changing business needs, including their development, improvement, and maintenance
  • Partner closely with leadership, cross-functional leads, and key finance leaders across the company to represent Product
  • Take a leadership role in the coordination of the various planning cycles (annual planning, quarterly/monthly forecasts, weekly outlooks)
  • Maintain a consistent meeting cadence between key leaders and cross-functional business partners
  • Develop and implement tools, systems, and processes to support the successful completion of timely and accurate close-periods and forecasts
  • Manage the variance analysis of expenses and headcount by clearly explaining the business reasons for variances, adjusting the forecast models to reflect changes, and review variance drivers and outlook with business partners
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting, related discipline, or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis within Product, Design, R&D, or related environments
  • 2+ years of analytics experience working directly in an FP&A, Strategic Finance, Business Operations, or related environment
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in accounting concepts, financial planning, and headcount planning
  • Ability to lead with strong executive presence, interpersonal skills, influence capability, and social intelligence
  • Ability to demonstrate thought-leadership, teamwork, anticipate business needs, and manage relationships with senior stakeholders
  • Perform month-end close and forecasting activities related to headcount and expenses
  • Ability to think critically and to question the output of financial models or investment cases and consider options for improvement or provide thoughtful alternatives
  • Proactive, results-oriented, with a can-do attitude and strict attention to detail in meeting critical deadlines
  • Detail-oriented, organized, and demonstrated experience to multi-task and shift priorities quickly under pressure and tight deadlines
  • Experience working at a leading technology company or high-growth company
  • Advanced Excel modeling skills and competency in Word and PowerPoint
  • Strong system skills with preference to Oracle EPM, Hyperion Essbase, or other planning systems
Suggested Skills:
  • Financial Modeling & Analysis
  • Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Forecasting and Planning
  • Process Improvement
Compensation:

The pay range for this role is $109,000 - $178,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

Additional Information:

LinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

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