Finance Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis

Finance Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis

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Sunnyvale, CA • Menlo Park, CA

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The FP&A team manages Meta's entire budget of revenue and expenses, overseeing our investments in headcount, operating expenses, and capital investments etc. We focus on using our unique view into 'the numbers' to see trends and opportunities that are developing within Meta and within related industries. Successful candidates for this team have a bias toward action, have exceptional partnership and communication skills, and know how to balance getting the details right while still moving fast. In this role, you will be part of a team responsible for budgeting, tracking, reporting and analysis of investments in capital expenditures, operating expenses, product development and headcount for Meta's Network-Infrastructure or Reality Labs organization. You will gain invaluable experience in a position that offers significant responsibility and interaction with leaders across multiple functional teams and business partners, as well as considerable opportunity to have a large impact within a growing Finance organization. Our ideal candidate is a self-starter and well-rounded top performer who can be a key contributor in a high-energy growth environment. You will be part of Meta's Financial Planning & Analysis function responsible for core Finance deliverables. In this team, we are executing on systems / processes / partnership models that will drive efficiency, automation, standardization, and speed all while maintaining the depth and value of the actionable insights we provide to support Meta's rapid and scaling investments in AI, AR/VR Devices and the Metaverse. Meta's Infrastructure and Reality Labs organization have an exciting roadmap ahead to bring new products & experiences to consumers at the cutting edge of AR / VR and Artificial Intelligence. It is an exciting time to join Meta's Finance team and the role will have tremendous influence in shaping up the future trajectory of the business.

Finance Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis Responsibilities

• Create strong, deep, sustainable, trusting partnerships across multiple stakeholders with a focus on the full ownership across financial portfolio including end-to-end P&L (Revenue / OpEx/ Depreciation / Payroll) and CapEx, of several billion dollars


• Manage all FP&A activities for the business including budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning


• Provide insights to business partners through standardized reporting & dashboards, variance analysis, scenario based modeling and portfolio planning


• Develop tools to automate and streamline reporting, and create financial KPIs/metrics that help business partners and finance leaders make smart fiduciary decisions


• Own ad hoc strategic and operational projects as required, and drive process and system improvements by partnering with cross functional owners


• Develop and enforce best practices and policies to manage the company's Infrastructure or Reality Labs investment portfolio


• Understand, impact, and influence business investment decisions through detailed financial analysis

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field


• 3+ years of experience in finance, business operations, or strategy consulting


• Experience in applicable accounting concepts and financial planning


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


• Experience with developing forecasts, tracking actuals and variance, and drafting easily understandable narratives around financial data


• Experience with PowerPoint, Excel, Google Docs/Sheets

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing financial close/forecasting/budgeting processes


• Experience establishing relationships with business partners and other cross functional stakeholders


• Experience with Hyperion Essbase, Oracle Financials, Tableau, SQL


• Experience supporting research/hardware engineering teams and managing diverse product portfolios


• Understanding of technical infrastructure or manufacturing industry concepts (e.g. servers, DCs, fiber networks, factory operations)


• Excels in navigating through ambiguity and unstructured problems

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About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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

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

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.