Finance Analyst, Strategic Finance & Analytics, EMEA

Contractor Jobs at Airbnb; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent online marketplace is seeking a Finance Analyst to support strategic finance and analytics efforts in London. The role involves analyzing complex business problems, driving strategic initiatives, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders. Candidates should have 1-3 years of experience in analytics or finance, strong data analysis skills, and familiarity with tools like SQL and Tableau. This position is hybrid and requires several days in the office each week.

Benefits

Employee Travel Credits

Bonus eligibility

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of professional experience in analytics or finance.
• Strong organizational skills and able to execute projects with limited guidance.
• Experience forming strong working relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex business problems using data insights.
• Drive strategic initiatives and generate actionable insights.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders and achieve project milestones.

Skills

Data analysis

Financial planning

Analytical skills

SQL

Excel

Tools

Tableau

Google Sheets

Job description

Airbnb is a mission-driven company dedicated to helping create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. It takes a unified team committed to our core values to achieve this goal.

This 12 month temporary assignment will be working at Airbnb, and will involve working at an Airbnb site in London, you will however be contracted through a third party.

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in more than 100, 000 cities and towns located in 220+ countries and regions across the globe.

Airbnb was born with a creative spirit, and it's one of the most defining parts of our culture. We use our curiosity and imagination to come up with unconventional solutions. These are the ideas at the core of Airbnb:

• Our community is based on connection and belonging.
• Our creativity allows us to imagine new possibilities for people.
• Our responsibility is to all of our stakeholders.
• It takes a unified team committed to our core values to embody these ideas, and our fast-moving team is committed to leading as a 21st century company.

Airbnb is seeking a Finance Analyst, Strategic Finance & Analytics, EMEA to join the Strategic Finance & Analytics (SFA) team in EMEA. Our SFA team provides strategic planning, budgeting, reporting, and analytical decision-making support to cross-functional and business teams across Airbnb.

The difference you will make:

• Analyze complex business problems and issues using data to provide insight to decision-makers
• Identify and interpret trends and patterns based on business data and market knowledge
• Construct and present forecasts, recommendations, and strategic/tactical plans to stakeholders and leaders
• Create specifications for reports and analysis based on business needs and required or available data elements

You can expect to:

• Drive strategic initiatives by supporting business monitoring, generating actionable insights, and contributing to decision-making through analysis.
• Own and complete a capstone project from beginning to end
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders from different teams and functions to provide project updates and achieve project milestones
• Participate in and contribute to the Finance team and broader Airbnb community
• Deep dive on a broad range of topics, from short-term tactical activities to more challenging complex issues, working and manipulating large data sets to come up with a set of hypothesis, options and recommendations

Your expertise:

• 1-3 years of professional experience in data science, analytics, financial planning and analysis, corporate development, consulting, private equity, investment banking, or business operations
• Strong organizational skills and process-oriented with the ability to define and execute projects with limited guidance and unclear scope
• Experience forming strong working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders within and outside of finance
• Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively through both written and verbal formats
• Strong analytical skills and ability to analyze complex data to distill insights and provide data-driven business recommendations
• Experience with the following skills and tools: SQL, mathematical modeling, data analysis and visualization, Tableau and/or Superset
• Skilled user of Excel/Google Sheets
• Ability to work proactively and results-driven: always trying to learn that extra detail that can help make the most accurate decisions
• Experience with an internet marketplace business or within the travel industry is a plus

Your location:

This position is hybrid based from our London office and requires in-person office presence several days a week. We are unable to provide relocation. Work authorization for employment in the United Kingdom is required.

How We'll Take Care of You:

The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range shown below is annualized, is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

United Kingdom Pay Range: £25,000-£25,000 GBP

Airbnb is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of our users.