Finance Manager, Headcount Strategy

Meta; Austin, Menlo Park (TX, CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Headcount Strategy professional to join the FP&A team in Austin, TX. You will own the headcount plan and budget, forecast needs, and explain variances to Finance leadership based on detailed analytics.

You will build dynamic models in Excel/Sheets, work with large datasets, and collaborate with HR systems and cross-functional partners to drive strategic staffing decisions and AI-enabled workflow improvements.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of finance or FP&A experience.
• Experience with headcount/workforce planning and budgeting.
• Advanced financial modeling and data analysis skills.
• Excel/Google Sheets modeling experience.
• Experience with large datasets and data reconciliation.
• Knowledge of accounting concepts.
• Ability to synthesize data into concise narratives.
• Detail-oriented with ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Experience with compensation modeling.
• Experience with HR data systems (Workday/ADP).
• Experience with SQL or similar data querying.
• Experience with Oracle EPM.
• MBA or graduate degree.
• Experience implementing responsible AI practices.

Responsibilities

• Own core pieces of headcount plan and headcount budget.
• Develop dynamic models and dashboards for planning.
• Track hiring against budget and explain variances.
• Provide analytics and insights for strategic initiatives.
• Support long-range planning and rolling forecasts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners.
• Lead multiple workstreams end-to-end.

Skills

Finance / FP&A

Headcount planning

Data analysis

Financial modeling

Excel / Google Sheets

Large datasets

Accounting concepts

Narrative storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Compensation modeling

HR data systems (Workday/ADP)

SQL

Oracle EPM

AI tooling in workflows

Ambiguity navigation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting/Business/Economics

MBA or graduate degree

Tools

Workday

ADP

Oracle EPM

SQL tooling

Job description

The FP&A team manages Meta's entire budget of revenue and expenses, overseeing our investments in headcount, operating expenses, and capital investments. We focus on using our view into the numbers to recognize trends and opportunities that are developing within Meta and within related industries. Meta is seeking to fill a position on the Headcount Strategy team, responsible for planning, budgeting, and managing the Company's headcount as part of financial planning and analysis. This role will report to the Headcount Strategy lead. In this role, you will own core pieces of the Company's headcount plan and headcount budget from setting and allocating headcount targets, to tracking hiring against budget, to explaining variances and their dollar impact to Finance leadership. You will drive high-profile strategic and operational initiatives, deliver business analytics and insights, and support short and long term decisions regarding workforce planning. You will own a core part of annual budgeting, long range planning, forecasting, and related data analysis, including the evolution of our financial & business planning processes to support a transition to dollar-based budgeting. You will also support ad hoc projects with opportunities for broad cross-functional interactions.

• 4+ years of finance or financial planning and analysis experience
• Experience with headcount, workforce, or capacity planning and the budgeting behind it
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and data analysis tools
• Experience building dynamic models in Excel / Google Sheets
• Experience working with large datasets, including querying, reconciling, and validating data from multiple systems
• Experience in accounting concepts and financial planning
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity
• Experience synthesizing complex data into concise narratives and presenting insights to cross-functional partners
• Detail-oriented, with experience shifting priorities quickly against tight deadlines
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a relevant field
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Familiarity with HR/headcount and payroll data systems (Workday, ADP)
• Experience with compensation or stock-based compensation modeling
• Experience building data visualizations and dashboards to support financial reporting and decision-making
• SQL or similar data querying experience, including working directly with large datasets
• Experience with Oracle EPM or similar financial planning systems
• Experience supporting headcount or workforce planning at a large, complex company
• MBA or graduate degree in a relevant field
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience managing multiple workstreams end-to-end