Financial Analyst 4

Adobe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking an experienced finance professional to own spend and budget management for its AMER media teams in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

You will modernize processes, automate reconciliations, and deliver trusted budgeting views that support pacing and forecasting across a 9-figure quarterly scope. The role emphasizes partnership with Media Strategy, GTM, and Analytics to guide investment decisions.

Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.
• 4+ years in FP&A, finance operations, or related analytical role.
• Strong budget management experience: reconciliation, pacing, forecasting.
• Proven business-partnering skills and ability to translate numbers into narrative.

Responsibilities

• Own spend management through better tooling and process.
• Modernize budget management for the AMER media teams.
• Move reconciliation, PO tracking, transfers, and pacing to scalable AI-enabled workflows.
• Maintain a consolidated view of media budgets aligned to Adobe's Finance taxonomy.
• Ensure accuracy for budgets in a 9-figure quarterly range.
• Extend automation and reporting to expand coverage and durable model.

Skills

FP&A

Budget Management

Finance Partnership

Automation

Data Analysis

Education

BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

Power BI

Power Automate

Claude Enterprise/ChatGPT

Excel

Job description

What You'll Do

• Own spend management through better tooling and process
• Own and modernize budget management for the AMER media teams.
• Moving reconciliation, PO tracking, transfers, and pacing from manual effort toward scalable, well-governed, and AI-enabled workflows.
• Maintain a consolidated, trusted view of media budgets, accurate to Adobe's Finance taxonomy, that partners can rely on for pacing and forecasting.
• Ensuring accuracy for budgets in a 9-figure quarterly range.
• Extend GMI's existing automation and reporting stack to expand coverage and maintain a durable operating model.
• Deepen business partnership across the media and performance org
• Build a deep understanding of the business across GMI's organizations and act as a trusted finance partner for key decision makers, informing media investment.
• Expand coverage for new and emerging orgs, transitioning their operations into the GMI framework and standing up scalable, aligned processes.
• Serve as the primary finance interface for Global media orgs: supporting regional budget alignment, deployment, and improving how GMI and global teams work together.
• Build a finance perspective on media performance and investment
• Turn spend and performance data into a clear point of view on efficiency and where investment is and isn't working across media.
• Surface areas of opportunity and risk, and bring a finance lens to planning and investment decisions in partnership with Media Strategy, GTM, Performance Marketing, and Analytics teams.
• Help lead quarterly planning and budgeting motions, synthesizing inputs, managing dependencies, and driving alignment to a recommended allocation.

What You'll Need to Succeed

BA/BS or equivalent experience in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. 4+ years in FP&A, finance operations, or a related analytical role. Positive and team-oriented demeanor Strong command of budget management mechanics (reconciliation, variance, pacing, forecasting) paired with the instinct to streamline and automate rather than repeat manual work. Demonstrated business partnership skills. Ability to build relationships across functions, influence decisions, and translate numbers into a clear narrative and point of view. Fluency or strong interest in AI-assisted workflows and automation to streamline finance operations. Self-starter who connects across teams, takes initiative, and develops new ways of approaching problems. Proficiency working with data and experience building structured, repeatable reporting. Bonus points Hands-on experience with Power BI, Power Automate, and using Claude Enterprise/ChatGPT to build scalable tools. Familiarity with paid media operations and media budget taxonomies, or the ability to ramp quickly on a media-finance domain. Experience supporting international / multi-geo budget operations and reporting.

Compensation

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $102,300 -- $196,450 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills,and experience. In California, the pay range for this position is $135,700 - $196,450 At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP). In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

Expected Pay Range

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $102,300 - $196,450 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills,and experience. In California, the pay range for this position is $135,700 - $196,450 At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP). Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP). In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.

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