Senior Finance Analyst

Expedia Group; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Expedia Group is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for Growth Marketing Finance – Affiliates & Enterprise Commercial to drive profitability across affiliate and cross-brand programs, supporting the SPA channel and enterprise initiatives.

You will develop and own financial reporting—weekly, monthly, and quarterly—analyzing spend, commissions, bookings and gross profit, and translating affiliate channel economics into actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Advanced analytical, modeling, and forecasting skills with proficiency in Excel and SQL.
• Experience in marketing finance, channel finance, or affiliate/partnership commercial roles.
• Ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable business insights.

Responsibilities

• Partner with SPA data, analytics, and engineering teams to improve forecast accuracy and spend visibility.
• Own weekly, monthly, and quarterly affiliate channel reporting and close processes.
• Translate affiliate channel economics into commercial insights that inform marketing investment decisions.
• Evaluate partner profitability and commissions in new affiliate deals and launches.
• Provide financial models for cross-brand initiatives across EG's brands.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst, Growth Marketing Finance – Affiliates & Enterprise Commercial

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.

Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

Growth Marketing Finance is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join its Financial Planning & Analysis team, supporting the Strategic Partnerships & Affiliates (SPA) channel and enterprise commercial initiatives spanning Expedia Group's consumer brands.

Do you have excellent financial analysis skills and a passion for channel economics and partner-driven growth? Do you know how to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable commercial insight for both financial and non-financial partners? Are you excited to help shape how EG grows its affiliate and branded partnership channels into the future? Then this role is for you!

What you will do:

SPA Affiliate Channel Finance

• Partner with the SPA Affiliates channel team to develop financial insights that drive profitability and growth across EG's affiliate partner portfolio
• Own weekly, monthly, and quarterly affiliate channel financial reporting & Close process — including spend, commission, bookings/NBV, and gross profit performance versus plan and prior periods
• Perform variance analysis and outlook forecasting for affiliate channel costs and revenue, communicating key drivers clearly to channel leaders and senior finance stakeholders
• Translate affiliate channel economics (commissions, attribution, coupon costs, ROAS) into commercial insights that directly inform marketing investment decisions
• Evaluate commercial viability of new affiliate partner deals and launches, including partner-level profitability, commission structures, and incremental value contribution
• Partner with SPA data, analytics, and engineering teams to improve forecast accuracy, reporting quality, and spend visibility across the affiliate partner base
• Support affiliate channel-level business cases for product and capability investments

Enterprise Commercial & Cross-Brand Support

• Provide financial planning and analytical support for enterprise commercial initiatives spanning EG's consumer brands — including card-linked offers, co-branded landing experiences, affiliate-aware search, and app-routed affiliate traffic programs
• Partner with cross-functional teams across Brand Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo to evaluate the financial impact of new branded partnership and loyalty-linked products (e.g. OneKey, points exchange, loyalty-connected co-branded experiences)
• Build and maintain financial models that quantify cross-channel and cross-brand implications of SPA investment decisions, including capital allocation tradeoffs versus other demand channels
• Increase rigor in marketing and financial processes to further enable transparency and accountability of commercial spend across channels and brands
• Deliver ad hoc financial analysis to support EG-wide strategic commercial initiatives as needed

Who you are:

• Advanced analytical, modeling, and forecasting skills; Claude Code, AI, Advanced Excel and SQL proficiency required
• Experience in marketing finance, channel finance, or affiliate/partnership commercial roles strongly preferred