Senior Financial Analyst

SNAP, Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave program

Healthcare coverage

401(k) with employer contributions

Gym perks

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Finance team in Santa Monica. You will act as a key business partner to cross-functional teams, building financial models, forecasting, and providing actionable insights to meet financial objectives.

You will collaborate with leadership and other Finance teams to develop forecasting, reporting, and decision support, translating business problems into quantitative analyses that drive strategic investments.

Qualifications

• Proven track record thriving in fast-paced environments with competing priorities.
• Experience partnering with senior executives on business operations, financial planning, and forecasting, preferably in tech.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration and strong relationships.
• Expert-level financial modeling skills translating business problems into financial analysis; experience with financial tools such as Hyperion, Anaplan.
• Solid understanding of GAAP accounting and forecasting intricacies in the income statement.
• SQL experience preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Excel/PowerPoint and Google Docs/Sheets.
• 5+ years of relevant experience or 3 years with MBA or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, engineering or related quantitative field.
• Experience in tech or digital media industries.
• Strong analytical skills; experience with Looker, SQL, and Tableau valued.
• MBA or other Master’s degree in a quantitative field

Responsibilities

• Partner with Finance and business teams to develop forecasting and reporting and drive insights for leadership.
• Build financial models to optimize investments and support forecasts for designated areas.
• Develop FP&A processes to mitigate risk and improve reporting fidelity.
• Provide analytics and insights to guide strategic and operational decisions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to support decision-making and translate insights into recommendations.
• Drive initiatives to enhance visibility into business operations and value delivery.
• Support leadership with insights to inform investors and ensure healthy financial reporting.
• Create tools to track business results for Finance leadership.

Skills

Financial modeling

SQL

Excel/PowerPoint

GAAP accounting

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Looker/Tableau

Hyperion

Anaplan

Tech/digital media experience

MBA or quantitative masters

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/economics/engineering or related field

MBA or Master’s degree

Tools

Hyperion

Anaplan

Looker

Tableau

Job description

• The Finance Organization includes Finance Business Partnership, Accounting, Finance Operations, Financial Systems, Internal Audit, Tax, Treasury, and Investor Relations teams
• Together, the team partners with leadership to provide insights, information, and guidance to make strategic and operational decisions, inform investors about our business model and progress, and ensure the company is financially healthy and consistently meeting our reporting obligations
• We’re looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Finance team!
• Working within the Business Partner Finance team, you’ll be a key business partner to Business teams driving actionable insights/analytics and decision-making that results in achieving financial objectives of the business
• Collaborate with our internal teams to support decision-making processes and provide insights that translate into recommendations
• Collaborate with other Finance and Accounting teams to help develop insightful forecasting and reporting and drive actionable insights for key leaders
• Partner with Business teams to enhance visibility into business operations, improve reporting fidelity, recommend investment decisions, provide insights and deliver value
• Build financial models to optimize investments, as well as to support the forecasts for the business areas that you directly support
• Develop and streamline FP&A processes to mitigate risk and find value within the business
• Develop analysis/tools to track business results for Finance leadership

Benefits

• Up to 28 weeks of parental leave and return-to-work program
• Adoption, surrogacy, infertility, and fertility preservation benefits
• Backup child care coverage, center-based care support, & caregiver assistance
• Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
• Services to support your path to parenthood & beyond - fertility support & family planning via Carrot, SNOO, Hinge Health
• Lactation rooms (based on office location) and breastmilk shipping coverage
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D insurance
• For Snap, employees taking care of loved ones with complex, chronic, or ongoing care needs (i.e. parent with Dementia, spouse with Cancer, child with Autism), your family can save time, money, & stress with Wellthy
• Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HDHP with HSA, and HMO options
• Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
• Vision coverage, including frame and contact allowance and LASIK benefits
• Free membership to One Medical for primary and urgent healthcare services
• Business Travel Insurance
• Gym perks and discounts
• Team fitness classes and races
• Sports leagues
• Cooking and nutritional workshops
• Well-being reimbursement
• Unlimited access to virtual physical therapy with Anthem
• 15 sessions per year of mental health for you + dependents through Lyra
• Generous time off and leave programs. In the US, this includes the following:
• Up to 3 weeks (120 hours) of vacation time and 1 floating holiday for non-exempt team members
• 15 sick and safe days per year
• 12 paid holidays per year
• Social gatherings, team outings, and volunteering programs
• Speaker series, classes, and subscriptions to educational programs
• Meditation and yoga classes
• Snap Inc. provides a 401(k) plan that allows you to save on a pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax basis for your retirement (yes, we even have the Mega backdoor option!) Snap will also match 100% up to 3% of your contribution and then 50% on your 4th and 5th%
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, daycare and commuter
• Health Savings Account with employer contributions
• Rocket Lawyer memberships
• Financial education programs
• Snap exclusive discounts and perks
• Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Proven track record of thriving in a fast-paced environment and juggling competing priorities under short timelinesExperience partnering with senior executives on their business operations, financial planning, and forecasting preferably in the Technology industryEffective interpersonal skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and establish strong relationshipsExpert-level financial modeling skills, building input driven models that translate business problems into financial analysis. Experience in operating financial tools (Hyperion, Anaplan, etc)Solid understanding of GAAP accounting, enabling an ability to understand and forecast intricacies within the income statementSQL experience preferredExcellent written and verbal communication skillsExpertise with Microsoft Excel/Powerpoint and Google Docs/Sheets5+ years of relevant professional experience or 3 years with an MBA or equivalent degreeBachelor’s degree in finance, economics, engineering or or a related quantitative fieldExperience in tech or digital media industriesVery strong analytical skills. Experience with Looker, SQL, and Tableau is highly valuedMBA or other Master’s degree in a quantitative field