Strategic FP&A Analyst

Cypress HCM; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn seeks a Strategic Finance Analyst to join its Strategic Finance Center of Excellence. This role blends FP&A with finance process automation, helping modernize financial operations through Microsoft Power Platform and business intelligence tools.

You will partner with finance and cross-functional stakeholders to improve reporting, automate workflows, and support core financial planning processes including headcount planning, accruals, and management reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• 4+ years of FP&A or financial analysis experience
• Advanced Excel financial modeling skills
• 4+ years of hands on experience with Power BI or Microsoft Power Platform
• Experience with workflow automation using Power Automate or similar tools
• Strong understanding of financial planning, accruals, and expense management
• Experience supporting headcount planning or position management is highly preferred
• Experience with financial systems such as Workday, Oracle, or Hyperion is preferred
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex financial models
• Own FP&A processes including position management, expense management, accruals, reclasses, and governance
• Design and implement automated finance workflows using Microsoft Power Platform
• Build Power BI dashboards and self service reporting solutions
• Create Power Apps to streamline finance intake processes and workflow management
• Utilize Power Automate to automate workflows and eliminate manual processes
• Develop SharePoint and Microsoft Lists solutions for finance tracking and governance
• Build scalable reporting datasets and financial data models
• Monitor KPIs across business units
• Ensure financial reporting accuracy via reconciliations and data validation
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly management reporting
• Support forecasting, planning cycles, and ad hoc analysis
• Document finance processes and reporting solutions
• Partner with stakeholders to improve finance operations and reporting efficiency

Skills

Advanced Excel modeling

Power BI experience

Power Platform

Workflow automation

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Workday

Oracle

Hyperion

Job description

Location: Hybrid in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY (office attendance based on team needs). Fully remote for qualified candidates located outside of SF and NY.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Strategic Finance Analyst to join LinkedIn's Strategic Finance Center of Excellence. This role blends traditional FP&A responsibilities with finance process automation, helping modernize financial operations through Microsoft Power Platform and business intelligence tools.

You will partner with finance and cross functional stakeholders to improve reporting, automate manual workflows, and support core financial planning processes including headcount planning, position management, accruals, and management reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain complex financial models
• Own key FP&A processes including position management, expense management, accruals, reclasses, and financial governance
• Design and implement automated finance workflows using Microsoft Power Platform
• Build Power BI dashboards and self service reporting solutions
• Create Power Apps to streamline finance intake processes and workflow management
• Utilize Power Automate to eliminate manual processes through workflow automation
• Develop SharePoint and Microsoft Lists solutions for finance tracking and governance
• Build scalable reporting datasets and financial data models
• Monitor financial and operational KPIs across business units
• Ensure financial reporting accuracy through reconciliations and data validation
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly management reporting
• Support forecasting, planning cycles, and ad hoc financial analysis
• Document finance processes, workflow logic, and reporting solutions
• Partner with business stakeholders to improve finance operations and reporting efficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• 4+ years of FP&A or financial analysis experience
• Advanced Excel financial modeling skills
• 4+ years of hands on experience with Power BI or Microsoft Power Platform
• Experience with workflow automation using Power Automate or similar tools
• Strong understanding of financial planning, accruals, and expense management
• Experience supporting headcount planning or position management is highly preferred
• Experience with financial systems such as Workday, Oracle, or Hyperion is preferred
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills