Senior Financial Analyst, R&D

Company Description

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

Job Description

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.   

This role will be based in San Francisco Bay Area. 

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Financial Analyst / Senior Financial Analyst to join our R&D FP&A team. This role will primarily support our Developer Platforms and Experience (DPX) and Infrastructure organizations.

Responsibilities: 

• Work closely with various leads and team members across DPX, Infrastructure, Finance, and other cross-functional support organizations. 

• Actively participate in the annual planning, recurring forecasting cycles, and month-end close processes, providing valuable insights and analysis for the DPX and/or infrastructure organizations. 

• Track and analyze operating metrics for the DPX team, generating insights on team performance. 

• Develop and hone your business partner skills by collaborating with members of the businesses you support, ensuring alignment with financial goals and objectives. 

• Hold business partners accountable to their budget, providing support and guidance to improve financial discipline and forecast accuracy. 

• Identify and implement process improvements for reporting and other financial processes to increase efficiency and accuracy. 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications 

• BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting or related field, or equivalent work experience  

• 3+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably within an R&D or technical environment 

• 2+ years of experience financial modeling and utilizing data analysis tools 

 
Preferred Qualifications 

• Demonstrated ability to influence business partners and drive strategic financial decisions. 

• Experience with financial systems and tools such as Oracle, Hyperion, or similar. 

• Deep understanding of accounting concepts 

• Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize tasks and work within deadlines with little supervision 

• Diligent with attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills 

• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and can adapt well to change 

• Team player with strong interpersonal skills 

• Demonstration of critical thinking, ability to question the output of a financial model and consider options for improvement 

• Proactive, results-oriented, with a can-do attitude when meeting critical deadlines 

Suggested Skills:  

• Financial Modeling  

• Financial Analysis 

• Cross-Functional Partnership 

• Forecasting and Planning

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.    

The pay range for this role is $86,000 to $140,000.  Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.    

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits. 

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Statement

LinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any