Senior Principal - Financial Planning & Analysis
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The Community You Will Join:
As part of the broader Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, you will have the opportunity to support our Community Support function. The Community Support (CS) team is dedicated to fostering a loyal travel community through outstanding service. This partnership is in an effort to provide financial insights and strategic guidance that will enhance our service offerings and drive community engagement.
The Difference You Will Make:
As the Senior Principal of Strategic Finance & Analytics for Community Support, you will report directly to the Finance Director, Airbnb Platform. In this vital role, you will act as a consultative partner to the CS leadership, engaging frequently with senior leaders and finance colleagues. Your contributions will be instrumental in shaping strategic initiatives, fostering informed decision-making, and ensuring that the Community Support team achieves its mission to deliver exceptional service to our travelers.
A Typical Day:
Collaborate with the Community Support team to achieve business and financial objectives by providing operational insights that enhance long-term growth and efficiency.
Conduct quantitative analyses (such as ROI analysis and scenario planning) to identify and size opportunities for business impact, creating investment cases for new initiatives while supporting leadership in prioritizing resources effectively.
Lead the financial planning process, ensuring alignment with business goals and strategic direction.
Engage with Community Support business leaders to extract insights and streamline processes, recommending actionable next steps and fostering consensus among teams to achieve business outcomes.
Work collaboratively across finance on key financial operations, including budgeting, planning, monthly/quarterly close, forecasting, variance analysis, long-range planning, and P&L management.
Cultivate a culture of inclusion and diversity, where every team member feels valued and empowered to contribute.
Perform resource management by identifying gaps and proposing effective solutions.
Implement best practices and standards to enhance team performance and operational excellence.
Ad hoc support for cross-functional initiatives.
Your Expertise:
A Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics, accounting, engineering, statistics, or a related field that showcases quantitative skills. An MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
Over 12 years of experience in financial analysis, preferably with a background in business operations, community support, travel and hospitality, or a similar embedded internal role.
Expertise in advanced modeling techniques with a demonstrated ability to handle large datasets, develop new analytical frameworks, and extract actionable insights.
Proficient in financial forecasting systems, with knowledge of Hyperion considered an advantage.
Familiarity with SQL and data visualization software (e.g., Tableau) or other querying languages to synthesize complex information effectively.
Strong capability to work cross-functionally and influence various teams.
Excellent communication skills, adept at engaging diverse audiences and securing stakeholder buy-in.
Proven track record of driving change and making an impact in dynamic, unstructured environments.
A proactive, mission-driven approach, with a genuine enthusiasm for learning and personal growth.
Collaborative and team-oriented, maintaining a positive, solution-focused attitude.
Exceptional consultative communication and relationship-building skills, effectively working with individuals at all organizational levels to drive actionable recommendations.
Strong problem-solving skills, demonstrating sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
Your Location:
This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
About the job
Senior Principal - Financial Planning & Analysis
To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Finance jobs
The Community You Will Join:
As part of the broader Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, you will have the opportunity to support our Community Support function. The Community Support (CS) team is dedicated to fostering a loyal travel community through outstanding service. This partnership is in an effort to provide financial insights and strategic guidance that will enhance our service offerings and drive community engagement.
The Difference You Will Make:
As the Senior Principal of Strategic Finance & Analytics for Community Support, you will report directly to the Finance Director, Airbnb Platform. In this vital role, you will act as a consultative partner to the CS leadership, engaging frequently with senior leaders and finance colleagues. Your contributions will be instrumental in shaping strategic initiatives, fostering informed decision-making, and ensuring that the Community Support team achieves its mission to deliver exceptional service to our travelers.
A Typical Day:
Collaborate with the Community Support team to achieve business and financial objectives by providing operational insights that enhance long-term growth and efficiency.
Conduct quantitative analyses (such as ROI analysis and scenario planning) to identify and size opportunities for business impact, creating investment cases for new initiatives while supporting leadership in prioritizing resources effectively.
Lead the financial planning process, ensuring alignment with business goals and strategic direction.
Engage with Community Support business leaders to extract insights and streamline processes, recommending actionable next steps and fostering consensus among teams to achieve business outcomes.
Work collaboratively across finance on key financial operations, including budgeting, planning, monthly/quarterly close, forecasting, variance analysis, long-range planning, and P&L management.
Cultivate a culture of inclusion and diversity, where every team member feels valued and empowered to contribute.
Perform resource management by identifying gaps and proposing effective solutions.
Implement best practices and standards to enhance team performance and operational excellence.
Ad hoc support for cross-functional initiatives.
Your Expertise:
A Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics, accounting, engineering, statistics, or a related field that showcases quantitative skills. An MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
Over 12 years of experience in financial analysis, preferably with a background in business operations, community support, travel and hospitality, or a similar embedded internal role.
Expertise in advanced modeling techniques with a demonstrated ability to handle large datasets, develop new analytical frameworks, and extract actionable insights.
Proficient in financial forecasting systems, with knowledge of Hyperion considered an advantage.
Familiarity with SQL and data visualization software (e.g., Tableau) or other querying languages to synthesize complex information effectively.
Strong capability to work cross-functionally and influence various teams.
Excellent communication skills, adept at engaging diverse audiences and securing stakeholder buy-in.
Proven track record of driving change and making an impact in dynamic, unstructured environments.
A proactive, mission-driven approach, with a genuine enthusiasm for learning and personal growth.
Collaborative and team-oriented, maintaining a positive, solution-focused attitude.
Exceptional consultative communication and relationship-building skills, effectively working with individuals at all organizational levels to drive actionable recommendations.
Strong problem-solving skills, demonstrating sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
Your Location:
This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.