Associate, Strategic Finance COE (OPEX)
Associate, Strategic Finance COE (OPEX)
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Job Description
This role can be based in either San Francisco Sunnyvale or New York.
At LinkedIn our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture connection clarity and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days as determined by the business needs of the team.
The Strategic Finance Center of Excellence (COE) is a newly formed team focused on centralizing standardizing and modernizing key financial operations to unlock scale accuracy and strategic capacity across LinkedIn. As we build for the future this team will act as business process owners driving design and continuous improvement across high-impact financial workflows such as accrual processes and headcount & position management. The associate will be primarily focused on expense management workstreams to begin with additional scope coming over time. This team will also support the discovery and adoption of new tools and tackle automation opportunities.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and process-minded Associate to join the COE. This individual will take ownership of end-to-end workstreams working to identify inefficiencies implement scalable solutions and embed best practices across finance. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complexity enjoys solving operational challenges and is skilled at transforming fragmented and siloed processes into structured scalable solutions through thoughtful design and cross-functional collaboration.
At LinkedIn our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture connection clarity and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days as determined by the business needs of the team.
Responsibilities
Act as a business process owner for designated financial workstreams with a focus driving on consistency scalability and operational excellence
Design and redesign processes to enhance accuracy reduce manual effort and improve end-to-end efficiency across financial operations
Operationalize processes and support new ideas to improve overall expense management and reporting with the support from more senior team members
Identify obstacles within immediate scope and make recommendations to leadership for improvement opportunities
Leverage insights and data to develop narratives and influence stakeholders with some guidance
Collaborate with functional finance partners and systems teams to define and drive adoption of best practices
Deliver clear data-informed narratives and presentations to support strategic and operational decision-making
Own ad-hoc analysis to test hypotheses and answer specific business questions
Contribute to the development of a central repository for documentation including maintaining processes for updates and revisions
Participate in training sessions workshops and onboarding efforts to promote process understanding and adherence across teams
Support the culture and values of the organization including diversity inclusion and belonging by collaborating with and helping others; Participate in organization-wide events/initiatives
Qualifications :
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Business Business Analytics Finance or related field AND a minimum of 1 year of experience in finance finance accounting management consulting or related field OR equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in process design or redesign particularly in financial operations such as expense management (e.g. accrual processes)
Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and data tools (e.g. SQL PowerBI Tableau); familiarity with Python or R is a plus
Effective communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to drive alignment across functions
A proactive problem-solving mindset paired with strong analytical capabilities to tackle complex organizational issues
Demonstrates strong ownership mentality and takes pride in delivering high-quality impactful work
Suggested Skills
Process Design & Documentation
Expense and Accrual Management
Cross-functional Collaboration
Financial Acumen
Data Analysis
LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
The pay range for this role is $78000 to $126000. 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 Information :
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