Sr Associate, Strategic Finance Marketplace

This role can be based in San Francisco Mountain View or Sunnyvale.   

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. 

This Strategic Finance Senior Associate role is a high-impact opportunity to join our dynamic team at the intersection of our Lines of Business (LOBs) and Marketplaces. You will play a critical role in driving financial visibility shaping forecasting processes and influencing strategic decisions that guide the growth of our business. 

This role blends strategy and finance requiring not only strong analytical skills but also the ability to frame insights influence senior stakeholders and help solve complex business challenges with data-driven recommendations. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to generate insights that drive performance efficiency and long-term value creation. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Financial Leadership & Analysis 
  Own preparation and analysis of weekly quarterly and annual financial performance across multiple LOBs. Deliver insights that go beyond reporting highlighting root causes risks and opportunities to improve performance 

• Budgeting Forecasting & Planning 
  Lead components of the budgeting and forecasting process by consolidating inputs across departments pressure-testing assumptions and delivering scenario-based analyses. Act as a thought partner to leadership by providing actionable recommendations 

• Advanced Financial Modeling 
  Build and enhance robust financial models to evaluate complex business scenarios (e.g. pricing go-to-market investments marketplace dynamics). Translate outputs into clear strategic implications for leadership 

• Data Insights & Tools 
  Develop scalable processes for collecting cleaning and synthesizing data. Leverage advanced tools (SQL Tableau PowerBI) to deliver dashboards and self-service reporting solutions that improve decision-making efficiency 

• Cross-Functional Influence 
  Act as a trusted finance partner to leaders in operations sales marketing and product. Proactively identify areas where financial insights can shape strategic initiatives and resource allocation 

• Strategic & Ad-Hoc Analysis 
  Lead ad-hoc analyses for senior management providing structured problem-solving data-driven recommendations and executive-ready presentations 

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications 

• BA/BS degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field (or equivalent experience) 

• 3 years of experience in strategic finance FP&A investment banking consulting or related fields 

• Advanced Excel skills with proven experience building dynamic financial models 

• Experience distilling complex financial concepts into clear concise messages for both financial and non-financial stakeholders 

• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions using data 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience working in high-growth technology or SaaS business models 

• Proficiency in SQL and experience with BI tools (PowerBI Tableau Looker) 

• Proven track record of driving cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders 

• Comfort operating in ambiguous fast-paced environments with competing priorities 

Suggested Skills

• Cross-Team Collaboration 

• Data Analysis  

• Financial Acumen  

• Forecasting  

• Problem Solving  

• Strategic Thinking

Additional Information :

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.    

The pay range for this role is $98000 to $158000. 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  Opportunity Statement 

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• Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview

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Please follow this link to access the document that provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants: Opportunity Statement 

We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are 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 other legally protected class.

LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening apply for a position or participate in the interview process connect with us at and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.

Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:

• Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you
• Having interviews in an accessible location
• Being accompanied by a service dog
• Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview

A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days. However non-disability related requests such as following up on an application will not receive a response.

LinkedIn will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by LinkedIn or (c) consistent with LinkedIns legal duty to furnish information.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pay Transparency Policy Statement

As a federal contractor LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions described at this link: Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates

Please follow this link to access the document that provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants: Work :

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