Sr Associate, Strategic Finance Systems

This role will be based in LinkedIns offices in 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.

The Sr. Associate Strategic Finance Systems (EPM/EDM) will support the strategy implementation enhancement and administration of Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Enterprise Data Management (EDM) platforms. This role partners with Finance Data Engineering and Business teams to improve financial planning processes strengthen data governance and enable accurate reporting and forecasting capabilities.

The ideal candidate combines financial systems experience financial planning knowledge data analysis skills and cross-functional collaboration to drive scalable solutions that support business decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

EPM/EDM Strategy & Systems Management

• Support the development and execution of the EPM and EDM roadmap including process improvements automation opportunities and platform enhancements.
• Gather and translate business and finance requirements into system solutions specifications and implementation plans.
• Assess and recommend improvements to planning forecasting metadata management and reporting processes.
• Evaluate the impact of proposed system changes on financial planning and reporting workflows.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Finance Engineering Data and Business stakeholders to identify requirements and implement solutions.
• Communicate system capabilities process changes and recommendations to stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Support governance discussions related to system architecture hierarchies metadata structures and planning processes.
• Facilitate alignment among stakeholders during project planning and execution.

Project Delivery & Operational Excellence

• Lead or support implementation of EPM/EDM enhancements upgrades and process improvement initiatives.
• Manage project timelines dependencies testing activities and stakeholder communications.
• Identify risks troubleshoot issues and recommend solutions for complex business and system challenges.
• Maintain data governance standards hierarchy management processes and change management controls.

Forecasting Planning & Reporting Enablement

• Support the design maintenance and enhancement of financial planning models forecasting processes and reporting structures within EPM platforms.
• Ensure users have access to accurate data metadata structures and reporting capabilities necessary for business analysis.
• Partner with stakeholders to improve forecasting accuracy planning efficiency and reporting effectiveness.
• Support ad hoc analysis and business performance reviews as needed.

Team & Organizational Contribution

• Contribute to a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Share knowledge document processes and support adoption of new tools and capabilities.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives that enhance team effectiveness and operational efficiency.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business Business Analytics Information Systems or a related field and 7 years of experience in financial systems finance financial planning and analysis (FP&A) consulting business operations or a related field; OR equivalent practical experience.
• Experience supporting financial planning forecasting reporting or data governance processes.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into system or process solutions.
• Experience managing projects or workstreams involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience analyzing data and communicating business insights to technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platforms such as Oracle Cloud EPM Hyperion Anaplan SAP BPC OneStream or similar technologies.
• Experience with Enterprise Data Management (EDM) metadata governance hierarchy management or master data management processes.
• Experience supporting financial planning budgeting forecasting and reporting functions.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving Finance Technology and Data teams.
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks process automation and systems optimization.
• Ability to develop clear business recommendations based on financial operational and system data.

Suggested Skills:

• Oracle Cloud EPM
• Enterprise Data Management (EDM)
• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
• Data Governance
• Forecasting & Financial Modeling

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The pay range for this role is $107000 to $172000. 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.   

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