Associate Principal of Strategic Finance, Airbnb
CBO
$157-172k
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$157-172k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have strong financial acumen and the ability to present insights and recommendations to senior leaders in a concise form to shape key business decisions
- 7+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis, and business strategy. A background in strategic finance, investment banking, management consulting, and business operations is preferred
- B.A. or B.S. in Finance, Accounting, Business, Mathematics or a related field (MBA or CPA is a plus)
- Proven experience in P&L management, revenue forecasting, and financial modeling. Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial reporting tools
- Proven ability to use AI to enhance processes in both quality and productivity
- Strong strategic and critical thinking skills with the ability to synthesize financial data and make recommendations that drive business outcomes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex financial data to non-financial stakeholders and senior leadership
- Strong level of SQL expertise required to be self sufficient in extracting, analyzing and reporting out on summarized data structures
- Strong leadership abilities and the capacity to influence decision-making across the organization
- Proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative environment, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams
- A successful candidate will model our core values, demonstrating sound judgment and thoughtfulness in all decision-making
What the job involves
- The Associate Principal, Strategic Finance & Analytics, Business Finance Org role will be responsible for partnering with the business across all aspects of growth, analytics, and strategy within the Chief Business Officer Finance organization - and will work closely with members of the supply, quality, product, and finance leadership teams
- This role will work directly with senior leadership to provide actionable insights and financial guidance for the business
- The Associate Principal in SFA within the Business Finance org acts as a critical finance and strategy leader working cross-functionally to drive financial planning and analysis, tracking performance across CBO priorities
- The role supports senior leadership with actionable insights, rigorous financial analysis, and strategic recommendations that impact growth and profitability in the host-facing supply and partnership areas aligned with the CBO’s mission
- Annual & Quarterly Planning: Collaborate with business partners to manage the annual and quarterly planning process, ensuring alignment on both financial and strategic goals and performance
- Strategic Initiatives: Lead or support strategic projects to improve financial outcomes, optimize operational efficiency, and ensure long-term growth. Ensure strategic and product initiatives ladder up to the overall business P&L to ensure initiatives align with business objectives
- Insights & Analytics: Provide actionable financial insights through detailed reporting and analytics. Partner with Data Science teams to enhance data accessibility, automation, and conduct in-depth financial investigations
- Presentations to Leadership: Regularly present financial reports, performance updates, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and other key stakeholders
- Business Trends & Variance Analysis: Analyze business trends and drivers of variance, synthesizing complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership
- Optimize Operating Processes: Partner with key stakeholders to define, lead, and improve operating processes such as business reviews, financial reporting, and strategic forecasting
- Budget Tracking & Approvals: Own tracking and approval of requests of all teams’ budgets, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with organizational priorities. Proactively monitor expenditures, review budget submissions, and coordinate with relevant stakeholders to ensure requests are properly documented and justified. Provide timely updates and reporting to leadership, helping maintain fiscal discipline and support strategic decision-making
Our take
When Airbnb was originally founded, the product helped customers book air mattresses on people's apartment floors. Since then, Airbnb has had over a billion customers hosted through its platform. With more than 4 million registered hosts worldwide, it has grown into a major player in the hospitality sector.
Airbnb has been successful in disrupting the traditional holiday lettings sector. Before it existed accommodation was limited to hotels and bed and breakfasts, but Airbnb has mainstreamed the idea of renting out spare rooms or even entire homes. It has created a new sector of hosts purchasing properties to rent out on the platform and provides a level of flexibility and a range of offerings not previously possible for travelers.
Perhaps a victim of its own success, by 2022 supply of Airbnb-listed properties began to outstrip demand in some markets, as hosts overestimated the appetite for domestic travel. However, the company is still posting strong financials and has unveiled new tools to support its hosts in a tougher rental market. With a healthy bottom line and a huge user base, Airbnb is very likely to overcome the current market turbulence and continue its growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2020
$500m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2017
$447.8m
SERIES F
Total funding: $3.8bn
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer time
- Health food and snacks
- Generous parental and family leave
- Learning and development
- Annual travel and experiences credit
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brian Chesky
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Industrial Designer, studying at Rhode Island School of Design.
Nathan Blecharczyk
(Co-Founder & CSO)Studied Computer Science at Harvard, and had around 4 years of professional Software Engineering experience before founding Airbnb, including interning at Microsoft.
Joe Gebbia
(Co-Founder)Also studied Industrial Design at Rhode Island, and previously founded various design-related startups
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