FP&A Analyst, Spotify

Strategic Planning Finance

$64.7-92.5k

+ Equity

SQL
Tableau
Excel
Junior and Mid level
New York

More information about location

2-3 days a week in office

Spotify

Commercial music streaming service

Job no longer available

Spotify

Commercial music streaming service

1001+ employees

B2CMusicEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaSMobile

Job no longer available

$64.7-92.5k

+ Equity

SQL
Tableau
Excel
Junior and Mid level
New York

More information about location

2-3 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CMusicEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaSMobile

Company mission

To unlock the potential of human creativity—by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it

Role

Who you are

  • We are looking for someone that enjoys creative thinking, while bringing practical and scalable improvements to the models and presentations we employ in our day to day work
  • 2+ years of relevant financial modeling experience in a complex and data-driven business environment
  • Bachelor's degree is required
  • Advanced MS Excel skills with a deep understanding of model architecture, formula efficiency, pivot tables, and macros
  • Experience with Tableau and SQL are a plus
  • Strong quantitative skills and eye for business, with the ability to drive projects from start to finish. We’re looking for someone who is not afraid of detail and granularity
  • Experience distilling complexity into articulate narratives that cater to diverse audiences, especially those who are not quantitative or technical
  • Intellectual curiosity, the ability to stay organized, and a proactive approach to learning and execution
  • Entrepreneurial, collaborative, and “can-do” personality with a track record for nurturing strong cross-functional relationships

What the job involves

  • Spotify’s Strategic Planning Finance group is seeking an exceptional Analyst to join its team
  • In this role, you will help support a wide cross-section of Spotify’s financial planning and analysis work, ranging from the company’s long-term financial plan to new and individual company initiatives
  • You will be working closely with incumbent Managers and Senior Analysts on the team
  • This role presents a great opportunity for someone looking to learn about the many different facets and segments of Spotify’s business
  • Help produce a monthly actuals-to-forecast variance analysis for Spotify’s new initiatives, and identify actionable opportunities that would improve business outcomes and increase the accuracy of Spotify’s financial planning practices
  • Given the work with new initiatives, comfortability with ambiguity and a growth mindset are a must
  • Assist in delivering quarterly forecasts for Spotify’s 30+ Legal Entities, requiring close cross-functional partnership with our Accounting, Tax and Treasury teams
  • These forecasts have many downstream use cases including but not limited to tax rate and tax liability forecasting, entity cash management & optimization, and internal transfer pricing transactions
  • Familiarize yourself with Spotify’s cloud infrastructure and how our activities and customer usage drives cloud costs. Leverage our cloud cost dataset to support monthly variance analysis, quarterly forecasting, as well as ad hoc projects to help the company drive continuous cost efficiencies
  • Contribute to ad hoc analyses and business case modeling that support Spotify’s FP&A, Investor Relations, and overall business planning processes

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23% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse
  • Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success
  • Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents
  • All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub
  • Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

Jan 2016

$1bn

CONVERTIBLE

Jun 2015

$526m

SERIES G

Total funding: $2.1bn

Our take

Spotify was founded in an attempt to combat the rampant music piracy that was causing significant harm to the industry. The company has since taken music streaming mainstream and now has 180m+ paying subscribers across the world.

With features that include a highly accessible interface and a vast catalogue of artists, Spotify's strong brand has been able to maintain growth in spite of fierce competition from deep-pocketed rivals like Amazon and Apple. The company has achieved this by making smart acquisitions to move into other verticals to strengthen its offerings, especially podcasting, by acquiring Gimlet Media, Anchor and Parcast.

Spotify's future plans include rapid growth with a goal to become a one-stop destination for all digital sound, as well as AI and NFT integrations. However, high costs incurred from the acquisition of exclusive podcasts, increasing competitor strength, and weak bottom-line growth mean that the company must find a balance to maintain its position in the sector.

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