Analyst, Strategic Finance and Analytics, Technology

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About the position arenaflex was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way. The Community You Will Join: This team is part of the Finance organization supporting arenaflex’s Global Operations and Engineering organizations, partnering closely with technical and engineering leaders across the company. The team plays a critical role in managing one of the largest line items on our P&L, while enabling efficient innovation and growth. It collaborates cross-functionally with product, engineering, and vendor management teams to drive financial rigor, optimize tooling and infrastructure costs, and support strategic decision-making. The Difference You Will Make: The Analyst, Technology FP&A will work closely with arenaflex’s technical leadership in support of efforts to help arenaflex innovate and grow efficiently. Work will include running monthly financial reviews with engineering leaders, building models to help understand technology costs, analyzing costs related to product changes, and running a best-in-class budget planning process. This role will focus on managing the costs of dozens of software tools and vendors we use across arenaflex’s platform, in addition to the direct arenaflex of our engineering workforce Responsibilities • Develop trusted advisor relationships with engineering teams across arenaflex. • Help product and infrastructure teams understand the costs and efficiency opportunities related to their work. • Manage the overall engineering related opex budget from a P&L perspective, consisting of many software vendors, headcount, and contractors • Build, maintain and continuously optimize financial models to be used for budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and long range planning. • Deep dive on our vendors costs; identify unusual trends, analyze efficiency opportunities, and influence teams to optimize usage. • Support our procurement team by analyzing price terms in negotiations with technology vendors. Ensure arenaflex receives best-in-class pricing, purchases the right amount of resources, and is protected against various supplier risks. Requirements • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. • 3+ years of experience working in FP&A, banking, consulting or a related function. • Excellent communication and relationship building skills; ability to translate complex concepts into clear financial models and executive presentations. • Prior experience creating a framework to understand key financial drivers in spite of challenges presented by complexity, lack of data, lack of processes, etc. • Genuine passion for technology and finance Nice-to-haves • Proficiency with financial forecasting systems (Hyperion) is a plus Benefits • This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. Apply tot his job

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