Associate Principal, SF&A - CBO

Details

Airbnb 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.

Role overview

The Associate Principal, Strategic Finance & Analytics, Business Finance Org will partner with the business across growth, analytics, and strategy within the Chief Business Officer Finance organization. The role works closely with supply, quality, product, and finance leadership teams and will provide actionable insights and financial guidance to senior leadership for host-facing supply and partnership areas aligned with the CBO’s mission.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business partners to manage the annual and quarterly planning process, ensuring alignment on financial and strategic goals and performance.
• 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 and align with business objectives.
• 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.
• Regularly present financial reports, performance updates, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and other stakeholders.
• Analyze business trends and drivers of variance, synthesizing complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership.
• Define, lead, and improve operating processes such as business reviews, financial reporting, and strategic forecasting.
• Own tracking and approval of teams’ budgets, monitor expenditures, review budget submissions, and coordinate documentation and justification of requests.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis, and business strategy; backgrounds in strategic finance, investment banking, management consulting, and business operations are 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 familiarity with 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 on summarized data structures.
• Strong leadership abilities and 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.

Your location

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed with your manager. You must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity.

How we'll take care of you

The base pay range is dependent on factors such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Pay Range

$157,000—$172,000 USD