FP&A Analyst, Consumer & Ads

<h2>Summary</h2> <p>Looking for a company where the Financial Planning & Analysis team plays an integral role in decision making? If you answer yes, then you’ll find what you seek within Yelp’s growing FP&A function.</p> <p> </p> <p>Business partners are eager for your financial expertise and value your help in understanding, tracking and managing finances and resources to achieve company goals. If you are someone who enjoys this type of FP&A environment and is looking to make an important impact to Yelp, then come join our growing team! </p> <p> </p> <p>We’re looking for a strong Financial Analyst to join Yelp’s high-performing FP&A team, supporting Consumer and Ads - two high impact & high visibility areas of the business. <strong>This is not your typical FP&A role</strong>: it’s highly cross-functional, fast-paced, and deeply operational. Candidates must have great communication and interpersonal skills, strong analytical ability, and an ability to balance the details against the bigger picture. The ideal candidate possesses a strong drive to exceed personal goals, and is naturally inclined to take on new challenges. If you are energized by joining business leaders at the table to solve big, ambiguous problems and want your insights to drive direct impact to company performance, let’s talk! </p> <p> </p> <p>We’d love to have you apply, even if you don’t feel you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Yelp, we’re looking for great people, not just those who simply check off all the boxes. This is a full-time remote role based in the United States.</p> <h2>What you'll do:</h2> <ul> <li>Serve as the strategic finance partner to Consumer and Ads Product teams, providing high-impact analysis and business case support.</li> <li>Support monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles, collaborating with operational teams to build comprehensive forward-looking views.</li> <li>Lead creation of the Consumer Performance Monthly presentation, synthesizing insights for cross-functional and executive audiences.</li> <li>Size and track the impact of new product features and roadmap initiatives, quantifying and communicating business results.</li> <li>Drive cross-functional special projects and analyses with BizOps, Engineering, and Data Science to deliver actionable insights and enhance tools that influence operational decisions.</li> </ul> <h2>What it takes to succeed:</h2> <ul> <li>You have 2+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, analytics, consulting, or business operations experience (preferably in tech/ consumer/ ads)</li> <li>You have a BA/BS in Business, Finance, Economics, or equivalent (Required)</li> <li>Prior experience in the consumer internet, marketplace, or advertising vertical (preferred)</li> <li>Experience building and maintaining forecasting models for non-traditional metrics (traffic/engagement, activations, user funnels, etc.) (preferred)</li> <li>Familiarity with experimentation or A/B testing metrics as related to product launches or marketing campaigns (preferred)</li> <li>Proficiency in writing SQL queries (preferred)</li> <li>You have excellent customer focus, a service mentality, and the ability to partner closely with internal customers.</li> <li>You are self-driven, organized, detail-oriented; you have a proven track record of owning complex deliverables and are able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.</li> <li>You have extraordinary written and verbal communication skills.</li> <li>You have superior analytical and problem solving skills with superb attention to detail.</li> <li>You have demonstrated success working in a deadline driven and multi-tasking environment.</li> <li>You have the desire to consistently exceed expectations and take on more responsibility.</li> <li>You have strong modeling, analytical, and data visualization skills; advanced Excel required</li> <li>You have the ability to tailor messaging as required for audiences of varying levels of expertise.</li> <li>You have personal interest and passion for business, systems and modeling.</li> </ul> <h2>What you'll get:</h2> <ul> <li>Effective your first day: Full medical, vision, and dental </li> <li>15 days PTO (accrual begins on date of hire and increases with 2+ years of tenure thereafter), 12 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday</li> <li>Up to 14 weeks of parental leave</li> <li>Monthly wellness subsidy</li> <li>Work from home reimbursement</li> <li>Flexible spending account</li> <li>401(k) retirement savings plan</li> <li>Employee stock purchase plan</li> <li>Compensation range for this position is $78,000.00- $131,000.00 annually. You may also be offered a bonus and benefits.</li> </ul> <h2>Closing</h2> <em>At Yelp, we believe that diversity is an expression of all the unique characteristics that make us human: race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, and education — and those are just a few. We recognize that diverse backgrounds and perspectives strengthen our teams and our product. The foundation of our diversity efforts are closely tied to our core values, which include “Playing Well With Others” and “Authenticity.”</em>  <em>We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition or disability.</em>  <em>Actual salary offered may vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, an individual's location and experience. </em>  <em>We will consider for employment qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law (including, for example, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for roles based in San Francisco, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for roles based in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, and the California Fair Chance Act for roles based in California).</em>  <em>We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations-recruiting@yelp.com or 415-969-8488.</em>  <em>Note: Yelp does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to any recruiting alias or employee. Yelp is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.</em> US Recruiting and Applicant Privacy Notice #LI-Remote

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