Role Description

The Senior Analyst, focused on Workforce Planning, will provide financial partnership to the Dropbox People team & manage workforce items as they relate to our financial outcomes & objectives. This cross-functional role provides the opportunity to act as a primary business partner for the People Team - driving budgeting, forecasting & expense tracking - while also allowing vast exposure to company-wide expense areas such as compensation forecasting, location strategy & overall company headcount management. The ideal candidate has a strong attention to detail, while still being able to understand the big picture, a penchant for process improvement, & a desire to learn & grow.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day business partnering support for the People Team organization, including Budget management & spend approval, monthly variance reporting, & strategic guidance to encourage budget utilization & accuracy.
• Drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual forecast for the People Team gathering budget inputs & helping budget owners meet their strategic goals within their budget envelope.
• Assist with global Workforce Management & Planning initiatives, including managing global headcount reporting (monthly & quarterly), supporting Location Strategy modeling, & providing ad-hoc Headcount modeling & reporting as needed.
• Assist with Compensation assumptions, reporting, & modeling supporting the monthly tracking & forecasting of SBC, Equity, & cash compensation. Ensure FP&A assumptions for salary, bonus, & SBC are accurate ahead of each forecast cycle.
• Support ad-hoc FP&A projects & deliverables, including support of short- & long-range Planning cycles.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive experience in a financial analyst role
• Robust analytical & modeling skills with a strong attention to detail
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, month end close & variance analysis; either through direct business partnership experience or experience with these responsibilities from a corporate consolidation perspective
• Excellent communication & collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing headcount-related expenses (managing SBC expenses is a big plus)
• Knowledge of financial systems, such as Oracle