Associate, Center of Ops Innovation - COE

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This role can be based in either San Francisco, Mountain View (South Bay), New York, or Chicago.

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. 

The Finance Center of Excellence (COE) is a new organization we’re standing up to centralize and standardize select financial planning and analysis activities to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and strategic capacity across LinkedIn’s finance organization. This team will focus on creating leverage for the broader finance teams by consolidating tactical and routine operational tasks to drive efficiency for our strategic finance partners. This team will also support the discovery and adoption of advanced technologies, ensuring scalability, consistency, and continuous improvement. 

We are looking for an Associate to join our Finance COE team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of analytical prowess, strategic thinking, and the ability to drive and execute against new operational initiatives. They will join a high-performing team tasked with delivering across current and future priorities, including HC forecasting and Accrual management.  

Responsibilities 

• Operationalize processes and support new ideas to improve overall headcount management and reporting, with the support from more senior team members  

• Deliver accurate and timely headcount forecasting and reporting  

• Leverage insights and data to develop narratives to influence stakeholders with some guidance 

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align headcount planning and other processes with business goals and objectives  

• Monitor and analyze headcount data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement, with support from manager  

• Create first pass forecasts and review with business area FP&A teams  

• Begin to identify obstacles within immediate scope and make recommendations to leadership for improvement opportunities 

• Execute ad hoc analyses to prove/disprove hypotheses and address well-defined business questions, deriving actionable insights from results  

• Support the culture and values of the organization, including diversity, inclusion, and belonging, by collaborating with and helping others; Participate in organization-wide events/initiatives

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Business Analytics, Finance, or related field AND a minimum of 1 years of experience in finance, finance accounting, management consulting, investment banking, or related field OR equivalent experience. 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization, including knowledge of tools like Excel, SQL, PowerBI, Tableau, Python, R, or similar 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities to tackle complex issues 

Suggested Skills 

• Data Analysis  

• Financial Acumen  

• Forecasting  

• Problem Solving  

• Project Management 

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $78,000-$126,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. 

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits. 

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