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Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

AppLovin is a Certified Great Place to Work, one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces and a recipient of the 2019 Glassdoor Top CEO employee’s choice award. The San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal awarded AppLovin one of the Bay Area’s Best Places to Work in 2019, 2020 and 2021, and the Workplace Wellness Award in 2019 which recognizes businesses that are leaders in improving worker well-being.

We are seeking a Senior Analyst to join our financial team based in Palo Alto, reporting to the Senior Director of FP&A. The Senior Analyst’s primary responsibilities will be to maintain existing and develop new reports on key metrics that effectively communicate monthly/quarterly results and trends to both internal management and external stakeholders (board and public reporting). This individual will leverage the knowledge gained through creating and maintaining our internal metrics to assist with the ongoing budgeting / forecasting processes. This role requires a highly analytical person with expertise in Excel modeling and strong accounting / financial knowledge.

We are looking for candidates who are high energy and excited about building and being a part of a hard-working team. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, detail-oriented and has creative problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for financial & KPI analysis for internal and external reporting including software renewal rates, price / volume, and gaming metrics (eg DAU/MAU, ARPMAP, etc.)
• Support and maintain executive financial reporting summaries and dashboards developing meaningful insights and actionable recommendations
• Drive automation and operational improvement of both standard reports and customized analyses, reducing time to deliver, while improving accuracy
• Support monthly and quarterly internal reporting such as budget vs. actual analysis including investigation of underlying drivers
• Assist with ongoing budget / forecast revisions including by-game financial forecasts
• Assist in short and long-term planning cycles
• Ad hoc financial analysis including modeling for acquisitions and strategic decision support

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; preferably Finance, Banking, or similar fields
• 3-5 years relevant work experience in FP&A or banking
• Attention to detail, good at problem solving including the ability to define possible solutions, foresee issues and provide proactive solutions to closure
• Demonstrated experience in handling large data sets and identifying, analyzing, and interpreting trends or patterns in complex data sets
• Consistent track record of strong organizational skills
• Experience working with and in a cross-functional team
• Entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on, results-oriented and self-motivated
• Analytical skills, flexibility, and ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment with dynamic expectations
• Must be able to work independently; Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation
• Must have skills: Advanced Excel / Powerpoint and Tableau or other BI reporting software
• Nice to have but not required: Experience with mobile gaming and/or software; Adaptive Insights planning or other FP&A software; Netsuite or other similar accounting software

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AppLovin is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, religion, marital status or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.