Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Company Description

Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of more than 2,000 bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the flexibility of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself— Dropbox is ready for you.

Team Description

The Dropbox Finance Team creates the financial infrastructure that powers our growth and scales our business. We combine analytical precision with bold thinking to build sustainable value for our company and stakeholders. More than traditional accountants, auditors, and finance managers, we're strategic partners who craft the financial architecture that enables innovation. Working closely with internal teams and external partners, we continuously look for ways to drive business impact while maintaining trust, accuracy, and rigor in everything we do. If you're ready to own your impact on Dropbox’s financial future, join our Finance team. Accounting, Sales Finance, Procurement, Audit, Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, and Revenue Operations.

Role Description

The Senior Financial Analyst, supporting the Finance and Legal orgs, is a cross-functional role acting as the primary business partner for these teams - driving budgeting, forecasting, headcount management and expense tracking. The ideal candidate has a strong attention to detail, while still being able to understand the big picture, a penchant for process improvement, and a desire to learn and grow.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day business partnering support for the Finance and Legal Teams, including Budget management and spend approval, monthly variance reporting, and strategic guidance to encourage budget utilization and accuracy.
• Drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual forecast for the Finance and Legal Teams — gathering budget inputs and helping budget owners meet their strategic goals within their budget envelope.
• Produce accruals for the Finance and Legal Teams on a monthly basis.
• Support ad-hoc FP&A projects and deliverables, including support of short- and long-range Planning cycles.

Requirements

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with or a strong understanding of accruals.
• Knowledge of financial systems, such as Oracle
• Experience supporting G&A orgs (General and Admin: Finance, Legal, HR)

Compensation

Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work.