Senior Financial Analyst, Business Partnership

San Francisco Bay AreaOn-site 2w ago

Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Financial Analyst to join our growing Finance & Strategy team. The Finance organization at Discord is responsible for planning, forecasting, and strategic analysis. Senior leaders across the business rely on us as trusted advisors to develop actionable insights, steer headcount and investment decisions, and build scalable financial reporting solutions. Your analysis will be highly visible and will directly inform executive decision-making.

This is a role built for someone who can go deep and flex broadly. You’ll partner with leaders across GTM and G&A functions, acting as a powerhouse across the broader Finance & Strategy team. As a thought partner to functional leaders, you’ll help steward Discord’s resource investments to improve the durability of our long-term financial performance, establishing coordination and communication across business teams such as Finance, Accounting & Talent. In return, you’ll gain autonomy, deep interaction with business partners, and the opportunity to impact a rapidly growing business.

What you'll be doing

Serve as an embedded finance partner to partner orgs, navigating annual planning, quarterly forecasting, and real-time execution
Flex across the Finance & Strategy team as a versatile utility player, supporting high-priority workstreams as needs evolve
Establish financial planning processes for headcount planning, expense forecasting, and resource allocation
Design analytical rigor to measure the efficiency and ROI of investments in headcount and non-headcount spend
Collaborate with business partners to design and develop metrics, reports, analyses, and dashboards that drive key planning decisions
Identify opportunities to enhance, automate, and scale our forecasting and reporting tools and processes, with an AI-native approach
Translate complex financial data into clear narratives for senior level audiences

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