FP&A Center of Excellence Team Lead

You will be joining the FP&A Center of Excellence (COE) team that manages a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) team. The COE's Mission is to leverage scalable solutions to enable Meta FP&A to effectively centralize, standardize and optimize deliverables and processes to facilitate Meta's continued success. The COE is responsible for the daily FP&A operations and provides direct support to all finance managers. You need to have expert knowledge in finance and accounting operations. You will be at the forefront of managing the day-to-day operations of the outsourced vendor to help Finance continue to scale. You will play a critical role in the monthly close process, expense management, chart of account maintenance and financial management reporting for Meta businesses.

FP&A Center of Excellence Team Lead Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day operations of outsourced vendor ensuring offshore team delivers quality, timely work product.
• Identify and track outsourced team performance metrics and develop strategies to improve performance and evaluate process steps.
• Lead process improvement projects across FP&A teams to streamline and automate existing FP&A processes and tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams - including Accounting, Enterprise Engineering, Source-to-Pay, CW Management and HR.
• Monitor and ensure Vendor Desktop Procedures (DTPs) are maintained with a high level of quality.
• Be willing to "roll up your sleeves" and take on or teach operational tasks in support of the team's goals
• Outsourced vendor scope of work includes: Own monthly and quarterly close process for FP&A including PO accruals, Reclass JEs and Flux (Actuals vs. Forecast) template rollover and refreshes to ensure close accuracy. Own daily approvals including Purchase Requisitions (PRs), Contractor (CWs) requests, and Meta FTE movements. Own headcount and expense reporting and budget management Metadata or Chart of Account management Purchase Order (PO) and Contractor (CWs) management
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent field
• 6+ years accounting or financial experience including operational roles (e.g, GL accounting, FP&A, etc.)
• Prior working experience with a captive or outsourced accounting or finance team, or a COE function.
• Experience learning new systems / tools and proactively look for opportunities to create operational efficiencies with existing processes
• Experience working and problem solving independently, organizing workload and priorities, and completing tasks on time
• Experience with Financial Tools / Systems, Excel / Google Sheets, PPT / Google Slides
• Proven project management skills, analytics, and experience juggling multiple priorities
• Interpersonal and communication skills, with attention to detail.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA or MBA
• Experience in Oracle Financials, Hyperion Planning, EPM, EDM
• Experience managing and training finance analysts
• Experience leading large scale cross-functional projects
• Experience working with dashboarding tools such as Tableau, Power BI, etc. Proficient in SQL
  
  

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.

$115,000/year to $166,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.