Financial Analyst III

Start/End Dates: 8/17/2026 - 1/29/2027
Tax Work Location: US - WA - Remote 
Job Title: Finance, Risk & Compliance - Financial Analyst III


Client is seeking a contractor for the x-RL Finance "cross team” within the Finance & Business Planning (FBP) organization. In this highly impactful role, you will be a key team member of our RL-wide horizontal cross team responsible for core FP&A deliverables and projects that can be most efficiently completed centrally within the RL Pillar. We expect the x-RL cross team to continuously strive to make RL Finance more efficient, while delivering high quality, critical planning work by leveraging deep expertise in FP&A processes, x-RL Finance relationships, and visibility to work spanning our vertical teams within RL Finance. Successful candidates for this role will need well-rounded knowledge of core FP&A concepts and experience building cross-functional relationships and communicating financial insights to diverse stakeholders.

Top must-have HARD skills:

The main functions of a financial analyst are to gather and analyze financial information; will typically conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions. A typical financial analyst is responsible for analyzing and communicating financial information for clients.

Lead cross-team ownership for a key Reality Labs vertical within RL Finance, empowering the team to achieve their goals Spearhead the development and implementation of standardized processes across the RL Cross team, ensuring seamless collaboration and efficiency Lead close and forecast cycles across a key Reality Labs vertical within RL Finance, including defining timelines, templates, and processes, and the preparation of flux commentary and forecasts Help execute the annual budget process, including partnering with vertical FP&A teams to provide support on workstreams to allocate resources, inform key business decisions, and execute operational plans on Drive key systems efforts across Reality Labs Finance Develop and maintain proactive, collaborative partnerships between the RL vertical FP&A teams, RL Consolidations, Corporate FP&A and other cross-functional teams, including Accounting, Technical Accounting, and Enterprise Engineering

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