Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Yahoo is a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally and provides omnichannel advertising solutions through Yahoo Advertising. Yahoo is seeking a Global Opex Finance Manager to own global operating expense planning, forecasting, and management while partnering with business leaders on financial decisions. The role also focuses on variance analysis, headcount planning, reporting automation, and improving finance processes through AI-enabled tools and analytics.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end planning, forecasting, and ongoing management of key global operating expense categories, including personnel costs, headcount, Travel & Entertainment (T&E), and Digital Services Taxes (DST)
- Serve as a trusted finance partner to business leaders, providing proactive financial guidance, challenging assumptions, identifying cost drivers, and supporting strategic decision-making
- Drive the monthly and quarterly close process, including accrual reviews, maintaining monthly accrual reporting, variance analysis, and resolution of financial discrepancies
- Deliver insightful variance commentary and financial analysis that clearly explains performance drivers, risks, opportunities, and emerging trends
- Leverage AI-enabled productivity tools and financial systems to streamline analysis, accelerate reporting, and improve planning efficiency
- Partner with data and reporting teams to automate manual reporting processes and enhance visibility through scalable dashboards and analytics
- Manage global headcount planning and tracking processes, working closely with HR, recruiting, and business operations teams to align hiring plans with financial forecasts
- Prepare and deliver business review presentations that clearly communicate financial performance, key drivers, risks, opportunities, and recommendations
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and improve budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes across the organization
Skills
- 5+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, or a related analytical business partnering role
- Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills, including experience building, maintaining, auditing, and improving complex financial models
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize large datasets and translate financial and operational metrics into actionable business insights
- Experience supporting headcount planning, personnel cost forecasting, and operating expense management within a complex, global organization
- Experience partnering directly with business leaders and influencing decisions through data-driven financial analysis and recommendations
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and levels of the organization
- Experience leveraging modern analytics, automation, or AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and accelerate financial processes
- Experience building reporting solutions, dashboards, or data visualizations that improve business visibility and decision-making
- Working knowledge of enterprise planning tools such as Oracle Hyperion Planning, Essbase, or similar platforms
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Candidates located on the East Coast are preferred to support collaboration across the global team
- MBA or Master's degree is a plus
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus or commissions
- Healthcare
- A great 401k
- Backup childcare
- Education stipends
- Flexible hybrid work options
- Employee resource groups (ERGs) with programs, events and fellowship
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