Director of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

The Roblox Finance team is in an exciting stage of growth and focused on building foundational capabilities for scale. You will serve as a critical early leader in the Corporate FP&A function, with a mandate to define, implement, and mature the team’s processes and operating model. The Corporate FP&A team will be responsible for company-wide financial planning and forecasting for our annual operating plan and long-range plans, and support ad hoc projects with cross-functional interactions.  You will also partner closely with our functional FP&A partners and corporate leadership to create a comprehensive financial and operational outlook, and develop reports and analysis to understand company performance and shape decision-making. Given the foundational nature of this role, the ideal candidate will be willing to take on responsibilities to actively fill critical gaps and is enthusiastic about developing and co-creating a best-in-class finance team with the Senior Director, Finance. 

This role reports into the Senior Director, Finance and will be based in our San Mateo, CA headquarters (hybrid with Tues-Thur in office days).

You will:

• Manage Planning Coordination: Manage the company's annual, quarterly, and long-range planning (LRP) process and calendar, clearly communicating timelines and expectations to all stakeholders. Oversee corporate-level forecast consolidation including forecast reconciliation. 


• Lead Financial Statement Management: Lead the consolidation, reporting, and management of all financial statements (P&L, BS, and CF), including monthly and quarterly variance analysis and trend assessments. You will partner and build processes with our functional FP&A partners, BizOps, and Accounting to ensure timeliness and accuracy in order to surface meaningful insights to leadership. The Corporate FP&A team will also own other enterprise-level expenses such as taxes, insurance, interest, and so forth. 


• Be responsible for Reporting: Develop and oversee the creation of high-impact financial reporting packages, KPIs, and dashboards for senior management (e.g. CFO, Investor Relations, Board of Directors). Play a key role in the preparation and presentation of high-visibility financial summaries. Partner with SEC Reporting, Accounting, and functional FP&A teams to ensure alignment, accuracy, and completeness of consolidated financial data.


• Manage Headcount Planning: Manage the headcount forecast and planning cycle, including all related people expenses (benefits, fringe, etc.). Mature the planning process with the People and Ops team in order to develop a robust yet agile headcount model for the business, and evolve the functional FP&A partners role in the process. 


• Manage Long-Range Planning: Manage the company’s long-range planning process for strategic alignment around key financial and operational objectives. You are expected to work closely with key stakeholders within Finance and cross-functionally that meaningfully contribute or impact our long-range plan. 


• Improve Operations: Mature current financial operations and processes to improve data integrity, scalability, reporting efficiency, and analytical depth. This requires cross-functional management and integration with functional FP&A partners. 


• Drive Systems & Automation: Drive the adoption of our financial tools (e.g., Pigment), navigate system architecture cross-functionally, and leverage AI to automate workflows in order to enhance forecasting accuracy and improve operational efficiency. Identify and implement process enhancements to improve data integrity, scalability, reporting efficiency, and analytical depth. 


• Oversee Team Development: This role will function as a player-coach and requires a strong hands-on work ethic as we maintain a small and high-impact Corporate FP&A function. This role is expected to oversee our System & Ops team. 
  
  

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree from a top tier university; major in economics or quantitative field (math, science, finance/accounting) preferred or equivalent experience


• 10+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance or other strategic finance roles.  Public company experience is a strong plus and deep understanding of key accounting concepts required. 


• Highly organized with strong attention to detail with a dedication to data integrity. 


• Extensive experience with Pigment or other relevant ERP solutions (e.g. Anaplan).


• Experience developing / automating management reports on financial and operational performance. Enthusiastic about the future of AI in Finance and interested in leveraging new tools to increase efficiency.


• Proven track record of financial leadership in a fast-paced, dynamic environment


• Proficient with Excel and slides


• Experience with large datasets, SQL, Tableau and other BI tools a plus