Financial Analyst III

Description: Remote - Ideal West Coast
or WA - DC


Meta 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.

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 Meta 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


Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

Custom Fields:
Name: Team Name
Value: None

Name: Good to have skills
Value: Excel experience
AI Experience, using Claude Code
Former big tech stands out

Name: How will performance be measured
Value: Deliverables
Quality of work

Name: Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition
Value: : 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 Meta 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

Name: If yes, approximately how often might CW’s engaged by your team encounter graphic or objectionable content (imagery, video, or written) in the course of their work with your team?
Value: None

Name: Top 3 must-have HARD skills
Value: FPN : Budgeting, forecasting reporting experience
5+ Years of experience in finance field
FBASE, Tableau, Internal Meta softwares

Name: Story Behind the Need – Business Group & Key Projects
Value: Meta 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.

Name: Typical Day in the Role
Value: Provide strategic guidance and 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 Meta 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


Support risk management, internal controls, and financial compliance


Provide thought partnership and foster collaboration across the RL Finance organization

Name: Does this role deal with graphic and/or objectionable content to any extent?
Value: No