Associate Principal, Strategic Finance & Analytics at Airbnb
- Company: Airbnb
- Location: United States
- Employment type: full-time
- Posted: 2026-08-13
<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><strong>The Community You Will Join:&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;">The Associate Principal, Strategic Finance &amp; Analytics - Homes Supply role will be responsible for partnering with the business to drive growth of Airbnb’s homes supply. This role will work directly with senior leaders to measure the impact of business initiatives, influence investment in new areas, and ensure that we can link every business action to a financial outcome.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><strong>The Difference You Will Make:</strong></span></p> <p>This role acts as a critical finance and strategy leader, working cross-functionally to drive financial analysis and performance tracking across priorities. You will provide rigorous financial analysis that steers our homes supply team to make the right investments for short- and long-term growth. You will also provide day-to-day reporting that informs senior leaders on business performance.</p> <p>The ideal candidate will have strong financial acumen and the ability to present insights and recommendations to senior leaders in a concise form to shape key business decisions.</p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><strong>A Typical Day:&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><strong>Annual &amp; Quarterly Planning: </strong>Collaborate with business partners on the annual and quarterly planning process, ensuring alignment on both financial and strategic goals and performance.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><strong>Strategic Initiatives: </strong>Support strategic projects to improve financial outcomes, optimize operational efficiency, and ensure long-term growth. Ensure strategic and product initiatives ladder up to the overall business P&amp;L to ensure initiatives align with business objectives.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><strong>Insights &amp; Analytics: </strong>Provide actionable financial insights through detailed reporting and analytics. Partner with Data Science teams to enhance data accessibility, automation, and conduct in-depth financial investigations.</span></li> <li><strong>Presentations to Stakeholders</strong>: Regularly present financial reports, performance updates, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and other key stakeholders.</li> <li><strong style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Business Trends &amp; Variance Analysis: </strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Analyze business trends and drivers of variance, synthesizing complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership.</span></li> <li><strong style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Budget Tracking &amp; Approvals: </strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Own tracking and approval of requests of the team’s budget, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with organizational priorities. Proactively monitor expenditures and coordinate with relevant stakeholders to ensure requests are properly documented and justified. Provide timely updates and reporting to leadership, helping maintain fiscal discipline and support strategic decision-making.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><strong>Your Expertise:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of experience in FP&amp;A and/or business strategy. A background in strategic finance, investment banking, management consulting, and business operations is preferred.</li> <li>B.A. or B.S.
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