Analyst, FP&A

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet — from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more.

Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.

The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges — from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you.

What we do:

The Financial Planning Analysis (FP A) team plays a critical role in supporting the company’s financial and strategic initiatives through data-driven insights and operational planning. As an integral member of the corporate FP A team, the Financial Planning Analysis (FP A) Analyst will play a key role in supporting The Trade Desk’s headcount and expense planning functions. We are looking for a team player who will provide exceptional financial support and promote financial discipline across parts of the organization. In this role, you will create financial reports to review with cross-functional leaders to help manage their budgets and refine forecasting. You will help drive continued development of financial processes to facilitate improvements in our global cost forecasting accuracy, accountability, and transparency.

What you'll do:

Work with FP A team to drive financial accountability by improving the budgeting and forecasting process; refine budget/forecast reporting and templates that will help leaders manage their respective divisions for continued profitable growth

Learn and expand the use of our new budgeting and reporting systems; suggest process improvements as the tool user base expands

Assist with department level reporting to support management decisions to ensure execution of company goals and drive accountability

Improve capital forecasting and reporting/tracking

Perform value added ad-hoc analyses that help drive decision making

Collaborate with the Accounting team to assist in various close procedures including variance fluctuation analysis, accruals, and other deep-dive analyses

Continuously take on additional responsibility to improve processes and procedures

Who you are:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

2+ years of experience in FP A, corporate finance, or accounting

Strong Excel and financial modeling skills

Solid understanding of financial statements (including US GAAP) and forecasting concepts

Strong analytical mindset with high attention to detail

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to collaborate across teams in a fast-paced environment

Highly organized and proactive with a willingness to learn

Strong sense of ownership and proactivity

Experience with Workday, Oracle EPM, or other financial systems

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and location. All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as variable compensation-based incentives and commissions. Plus, expected benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents, retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well-being benefits, reimbursement f…