Finance Manager, Headcount Strategy

The FP&A team manages Meta's entire budget of revenue and expenses, overseeing our investments in headcount, operating expenses, and capital investments. We focus on using our view into the numbers to recognize trends and opportunities that are developing within Meta and within related industries. Meta is seeking to fill a position on the Headcount Strategy team, responsible for planning, budgeting, and managing the Company's headcount as part of financial planning and analysis.

This role will report to the Headcount Strategy lead. In this role, you will own core pieces of the Company's headcount plan and headcount budget from setting and allocating headcount targets, to tracking hiring against budget, to explaining variances and their dollar impact to Finance leadership. You will drive high-profile strategic and operational initiatives, deliver business analytics and insights, and support short and long term decisions regarding workforce planning.

You will own a core part of annual budgeting, long range planning, forecasting, and related data analysis, including the evolution of our financial & business planning processes to support a transition to dollar-based budgeting. You will also support ad hoc projects with opportunities for broad cross-functional interactions.

• 4+ years of finance or financial planning and analysis experience
• Experience with headcount, workforce, or capacity planning and the budgeting behind it
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and data analysis tools
• Experience building dynamic models in Excel / Google Sheets
• Experience working with large datasets, including querying, reconciling, and validating data from multiple systems
• Experience in accounting concepts and financial planning
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity
• Experience synthesizing complex data into concise narratives and presenting insights to cross-functional partners
• Detail-oriented, with experience shifting priorities quickly against tight deadlines
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a relevant field
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Familiarity with HR/headcount and payroll data systems (Workday, ADP)
• Experience with compensation or stock-based compensation modeling
• Experience building data visualizations and dashboards to support financial reporting and decision-making
• SQL or similar data querying experience, including working directly with large datasets
• Experience with Oracle EPM or similar financial planning systems
• Experience supporting headcount or workforce planning at a large, complex company
• MBA or graduate degree in a relevant field
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience managing multiple work streams end-to-end