Finance Associate, Reality Labs

The Reality Labs Finance team, part of Finance & Business Planning, manages the P&L for Reality Labs, the division that makes AI/AR glasses and VR devices. This role is on our Hardware Devices Finance team, which oversees our R&D investments across a portfolio of AI & AR glasses programs.

In this role, you will drive forecast and budget inputs, track performance against plan, and turn the numbers into clear insights for leadership. The role offers broad exposure across engineering, product, business, and direct interaction with finance and business leaders.

You will work closely with business partners and cross-functional teams, contributing to financial planning and analysis across a growing finance organization.

Responsibilities

Partner with Engineering leaders to build business reviews: track R&D investments, analyze trade-offs, and turn the analysis into clear storylines and materials for leadership
Drive forecast, budget and long-range plan (LRP) inputs: build the bridges, scenarios and risks-and-opportunities views that inform investment decisions, and partner with the cross-RL Finance team on close and forecast
Own monthly R&D investments performance tracking vs. plan and forecast: analyze variances, surface trends and spend risks, and recommend actions to stay within budget
Provide thought partnership and foster collaboration across the Reality Labs Finance organization
Help define and implement scalable financial processes and support peer Finance teams in driving key systems efforts across Reality Labs Finance

Qualifications

4+ years of experience in FP&A, consulting, investment banking, business strategy, business operations and/or analytics
Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or relevant field
Experience tailoring communication and messaging for audiences of varying levels of seniority and technical experience
Understanding of financial statement analysis and core financial planning processes
Proven track record of building cross-functional relationships and partnering with leadership across organizations
Experience using Excel and analytical methods to translate large amounts of data into both insights and recommendations
Experience prioritizing competing workstreams based on impact, deadlines, and stakeholder needs Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Experience with improving financial planning systems and tools (e.g., Oracle Hyperion Planning/Essbase/Fusion/Cloud) to drive process efficiencies
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience working with financial planning systems, preferably Oracle products (e.g., Hyperion Essbase)