Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

Summary

Looking for a company where the Financial Planning & Analysis team plays a strategic role in decision-making? At Yelp, we’re looking for a strategic, people-first financial leader to spearhead our FP&A organization.

As the Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis, you’ll report directly to the CFO and serve as a member of the Finance leadership team. You will own Yelp’s financial planning infrastructure, driving forecasting, budget models, and strategic analysis that informs our Board and supports long-term shareholder value. In this highly influential and visible role, you’ll collaborate closely across executive leadership to ensure our financial and business strategies are aligned for success.

If you bring a proven track record of building scalable finance teams, influencing executive stakeholders, and leading within a high-growth tech environment, we’d love to have you apply, even if you don’t feel you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Yelp, we’re looking for great people, not just those who simply check off all the boxes. This is a full-time remote role based in the United States.

What You'll Do

• Lead and scale Yelp’s FP&A function, setting the vision, structure, and operational rigor needed to support scalable, strategic decision-making as we grow.
• Partner with the CFO on earnings prep and Board-facing materials, delivering essential insights to internal and external stakeholders.
• Influence company-wide decisions as a trusted advisor to senior executives and cross-functional leads, translating financial insights into strategic growth initiatives.
• Own company-wide forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning processes.
• Represent FP&A in the company’s Weekly Operations meeting as well as leading the finance component of annual planning to ensure our strategies and financial goals stay aligned.
• Build and continually refine short- and long-range financial plans that support Yelp’s growth and capital allocation decisions.
• Enable agile decision-making through scenario planning and investment modeling.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, and investment initiatives with comprehensive financial analysis.
• Collaborate across Legal, IT, Data Science, and more to modernize financial tools and processes.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and development throughout the FP&A team.

What It Takes To Succeed

• Bring 15+ years of progressive finance experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Thrive in a public company setting, ideally within a high-growth tech environment.
• Bring proven experience partnering with organizations exceeding $1B in revenue and 5,000+ employees.
• Possess sharp analytical and problem-solving skills with deep expertise in financial modeling.
• Communicate complex financial insights clearly and effectively at all levels, including the Board.
• Approach leadership with empathy, impact, curiosity, and operational rigor.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (MBA or CPA preferred).

What You'll Get

• Effective your first day: Full medical, vision, and dental
• 15 days PTO (accrual begins on date of hire and increases with 2+ years of tenure thereafter), 12 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday
• Up to 14 weeks of parental leave
• Monthly wellness subsidy
• Work from home reimbursement
• Flexible spending account
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Compensation range for this position is $275,000 - $325,000 annually. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits.

Key skills/competency

• Financial Planning
• Strategic Analysis
• Forecasting
• Budgeting
• Financial Modeling
• Executive Advisory
• FP&A Leadership
• Public Company Experience
• High-Growth Tech Environment
• Capital Allocation