Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Strategic planning FP&A roles are particularly relevant in subscription software because forecasting, cash planning, and capital allocation are tightly linked to recurring revenue dynamics and product investment cycles. This position sits at the intersection of corporate finance and operational decision-making, with a remit that spans long-range planning and the mechanics of forecasting across a multi-entity structure, a common complexity in global SaaS businesses.
From a SaaS career standpoint, the work builds fluency in the planning rhythms that shape how software companies set targets and measure progress. Exposure to entity-level forecasting, transfer pricing considerations, and cash management connects financial modeling to how scale is managed in practice. The emphasis on automating models and using SQL and AI tools also aligns with a broader shift in SaaS finance toward analytics-driven FP&A and more durable, self-serve planning infrastructure.
This role is best suited to an analyst who enjoys detail, can translate complex outputs into clear narratives, and prefers partnering across finance functions rather than operating in a silo. It will fit someone looking to deepen technical modeling and data skills while gaining visibility into how strategic plans are built and communicated in a large, data-intensive software environment.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Spotify’s Strategic Planning Finance group is seeking an exceptional Analyst to join its team. In this role, you will help support a wide cross-section of Spotify’s financial planning and analysis work, ranging from the company’s long-range plan, legal entity structure, and capital planning. You will be working closely with the Manager and various cross-functional finance partners.
This role presents a great opportunity for someone looking to learn about the many different facets and segments of Spotify’s business. We are looking for someone that enjoys creative thinking, while bringing practical and scalable improvements to the models and presentations we employ in our day to day work.
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What You'll Do
- Deliver quarterly forecasts for Spotify’s 30+ Legal Entities, requiring close cross-functional partnership with our Accounting, Tax, and Treasury teams.
- These forecasts have many downstream use cases including, but not limited to, tax rate and tax liability forecasting, entity cash management & optimization, and internal transfer pricing transactions.
- Support long-range planning efforts including capital allocation and capital management analyses.
- Assist in share count forecasting which informs various workflows within legal entity forecast, capital strategy, and cash flow forecasting.
- Improve and automate existing financial models and presentation materials (using SGL, AI tools, etc.).
- Contribute to ad hoc analyses and business case modeling that support Spotify’s FP&A, Investor Relations, and overall business planning processes.
Who You Are
- 2+ years of relevant financial modeling experience in a complex and data-driven business environment.
- Bachelor's degree is required.
- Advanced Google Suite skills with a deep understanding of model architecture and formula efficiency
- Advanced SQL skills with an ability to navigate large data sets
- Experience in AI tools such as ChatGPT, Cursor, Workbench, and Claude
- Strong quantitative skills and eye for business, with the ability to drive projects from start to finish. We’re looking for someone who is not afraid of detail and granularity.
- Experience distilling complexity into articulate narratives that cater to diverse audiences, especially those who are not quantitative or technical.
- Intellectual curiosity, the ability to stay organized, and a proactive approach to learning and execution.
- Entrepreneurial, collaborative, and “can-do” personality with a track record for nurturing strong cross-functional relationships.
Where You'll Be
- This role is based in New York, NY.
- We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home. We ask that you come in 2-3 times per week.
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The United States base range for this position is $67,172 - $95,960 plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays, paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
