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FP&A Director

Rakuten International · San Francisco, CA · posted 58 days ago

In short: FP&A Director at Rakuten International in San Francisco, CA, posted 58 days ago.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

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San Francisco, CAlocation

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58 days agoposted

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The job

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Employer	Rakuten International
Location	San Francisco, California
Field	Finance and Insurance › Accounting, audit and tax
Level	Senior Level
Source category	Human Resources and Recruitment
Posted	2026-09-12 (58 days ago)
Work arrangement	On-site at the location listed
Pay	Not published in the source listing

Job description

Job Description:

Rakuten International is a division of Rakuten Group, Inc., a Japanese global technology leader in services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Headquartered in San Mateo, California with more than 4,000 employees worldwide, the Rakuten International business portfolio includes market leaders in e-commerce, digital marketing, advertising, communications and entertainment. We create products and services that provide exceptional value by aligning members and the businesses that want to engage them in a shared community.

Rakuten is a leading shopping platform that offers Cash Back on purchases from your favorite brands. By partnering with thousands of brands in apparel, beauty and wellness, dining, grocery, travel, on-demand services, subscription boxes, and more, Rakuten helps members save and get more on everyday purchases. Since its founding in 1999, Rakuten has become the largest and most rewarding shopping program, and its members have earned $4.6 billion in Cash Back just for shopping through Rakuten. For more information, visit Rakuten.com.

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director, FP&A to play a critical role in shaping the financial future of Rakuten Rewards. This position will be responsible for providing strategic guidance and financial insights that will help with decision-making processes across the company, with a particular focus on driving financial performance and optimizing resource allocation for specific business units within Rewards. This role will report to the Senior Director, FP&A, and will partner closely with business unit leaders and department heads.

The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis. You will be a hands-on leader, capable of mentoring and developing individual contributors, while also providing actionable insights to support the company's objectives. As a business leader in the team, you will be presenting and communicating with senior leaders across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the development and execution of financial planning processes for assigned business units including annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and contributing to long-range strategic plans. This includes detailed analysis of GMV, revenue, profit, and operating expenses down to the vendor level.
Serve as a primary financial partner to business unit leaders and department heads, providing critical financial insights, variance analysis, and recommendations to drive performance and achieve financial goals.
Work closely with marketing analytics team on marketing forecast by channel and analysis of marketing performance including LTV analysis.
Oversee the preparation and presentation of comprehensive financial reports, dashboards, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to business unit leadership and the Senior Director, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities for assigned business units.
Identify and research variances to forecast, budget, and prior-year spend; proactively identify opportunities for improvement and optimization within assigned business areas.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to understand business trends, identify and communicate risks and opportunities that may impact financial goals, specifically for their area of responsibility.
Work closely with the revenue planning team assessing revenue planning monthly revenue and cost of sales forecast
Contribute to the long-range financial planning process by providing detailed inputs and analysis for their business areas.
Provide requested analyses for Japan parent company

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. MBA or CPA preferred.
Experience: 7+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, with at least 2-3 years in a leadership or senior individual contributor role managing complex financial analyses.
Strategic & Analytical: Proven ability to think strategically about business problems, translate objectives into financial plans, and provide actionable insights. Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear, concise, and actionable recommendations.
Financial Acumen: Deep understanding of financial modeling techniques, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Communication & Influence: Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders and senior leaders. Demonstrated ability to influence others through effective verbal and written communication.
Systems Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in financial systems and tools (e.g., Excel, Adaptive). Experience with business intelligence and analytics platforms (e.g., Tableau) and implementation of financial planning platforms (Adaptive).
Adaptability: Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast-paced environment with a strong sense of ownership and a proactive approach.
Attention to Detail: Superior attention to detail and ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining a view of the big picture.

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Five Principles for Success
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize - Practice - Validate - Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team

Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

As part of our Rakuten interview process, we encourage applicants to use their own words, rather than AI-generated content. Tell us your story in a way that's personal and authentic.

At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base compensation for this role to be within the range shown below. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location. The successful applicant for this role will be eligible for discretionary bonus, health, vision, dental insurance, 401k matching, PTO, Volunteer Time Off (VTO), and other employee benefits as the company implements.

USD $113,157.00 - $211,032.00 annually

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About the role

This is a Senior Level role in the Finance and Insurance field (Accounting, audit and tax) at Rakuten International. Senior roles usually expect substantial experience, ownership of results and often the ability to guide others.

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The city

The job is in San Francisco, CA. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How San Francisco compares. Among the 145 largest places in California, San Francisco is #4 by population, #139 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #20 for remote work (#1 = most), #25 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, San Francisco County, is #3 of 58 counties for average pay ($174,103).

The place in numbers

San Francisco has 830,235 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 2.1% of the population of California. It covers 47 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 17,784 people per square mile. The median age is 40.0, 6% older than the state median (40.0 against 37.9).

Housing

The median gross rent is $2,476 a month (rent plus utilities), 22% above the state median ($2,476 against $2,036). Over a year that is 21.1% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $1,394,500, which is 9.9 times the median household income ($140,970); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 38.2% of households own their home, 32% below the state average (38.2% against 55.9%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area has 2,373,920 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $74,260 a year, 46% above the national median ($74,260 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (226,320 jobs, median $62,120); management (223,100 jobs, median $176,340); business and financial operations (207,030 jobs, median $112,960). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (1.9 times) and life, physical, and social science (1.8 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($176,340) and computer and mathematical ($167,770). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of San Francisco County was 4.0%. 69.6% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in San Francisco County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 28.6% drive alone, 18.7% use public transit, 9.3% walk, 31.0% work from home. 21.6% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 11% above the state average (21.6% against 19.4%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

60.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 63% above the state share (60.3% against 37.1%). 34.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 26% above the state share (34.0% against 27.0%). The poverty rate is 11.2%, 7% below the state rate (11.2% against 12.0%).

Climate

The warmest month is Sep, averaging 59°F (14.9°C), and the coolest is Apr at 53°F (11.6°C). About 515 mm (20 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Dec is the wettest month (112 mm) and Jul the driest (2 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Daly City (31 miles, rent 3% higher); Pacifica (31 miles, rent 25% higher); San Bruno (34 miles, rent 12% higher); Millbrae (36 miles, rent 32% higher). Rent differences are against San Francisco; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of San Francisco, CA that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.

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Place ⇅	Distance from the job city ⇅	Median rent ⇅	Median home value ⇅	Median household income ⇅	Commute 45+ min ⇅	Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅	Open jobs there ⇅
San Francisco, CA	0 mi	$2,476	$1,394,500	$140,970	21.6%	n/a	Jobs
Daly City, CA	31 mi	$2,551	$1,115,000	$123,547	19.6%	n/a	—
Pacifica, CA	31 mi	$3,098	$1,249,800	$160,523	15.5%	n/a	—
San Bruno, CA	34 mi	$2,773	$1,207,500	$141,272	12.2%	n/a	—
Millbrae, CA	36 mi	$3,272	$1,934,900	$163,476	21.8%	n/a	—
Brisbane, CA	36 mi	$2,574	$1,232,200	$156,169	29.8%	n/a	—
South San Francisco, CA	36 mi	$2,802	$1,188,800	$136,578	15.2%	n/a	—
Half Moon Bay, CA	37 mi	$2,433	$1,549,500	$157,884	26.7%	n/a	—
Burlingame, CA	38 mi	$2,785	$2,000,001	$174,000	23.1%	n/a	—
Richmond, CA	40 mi	$1,960	$668,200	$95,391	28.8%	n/a	—
San Mateo, CA	41 mi	$3,077	$1,618,700	$153,504	15.8%	n/a	—
Berkeley, CA	41 mi	$2,133	$1,413,900	$108,092	20.8%	n/a	Jobs
Alameda, CA	42 mi	$2,474	$1,235,700	$137,697	27.3%	n/a	Jobs
Belmont, CA	43 mi	$2,875	$2,000,001	$205,297	18.6%	n/a	Jobs
Oakland, CA	44 mi	$1,979	$929,900	$101,600	21.9%	n/a	Jobs
Foster City, CA	44 mi	$3,501	$1,838,200	$199,143	20.6%	n/a	Jobs
San Carlos, CA	45 mi	$2,854	$2,000,001	$237,470	14.9%	n/a	—
Redwood City, CA	47 mi	$2,968	$1,801,700	$157,814	10.2%	n/a	Jobs
San Leandro, CA	48 mi	$2,186	$844,200	$101,420	23.7%	n/a	—
Atherton, CA	49 mi	$3,501	$2,000,001	$250,001	7.0%	n/a	—

Career paths

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Distances

CITY Calculation (straight line) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (coordinates) · Data: 2024

How far San Francisco, CA is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.

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From ⇅	Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅	Population of that city ⇅
San Francisco, CA	0 mi	830,235
San Jose, CA	73 mi	990,138
Los Angeles, CA	364 mi	3,857,263
San Diego, CA	475 mi	1,389,526
Phoenix, AZ	678 mi	1,642,323
Seattle, WA	684 mi	754,195
Denver, CO	986 mi	718,877
Oklahoma City, OK	1,420 mi	697,125
Fort Worth, TX	1,484 mi	963,194
Dallas, TX	1,515 mi	1,307,930
San Antonio, TX	1,516 mi	1,479,835
Austin, TX	1,530 mi	979,539
Houston, TX	1,673 mi	2,328,253
Chicago, IL	1,885 mi	2,711,226
Indianapolis, IN	1,979 mi	885,860
Columbus, OH	2,142 mi	914,802
Charlotte, NC	2,332 mi	903,844
Jacksonville, FL	2,403 mi	977,670
Philadelphia, PA	2,550 mi	1,579,706
New York, NY	2,602 mi	8,483,844

Nearby cities with open jobs (within 120 miles)

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City ⇅	Straight-line distance ⇅	Open jobs ⇅
Alameda, CA	42 mi	15
Belmont, CA	43 mi	2
Redwood City, CA	47 mi	27
Palo Alto, CA	54 mi	24
Sunnyvale, CA	60 mi	12
Fremont, CA	62 mi	2
Pleasanton, CA	63 mi	1
Milpitas, CA	66 mi	2
Campbell, CA	67 mi	7
San Jose, CA	73 mi	661
Capitola, CA	79 mi	1
Sacramento, CA	103 mi	38

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What is the FP&A Director job at Rakuten International?

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Median rent in San Francisco is $2,476 a month and median household income $140,970 (ACS 2020–2024).

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Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
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