Our client, a leading entertainment company, is hiring a Financial Analyst on a contract basis.
Job ID: 82745
Work Location:
New York, NY
Summary:
The client is looking for a strong finance and accounting background. The ability to engage with business partners, and able to communicate effectively and have good attention to detail and be a team player, and be a proactive learner – if they are not able to engage in this way, this may not be a good fit for them.
Responsibilities:
As the Sr. Analyst of International Streaming this individual will provide financial and strategic support our International regions in consolidating, analysing, and managing the P&L, and assist in regular reporting and ad hoc analysis for business leaders.
Reporting to the FP&A Manager, this position will:
• Business partner to regional teams internationally
• Support Finance Manager in maintaining oversight of the regional DTC P&L
• Responsible for detailed modelling of key metrics, marketing, subscriber additions, conversion, churn and revenue for the P+ business in these regions for all forecasts, outlooks, annual and long range plans
• Accurate reporting of P&L against forecast including narrative on business performance and variances
• Co-ordinate on the month end close process with cross functional finance teams, e.g. P2P, RtR, Controllership
• Focus on measuring, reporting and driving core KPIs and business activity
• Support the long-range planning (LRP) process and quarterly reviews, Budget and monthly forecast process
• Collaborate with the wider International Finance team to drive process improvements through automation of reporting packages and dashboards to support all regions
• Ad hoc reporting, modelling, and analyses, and supporting local commercial teams with business case development
• Ownership of PO tracking and reporting, provide stakeholders with transparency of spend and ensuring POs raised in a timely manner
• Work with Controllers, Tax, Legal teams to determine requirements applicable to P+ in each region
• Ensure that the appropriate financial procedures and controls are maintained, including continuous review and improvement of working practices
Required Qualification:
• 5+ years of Finance/Accounting-related experience
• Demonstratable experience working in a similar role, experience working in entertainment / media industry is a plus
• Strong analytical skills, with an ability to understand and articulate financial data
• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Experience working with SAP and LongView a plus
• Experience of interacting with stakeholder groups across multiple finance functions and regions, working in a fast-paced high-pressure environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an acute attention to detail
• Passion to learn and take on new challenges
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment that requires an evolving industry, ability to be adaptable is necessary for success in this department.
Personal Qualities:
• Proactive self-starter who takes ownership and responsibility for assigned tasks
• Flexible attitude to achieve results
• Excellent time, project management, and execution skills
• Clear and Strong Communicator
• Ability to remain calm under conflicting deadlines and pressure
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholder groups
• Commercially focused with a client service approach
• Strong organization and prioritization skills to help manage the work and coordinate tasks to complete our deliverables
• Champions of working that promote DE&I advocacy
Pay Rate: $50 – $55 /hourly W2