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Senior Financial Analyst – Financial Planning & Analysis
| Company | Horizon media |
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| Location | New York, NY, USA |
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| Salary | $85000 – $100000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Solid communication skills and be able to work with all members of the organization and all levels of management
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to research and analyze, problem solve, and offer insights and recommendations
- Maintain a positive attitude and be able to adapt to changes
Responsibilities
- Prepare the annual budget and monthly projections
- Create detailed complex financial and analytical models to forecast and analyze revenue and operating expenses
- Perform detailed departmental P&L variance analyses
- Partner with Client Finance to ensure revenue is accurate and delivered on time for reporting in accordance with US GAAP
- Assist in automating standard processes and reporting to reduce reporting burden and increase meaningful/value added analyses
- Analyze detailed financial information along with current and past trends in key performance indicators to provide accurate and timely financial and operational recommendations for decision making purposes
- Work closely with internal accounting team during the close process to ensure proper accruals and deferrals
- Prepare monthly variance analysis as it compares to actual vs. forecast
- Prepare and analyze monthly/quarterly reporting packages that is presented to executive management
- Establish and build key relationships, including cross functional teams both within business solutions and shared services
- Mentor and develop the FP&A staff
- Work closely with internal accounting team to provide support documentation and commentary for annual external audit requests
- Perform Ad-Hoc Analysis or Special Projects
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting
- 4+ years of experience in financial analysis/reporting, including ad hoc reporting, variance analysis and budgeting
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Must be an analytical and critical thinker with the ability to dig deep into the details but present high-level findings to management
- Exceptional MS Excel skills
- Detailed oriented and have the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work within a team environment
- Be proactive and self-motivator with the ability to learn quickly
- Strong understanding of accounting concepts, US GAAP and applications
- Demonstrate strong knowledge and application of financial and accounting principles to ensure decisions are fiscally sound and responsible.
