Job Description
DMED (Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution) is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join ABC News' Consolidation Team, who will be responsible for financial analysis and reporting related to business support areas such as Consumer Insights, Communications, Advertising & Promotions, and Rights & Clearances, along with support of overall ABC News P&L consolidations. Candidate will be responsible for producing high-quality strategic analyses to support decision-making across the division. This includes, but is not limited to ongoing cost analysis, gathering/analyzing data for budget/forecasts/long range plans, owning specific cross-team analysis and reporting processes (related to headcount, T&E, allocations, etc.) and working on ad hoc projects to drive business performance.
Responsibilities:
• Financial Reporting / Planning
• Assist in quarterly close process: in-depth analysis, accrual preparations, and commentary
• Coordinate with Revenue Planning for sales forecasts/budgets and ratings indicators
• Provide financial support: develop reporting tools to facilitate business analysis, identify and help teams implement cost saving recommendations, and present quarterly results to senior leads
• Assist with preparation of annual budget, forecasts, and long range plans: build detailed budgets, analyzing pacing, input data into SAP and other tools, and presents to management
• Business Planning & Decision Support across ABC News
• Partner with other DMED finance teams to improve processes across the finance team
• Develop reporting tools and dashboards to analyze spending, identify areas for cost efficiencies, proactively lead process changes, and track improvements
• Additional ad hoc projects across News portfolio might include providing support for new strategic initiatives, programming changes, and other business processes
Basic Qualifications:
• 1-3 years relevant experience with close/forecasting/consolidations/data analysis/financial modeling
• Candidate must be detail-oriented, deliverable focused, and well-organized
• Demonstrated experience with consolidation, budgeting, forecast planning and variance analysis
• Proficiency in Excel to perform financial modeling and quantitative analysis
• Strong communication skills (oral, written and business presentations) and ability to interact/collaborate with many levels of individuals within the organization
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and be flexible to handle multiple priorities
Preferred Qualifications:
• Prior media/television/broadcast industry experience
• Experience with financial reporting tools (Cognos TM1 and SAP a plus)
Required Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics
About ABC News:
This position is with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., which is part of a business segment we call ABC News.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4wyjq-3-235-75-229-42 in your application.