Junior FP&A Analyst

Job Description

What we offer?
• Possibility to work in a highly regarded organization with global exposure

• Attractive benefit package

• Partial home office

• Flexible working hours

About us

We are currently recruiting a Junior FP&A Analyst to Discovery's Financial Planning & Analysis Center of Excellence - organization that maintains worldwide operations.

FP&A COE is known for its innovative thinking, best practices implementation and great customer service. Discovery seeks to unlock value for the company through igniting curiosity in all of its team members, encouraging collaboration and constantly transforming the way we work.
On this position you will be supporting Compensation & Benefits FP&A team.

Responsibilities

1. Recurring and ad hoc reporting:
• run automated headcount reporting (monthly / on request) based on the defined reporting structure,

• maintain and regularly refresh financial summaries during month-end close and forecast processes,

• update BPC financial system with HR data which feeds up Global BI system,

• prepare manual reclasses and execute with RTR team during and after month-end close,

• assist in the production of monthly global FTE forecast, consolidate inputs, and introduce to forecast tracker,

• request new cost centers creation to Finance Systems teams and update HR systems,

• support the annual budget process, implement changes to C&B system cube,

• send out regularly HR data with financial coding to payroll teams and execute the correctness of usage,

• share HR data on C&B team members requests,

• assist in the Contractors data gathering,

• perform ad hoc tasks and reporting,

2. Data validation:
• review payroll reports coding to HR system and highlight unusual transactions on the monthly basis,

• validate and keep up to date divisional, departmental and approval flow assignment for current cost center structure,

• maintain the key mapping changes and perform retro coding changes in the historical HR data,

• highlight key findings to support other C&B team members,

• review PO expiration dates, financial coding and request the closing if necessary,

3. Data governance:
• implement position coding changes identified during the forecast process on request from other team members directly in HR system or via HR Operations team,

• track new vacant positions in HR system and align financial coding with reporting line if needed,

• execute and inform of any pending items not yet approved or created in HR system,

• maintain department hierarchy in BPC based on current reporting structure

Requirements
• A year of working experience in financial department

• Fluent in English is a must

• General accounting knowledge

• Good MS Excel & PowerPoint skills

• Assured self-starter on relevant projects and work is a plus

• Strong oral and written English communication skills

• Excellent analytical skills

• Pro-active and hands-on

• High drive and energy level

• Your way of working is characterized by a high level of accuracy

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d87489-18-227-24-209-42 in your application.