Senior Financial Analyst, Streaming

Job Description

DMED is seeking a Senior Analyst for our Strategic Finance team that will play a key role in supporting the Direct to Consumer Business, including Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu. They will be focused on subscriber reporting and growth insights extraction, and responsible for compiling reports and ad-hoc analyses for stakeholders at various levels of the business, focused on subscriber acquisition and growth metrics.

The Senior Financial Analyst will closely collaborate with our Analytics team by defining and establishing an automated reporting infrastructure which will help to identify and quantify the drivers of subscriber growth. Ad hoc analysis will also be key in providing rapid insights to business stakeholders, including operations, marketing, and content. Synthesis of impactful reports and ad-hoc insights will require both understanding of our data structure and metrics definitions, and the ability to distill business implications and insights into actionable narratives to inform our strategic and tactical decision making.

The pace and cadence for change at DSS necessitates an ability to manage multiple projects, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and roll up sleeves to support this important segment of the Disney business.

Responsibilities:
• Update weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews and provide relevant context for business reviews with leadership
• Work cross-functionally with key partners on operational teams to develop business insights that uncover subscriber growth levers and opportunities to improve customer value
• Define business requirements for reporting structures working closely with analytics department to automate the generation of recurring business insights
• Collaborate with analytics to ensure alignment between analytics' databases and finance department's forecasting and reporting data
• Develop impactful, compelling presentation materials (decks, notes, write-ups, backup materials, etc.) that effectively communicates financial projections, drivers, business performance, risks and opportunities to leadership

Basic Qualifications:
• 2-5 years of relevant finance/strategy experience in media, direct-to-consumer subscription, management/strategy consulting, investment banking or similar fields
• Expert Excel skills; extensive experience building operating models and analyzing large data sets
• Excellent communication and PowerPoint skills; ability to distill complex analyses into structured outputs and present to all levels of management
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau and Looker
• Deliverable-focused, strong work ethic, able to prioritize, and resolve an array of issues simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in the video streaming industry a plus
• Experience with SQL or other relational database querying a plus

Required Education
• Bachelor's degree with a major in Finance, Economics or similar field with an analytical bias

About Disney Streaming:

Comprised of the Company's international business units and various direct-to-consumer streaming services, Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) aligns technology, media distribution and advertising sales into a single business segment to create and deliver personalized entertainment experiences to consumers around the world.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Streaming Services LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Streaming.

Disney Streaming Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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