Senior Financial Analyst - Program and Ad Sales Finance
ESPN
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Full Time Job
ESPN's Program and Ad Sales Finance group has an immediate opportunity for a Sr. Financial Analyst. This individual will work closely with ESPN's Revenue Management and Research teams to prepare strategic financial plans for key forecast periods (annual budget, long-range plan and quarterly forecasts). They will oversee recurring deliverables such as weekly ad sales pacing and monthly close variances, while also working with Programming and Research groups to evaluate ad sales impact of changes to network programming. In parallel to these responsibilities, this role will serve as an SME for the department's Business Intelligence activities, namely building ad hoc reports, conducting User Acceptance Testing of data enhancements, and creating new data visualizations.
Responsibilities
• Prepare weekly ad sales pacing for all News and Information programming and other areas of responsibility
• Maintain forecast models for the annual budget, long-range plan and quarterly forecasts for areas of responsibility
• Oversee episode maintenance for planning and month end close procedures which include rate/volume analysis explaining variances and maintaining data integrity of properties
• Measure ad sales impact for P&L requests from programming group on changes to schedule
• Create ad hoc reports within Business Objects, assist in UAT of new data enhancements within universe, and serve as lead for both new and existing data visualizations and dashboards using VI tools (e.g. MicroStrategy, Tableau)
• Executive reporting explaining drivers of liability balance's weekly change
Basic Qualifications
• Advanced MS Excel abilities (Nested statements, pivot tables, charting, combining functions like Index, Match, Offset and Indirect)
• Minimum of 5 years in a corporate finance / business analytics role
• Financial modeling experience (VBA a plus)
• Experience with Business Intelligence products, i.e. Business Objects, Cognos, MicroStrategy (Visual dashboarding a plus)
• Demonstrated experience working closely with information systems and/or strong ability to quickly learn new information systems
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to transition seamlessly from explaining micro details to communicating how they impact the big picture
• Acute attention to detail and aptitude for troubleshooting data discrepancies
Required Education
• Bachelor's of Science in Finance, Accounting, or Business
Preferred Education
• Master of Business Administration
Company Overview
At Disney, we're storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. We do this through utilizing and developing cutting-edge technology and pushing the envelope to bring stories to life through our movies, products, interactive games, parks and resorts, and media networks. Now is your chance to join our talented team that delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world.
Additional Information:
**Relocation assistance is not provided for this role**
ESPN is an equal opportunity employer - Female/Minority/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. Our goal is to create an inclusive workplace for all.