Senior Financial Analyst
Whalerock Industries
Santa Monica, CAThis was removed by the employer on 3/11/2015 10:46:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
Senior Financial Analyst
Position Summary
Analyze brand, division and company performance (Revenue, Costs, Operating Metrics) and provide reporting to internal and external partners. Work across Finance, Accounting, BD and other groups to generate actionable reporting and help drive other back-office processes which support smart business decision making.
Responsibilities
The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for performing and supporting the following key activities:
• Preparing monthly and quarterly financial update presentations for the Board of Directors, lenders and other key stakeholders
• Preparing revenue share and profit participation reporting for external content providers, marketing partners and talent
• Working across functions (including editorial, product, design, marketing and sales) to ensure team members have financial information and metrics necessary to make informed decisions
• Working with BD to model revenue, costs, audience and monetization for new business ventures and extensions of existing businesses
• Other back-office activities including monthly close, budget to actual reporting, forecast updates, cost budgeting, cash management and additional ad-hoc financial analysis as required
Requirements
• BA or BS in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration
• At least 3-5 years of relevant work experience (experience in Online/New Media space is strongly preferred).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proven ability to summarize raw data and convert into Powerpoint and other formats for presentation to non-finance executives.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex spreadsheets and data manipulation. Ability to recognize, trouble-shoot, and correct data problems and inconsistencies.
• Role includes overhead, balance sheet and cash flow analysis so some basic accounting knowledge is a must.
• Familiarity with online analytics measures and terminology. Experience with web tracking tools such as Google Analytics and Omniture is a plus.
Bonus Points:
• A sense of humor is a must. You are creative and have a keen interest in digital media.
• You solve problems and like getting your hands dirty.
• You are entrepreneurial, smart, and passionate. You love to win.
• If you don't know something, you say so. Then go figure it out quickly.
• You naturally go the extra mile.
• You thrive in a fast-paced work environment, readily adapting to continually changing priorities and aggressive project timeframes.
• You give credit to others where credit is due and take responsibility for misses when they rest with you.
• Did we mention you love to win?