Financial Analyst

Summary:

• We are seeking a Financial Analyst to support Finance leadership with financial planning and analysis across business operations and special events.
• The ideal candidate will have strong FP&A experience and be comfortable working with budgets, forecasts, P&Ls, financial models, and executive reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Support annual budgets, monthly forecasts, and long-range financial planning.
• Manage departmental P&Ls and variance analysis to identify financial risks and opportunities.
• Build financial models, scenarios, and business cases for decision-making.
• Support headcount/workforce planning, including hiring, vacancies, compensation, and labor-cost forecasting.
• Analyze OPEX, overtime, freelance labor, cloud/technology costs, and other major expenses.
• Support CAPEX/capital planning, including budgeting, forecasting, and spend tracking.
• Analyze revenue streams and provide financial performance insights.
• Prepare executive presentations, dashboards, and management reporting.
• Support month-end close activities, including accruals, reconciliations, journal entries, and variance reporting.
• Perform annual and weekly cash-flow forecasting and ad hoc financial analysis.
• Partner with Accounting, HR, Operations, and other business teams to improve financial visibility and planning.

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 4–5+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis experience.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, P&L, and variance-analysis skills.
• Experience with workforce/headcount planning and OPEX management.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience with Fusion, SmartView, Hyperion, Anaplan, or similar financial planning/ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting tools is a plus.
• Media, entertainment, production, live events, or other operationally intensive industry experience is preferred.

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