Financial Planning & Analysis Partner II

Company Description

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

Job Description

Scope of this role

We are seeking a detail-oriented, highly analytical FP&A Senior Analyst to join our finance team. The FP&A Senior Analyst will primarily assist with financial forecasting, budgeting, modeling, and variance analysis to support strategic decision-making across the organization. The ideal candidate should have strong financial modeling skills, data analytics skills, and excellent communication abilities.

Responsibilities

- Drive the monthly forecasting and annual planning related activities which include the following:

- Planning & Budgeting; current year and mid/long-term rolling corporate estimates and forecasts including cash forecasting. Serve as a thought leader to drive process improvement and create documentation to set precedence.

- Performance tracking against operating plans and KPIs; identifying risks and opportunities, driving accountability.

- Business intelligence, insight identification, and decision analytics for business partners and executive teams.

- Execute financial close and reporting processes in partnership with controllership, commercial, and accounting teams. Also, look for opportunities related to process improvement and drive change.

- Analyze financial performance, highlight trends and variances against budget and forecast with qualitative comments. Variance analysis of actuals vs forecast with key highlights/call outs to the management.

- Foster strong relationships with stakeholders, promoting effective communication and collaboration

- Lead and partner with cross-functional business teams in delivering analytics, data, and insights to drive key business decisions and support negotiations.