Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Partner I (MDG)

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.

About the Role

As a Senior Analyst in Master Data Governance within our FP&A organization, you will serve as the critical bridge between finance operations, commercial/supply chain teams, system architecture, and strategic planning. You will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining SAP Master Data Governance for both Financial and Enterprise Data. By ensuring absolute data integrity across financial structures, materials, and business partners, managing workflows, and acting as the centralized gatekeeper for data sanity, you will directly enable accurate financial reporting, profitability analysis, forecasting, and cross-functional business transformation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Data Governance & Maintenance

Process Design & Implementation: Design and execute governance processes, data standards, and definitions for core financial and enterprise master data within systems like SAP S/4HANA. This includes:

Financial Data: Cost Centers, Profit Centers, General Ledgers, and Chart of Accounts.

Commercial & Supply Chain Data: Material Codes, Business Partners (Vendor Names, Customer Names), and Sales Groups.

Centralized Gatekeeping: Act as the central control point for all master data updates before they are released to controllership or procurement/sales, ensuring strict adherence to global financial and business standards.

Workflow Management: Streamline request intake workflows, standardize templates, and refine exception-handling procedures utilizing SAP MDG, S/4HANA, and internal IT ticketing systems.

Execution: Execute complex master data creation, extension, and modification requests across all relevant domains within the MDG tool to support evolving business needs seamlessly.