Financial Analyst

Position Title: Financial Analyst

Position Reports To: Vice President of Finance

Position Summary: MLB Network seeks a Financial Analyst with strong knowledge of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to identify issues and trends, make proactive and insightful recommendations, and perform accurate financial analysis in the preparation of budgets, forecasts and long-range plans for MLB Network (MLBN). This role is expected to be a high performer who can operate effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities: Specific responsibilities include:

• Assist and actively participate in the preparation and presentation of MLBN’s annual operating and capital budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans to senior management.
• Provide timely, accurate and credible updated business plans based on budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans to relevant stakeholders.
• Own key processes in monthly closings and financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packages for internal and external stakeholders and create ad hoc reporting as requested.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships by synthesizing data, analyzing findings, and communicating results to stakeholders with varying degrees of finance knowledge. Build trust in the data as presented to end users.
• Monitor financial and operating KPIs and provide actionable insights to senior management.
• Ensure contractual commitments are clearly documented, understood and met.
• Prepare, maintain, and monitor accurate monthly tracking of capital expenditures.
• Prepare, maintain, and monitor monthly working capital and cash flow.
• Review daily transactions according to current financial processes to ensure accuracy.
• Assist in the design, set-up and ongoing improvement of the Financial Systems and related systems as needed.
• Create, maintain, and support the development of reports and dashboards for ongoing needs.
• Identify trends/issues and problem solve to improve quality of financial results.
• Other such duties as required.

It is expected that the Financial Analyst will maintain and increase knowledge in the Finance discipline as well as the business on an ongoing basis.

Skills & Experience: The ideal candidate must have most if not all of the following skills and experiences:

• A minimum of 2-3 years of financial analysis experience or related business experience is required.
• Experience in the television, advertising, affiliate sales, or knowledge of production finance/accounting is preferred.
• Possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, with the ability to interact with all levels of management.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals at remote locations including the MLB Office of the Commissioner and other stakeholders.
• Be extremely organized, demonstrate initiative and an ability to complete multiple assignments in a timely manner.
• Individual must work well in a dynamic environment and be able to recommend and implement process improvements and work independently.
• The ability to effectively take on leadership roles in various functions is required.
• Have advanced knowledge and experience with MS Excel and other financial reporting systems.
• Experience with ERPs such as Oracle Fusion and BI tools such as Board, Tableau, Power BI, Adaptive Planning, etc. is highly preferred.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule as required.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Possess the manual dexterity to effectively operate keyboard/mouse on computers, edit equipment, etc.
• Possess the visual acuity needed to effectively deliver required work product.
• Possess the auditory acuity needed to effectively deliver required work product.
• Ability to sit or stand for sufficient lengths of time in order to effectively deliver required work product.

Education: Bachelor’s degree is required; Finance or Accounting major is highly preferred.

Work Classification: Flextime: Employee permitted to work remotely 40% of the week, with the days in the office determined by the manager of the individual employee.

Work Classifications may be changed or modified at any time by the Company.