Senior Financial Analyst
Job Description
The Washington Post's FP&A department is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst with expertise in financial modeling, planning, and analysis. This role requires advanced Excel skills but also a sense of creativity and curiosity in the constantly evolving operation of a digital media business with a focus on the digital subscription business within the Post.
The desired candidate will be self-sufficient and self-directed in managing their core FP&A responsibilities, connect details to the big picture, and communicate timely business insights to inform management decision making. This will be a highly visible role that will support the company's continual growth in digital, with the ultimate mission of supporting the financial sustainability of the Post's business model.
Motivation
- You want to become a trusted FP&A partner to key stakeholders through solid technical analytical work and consistent performance
- You are organized, driven, and eager to make connections across the organization
- You are a self-starter with an ability to simplify and communicate complex ideas
- You are curious to figure out how to optimize business levers to fund journalism, with a keen interest in consumer subscription business model
Responsibilities
- Assist in the preparation of annual operating plan, quarterly forecast and long-range plan for our digital subscription business
- Provide regular ad hoc financial analysis to finance leaders, cross-functional teams and executives to support business strategy and tactical decisions around product testing
- Serve as primary FP&A liaison to relevant business stakeholders to optimize operational agility
- Build scalable long-term financial models, and proactively identify and highlight opportunities for financial processes and database improvements to streamline processes and workflows by partnering with other members of the finance team.
- Maintain and improve subscriber customer lifetime value model and reporting
- Provide key stakeholders with variance analysis and insight by supporting Financial Accounting on monthly and quarterly closes.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of financial planning, modeling and analysis experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or related field
- High proficiency in utilizing MS Excel, and relational database applications
- Comfortable with large volumes of complex data and presenting their findings to senior management. (
- Proven presentation and project management skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- The ability to work effectively and independently with all levels of management
The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.
The innovation doesn't end in the Newsroom - dozens of teams power The Washington Post. We are now hiring the next innovator - how will you Impact Tomorrow?
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Date Posted
10/23/2022
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