FP&A, Senior Analyst Job Description

FP&A, Senior Analyst Job Description

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FP&A, senior analyst provides accurate and timely consolidated financial statements and analyses on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement).

FP&A, Senior Analyst Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Preparing monthly analysis on key financial statement accounts (both income statement and balance sheet)
Participating on various finance led process improvement activities and other special projects
Review and analyze P&L’s and general ledger account balances to ensure accuracy of financial statements and compliance with GAAP and SOX
Coordinate and perform annual, quarterly and monthly Cash Flow and Balance Sheet budgets/forecasts, including analysis to prior budget/forecast and preparation of cause of change explanations
Work closely with News Group finance teams to share best practices and identify areas for simplification
Collaborate with the other CNBC Finance team members in order to serve the customer and maintain a healthy division of responsibilities
Support monthly close, analyze monthly results, provide variance explanations
Coordinate quarterly forecasts and annual budget
Ensure accuracy of monthly revenue and expenses
Provide guidance on monthly outlooks for each department

FP&A, Senior Analyst Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for FP&A, Senior Analyst

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPA, CMA, MBA, CFA, CA, TM1, ACCA, CIMA, SOX

Education for FP&A, Senior Analyst

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Employers hiring for the FP&A, senior analyst job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Education, MBA, Economics, Business/Administration, Graduate, Finance/Accounting, Master of Business Administration

Skills for FP&A, Senior Analyst

Desired skills for FP&A, senior analyst include:

Financial statements
Accounting and business analysis
BW is considered
Balance sheet
Finance
Income statement and Cash Flow statements and concepts
MS office package
SAP ECC
Analytical and modeling skills
Data structures

Desired experience for FP&A, senior analyst includes:

Prepare and communicate monthly reports for departmental heads
Coordinate compensation information for each department
Oversee completion of timesheets for Freelancers/Cast & Crew
Prepare and/or review of standard monthly journal entries
Manage the allocations of expenses and liaise with all brands financially impacted
Interface with senior executive clients

FP&A, Senior Analyst Examples

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FP&A, Senior Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a FP&A, senior analyst. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for FP&A, senior analyst
  • Summarizing results of analysis for monthly presentation to senior corporate, regional and executive management
  • Participating in preparation of various analytical reports for distribution to executive management
  • Assisting in the preparation of the monthly business update distributed to the Board and Senior Management, which recaps the Company's monthly operating performance
  • Participating in the annual planning and quarterly latest estimate ("LE") processes, including consolidation of country submissions, analysis, resolution of differences and preparation of Board and Senior management presentations
  • Following-up with regions regarding missing or incomplete submissions and prepare a scorecard to report adherence to deadlines and data requirements
  • Prepare timely and accurate reporting and analysis
  • Maintain/update and improve corporate models
  • Capex reporting
  • Business partnering with numerous teams across the business
  • Assist in the preparation of strategic plans and budgets
Qualifications for FP&A, senior analyst
  • ASX reporting presentations
  • Scenario based projects
  • Complete additional adhoc tasks
  • Prepare ad-hoc forecasts to support decision making
  • Manage the budgeting and forecasting processes
  • Collect and present financial information to senior executives relating to risks and opportunities for issues and improvements
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FP&A, Senior Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a FP&A, senior analyst. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for FP&A, senior analyst
  • Organize data for monthly variance and ad-hoc analyses
  • Lead cross-functional teams through projects
  • Oversee and review staff performance
  • Interact with multiple levels of staff across TW Corporate disciplines (Investor Relations, External Reporting ) and operating divisions
  • Present information in formal and informal settings, and using a variety of media
  • Prepare and communicate competitor analysis including industry and peer data and trends
  • Maintain and expand financial models as part of annual budget process
  • Participate in the planning and administration of the annual budget process including detailed review and analysis of divisional budget submissions
  • Prepare presentations, perform ad hoc financial analyses for senior management, and participate in various corporate wide special projects and initiatives
  • Assist with annual capital budget, including preparation of budgets
Qualifications for FP&A, senior analyst
  • Strong modeling, forecasting and budgeting experience
  • Knowledge of SAP or Hyperion, preferred
  • Utilize SAP system in researching accounting issues
  • Assist with operating budget review and analysis as required
  • Train/cross-train staff as needed
  • Must have 3+ years of relevant experience in Public Accounting, External and Internal Audit, GAAP and SEC reporting, Month-/Quarter-/Year-end close, Budgeting, General Accounting, and Financial Analysis
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FP&A, Senior Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of FP&A, senior analyst. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for FP&A, senior analyst
  • Reporting on profitability and financial statements
  • Drive the reporting function by building dashboards and other summaries for management
  • Support quarterly close process, including pacing performance and identifying risks and opportunities
  • Lead all aspects of controllable expenses reporting including identifying key trends, summarizing themes for leadership teams, and providing ideas to save money and improve controllership
  • Participate in ad hoc projects in order to gain knowledge in other areas and cultivate creativity
  • Coordinate and develop the annual, quarterly, and monthly forecast for assigned departments, including updating the department’s forecast as necessary, identifying variances and recommending corrective action
  • Serve as liaison between the business partners and FCS
  • Conduct financial and strategic analysis to support significant business decisions
  • Analyze expense and revenue drivers
  • Issue monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reports used by business partner management, such as financials, strategic initiative progress, metric reporting, sales/assets trends, revenue yields
Qualifications for FP&A, senior analyst
  • Must be proficient with financial concepts
  • Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Access required
  • Actively contribute to the strategic direction of the portfolio and provide suitable supporting financial analysis
  • Drive an appropriate pricing strategy for the portfolio focussing on balancing volume and price
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience performing financial analysis, forecasting, and/or financial modeling
  • Extensive experience working with Excel
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FP&A, Senior Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of FP&A, senior analyst. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for FP&A, senior analyst
  • Challenge and restructure existing processes to achieve synergies and efficiencies across the organization
  • Participation in the forecasting process including data collection and consolidation, reconciliation, variance and trend analyses, peer review
  • Analysis and preparation of financial commentary on consolidated / divisional results, other corporate P&L items including corporate overhead, interest and taxes
  • Interact with multiple levels of staff across TW Corporate disciplines (Investor Relations, External Reporting, Treasury, Tax, ) and operating divisions
  • Maintain and expand financial models as part of monthly, quarterly and annual financial processes
  • Assist in process management and production of reports / analysis for Senior Management, including preparation of supporting documentation and overall quality control of the final documents
  • Develop and utilize a strong working knowledge of the financial planning system (Longview/Khalix) and liaison with IT administrators on system issues
  • Analyze trends in KPIs including revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures
  • Manage and develop tools for budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling
  • Create dashboards and operations reports
Qualifications for FP&A, senior analyst
  • Good knowledge of general accounting procedures and practices & experience and knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS, in particular revenue recognition
  • Good analytic skill or experience in various financial modeling is preferred
  • Part qualified or fully qualified
  • Working knowledge of SAP and Oracle
  • Five or more years of experience, preferably within the wireless industry
  • Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, detail and process oriented
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FP&A, Senior Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a FP&A, senior analyst. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for FP&A, senior analyst
  • Perform other adhoc analyses as requested
  • Budgeting and forecasting (monthly forecast)
  • Recommendations as they relate to process improvement and policy improvement
  • Analysis of budget for depreciations
  • KPI charts and analysis
  • Perform monthly close and forecasting objectives for Corporate Facilities divisions for Capital expenditures and Operating expense
  • Compile and analyze data to be included in monthly executive reports
  • Update and monitor twice-monthly operational re-forecasts and communicate to Corporate Planning & Analysis
  • Provide support in the preparation of annual Capital and Operating Expense budgets for Corporate Facilities groups
  • Participate & oversight of monthly close process (reclasses, accruals, ), ensuring proper entries are recorded by Corporate Accounting
Qualifications for FP&A, senior analyst
  • Ability to quickly build relationships across the organization
  • Must be part qualified accountant, preferably fully qualified
  • Experience preparing presentations and presenting analysis to non-accountants and senior management
  • Experience working on strategic analysis and presentations related to business planning and long range plans
  • Experience coordinating work without direct authority over team
  • Ability to understand workflow processes and financial and operating systems

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