Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A, Yahoo Advertising - JR0024757_TN

$90,750 - $188,750/Yr

Yahoo Holdings - Nashville, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Nashville, TN

About the position

The Senior Financial Analyst will play a vital role in the FP&A team at Yahoo Advertising, providing essential operational support, insights, and direction to business partners and stakeholders. This position involves financial modeling, reporting, and analysis to drive profitability and support strategic initiatives within the advertising department.

Responsibilities

• Modeling of accurate monthly/quarterly/annual budgets and forecasts for business lines within Yahoo Advertising, and loading these projections into our reporting system
• Weekly and monthly analysis/pacing on the operational performance of our advertising business
• Variance analysis of the department's monthly/quarterly close against budget/forecast to help gain a better understanding of our financial results and how our strategic initiatives are tracking
• Gather and analyze appropriate data to prepare monthly reports and insightful commentary for business owners
• Regularly review and improve processes to create efficiencies
• Team and cross-functional communication (partnering with Business Operations, Accounting, Sales, Yield and Strategy teams)
• Helping with adhoc projects that involve our key stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field
• 3+ years of related financial experience
• Must have general understanding of accounting and finance principles
• Advanced excel / Gsheets skillset with a strong desire to learn and improve
• Good quantitative and analytical skills; attention to detail; problem solving abilities; organized; detail-oriented
• Strong teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently, prioritize workload and meet deadlines quickly and accurately
• Knowledge of Anaplan, Hyperion Essbase, and Oracle a plus
• Must be located on the East Coast

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Anaplan, Hyperion Essbase, and Oracle

Benefits

• Flexible-hybrid work environment
• Discretionary annual bonus or commissions
• Equity incentives