Financial Business Analyst

Financial Business Analyst

Responsible for financial modeling
Tracking of funding as to where spend is going
Overview and provide tracking to ensure everyone is meeting deliverables
Key Skills:
1) Important to have an understanding of technology
2) Will talk to engineers and subject matter experts-must know what's going on with servers, cloud
3) Important to be familiar with accounting and finance
4) Important to have EXCEL-responsible for business modeling (huge part of this role)
5) Interest in business development is a plus
6) 60% financial modeling and services 40% business development and partner management

Interfacing with upper management, executives-strong communication skills are important

Comprised of large teams of creative professionals who produce and acquire live-action and animated motion pictures, direct-to-video content, musical recordings and live stage plays that tell memorable, life-changing stories. Few media and entertainment companies can rival the brands we have the honor of bringing to the world.

As part of the Studio Technology team, you'll be joining a group of seasoned, dedicated technologists solving a range of creative problems in innovative ways within an exciting and dynamic industry.

We are looking for a Financial Business Analyst to contribute toward optimizing the growth and performance of our innovation partnerships and new/ongoing pivotal initiatives. They will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and supporting a financial management system as well as reporting the financial health of the program across the organization to drive executive level decision making.
The successful candidate will develop a productive partnership with technology project leads, business stakeholders, external innovation partners, and technical team members.
This role will report to the Manager, Innovation Partnerships in the Innovation, Marketing and Theatrical Technology organization.

Responsibilities
This is a meaningful role to our organization with a wide range of responsibilities, including the following:

Reporting and Dashboards: Augmenting existing revenue reporting processes to ensure accurate and timely partner reporting. Collaborating with the Studio Technology Finance and Accounting team to craft, improve and manage revenue dashboards, monitor business performance, analyze business drivers, and provide meaningful insights and visualization of important metrics.

Revenue Forecasts: Working with Project Leads to handle priority accounts and to run revenue forecast models against existing business. Additionally, developing financial modeling forecasts for new, prospective content partners using internal metrics to support.

Financial Analysis: Developing business models, forecasts, and recommendations based on findings. Providing detailed monthly and quarterly financial overviews to management. Participating and supporting in delivering results and presentations to executives.

Business Operations: Collaborating with Project Leads to develop a seamless process to track, summarize and, track expenses. Assist with contract ideation and draft process.

Business Planning: Generating recurring financial and KPI forecasts for each partner based on context, analyzing progress toward KPI targets, and making recommendations to senior and executive leadership on meeting or exceeding targets based on the Operating Plan. This will require working closely with VP of StudioLAB

Basic Qualifications:

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• 5+ years overall work experience with at least 3 years in a Finance role; media, entertainment, and/or technology experience a plus.
  * Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g. Advanced Excel) with a willingness (and quick ability) to learn new software.
  * Strong strategic and analytical skills, financial modeling skills, cost of ownership planning
  * Excellent communication and presentation skills - be able to handle and synthesize large datasets to deliver critical insights in an easy-to-digest format for management and external partners.
  * Business Model development and Forecasting abilities.
  * Optimize and automate business practices to improve overall organization performance.
  * Strong written & verbal communication skills particularly with external partners or teams.
  * Innovative/creative problem solver and an enthusiastic and energetic driver of change. Self-starter with ability to work in a fast-paced, highly matrixed, highly entrepreneurial environment
  * Must have strong communication skills. This is truly key.
  * Must be able to interact successfully with all levels of management and executive leadership.
  * Personal/professional integrity and proven discretion in handling confidential information.
  * Ability to work effectively within a rapidly changing organization by influencing others without direct authority for them.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

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• Demonstrated diplomatic courage and strong influencing capabilities with executive interactions. Demonstrated strong communication skills (written and verbal) and experience in delivering executive presentations.
  * Proven ability to effectively lead teams and partners through change.
  * Ability to positively confront issues and resolve conflict with sound judgment and a kind and constructive demeanor.
  * Excellent project and program management skills that support efficient, effective, and successful execution of project plans.
  

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Company Profile:

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