MW Partners is currently seeking a Finance Manager to work for our client who is a leader in the media and entertainment industry.
Responsibilities and duties:
- Financial Analysis: Developing business models and recommendations based on findings. Providing monthly and quarterly financial overviews to senior management. Supporting FP&A reporting cycles, including annual budgets and long-range plans. participating and supporting in delivering results and presentations to partners.
- Reporting and Dashboards: Preparing time-sensitive reports for internal and external stakeholders. Collaborating with the Business Intelligence and FP&A teams to manage dashboards, monitor business performance, and provide meaningful insights. Augmenting existing revenue reporting processes to ensure accurate and timely partner reporting.
- Revenue Forecasts : Working with content partner account leads to handle priority accounts and to run revenue forecast models against existing business. Developing forecasts to inform deal analysis for prospective content partners based on internal metrics
- Business Planning : Generating recurring financial and key performance indicators (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
- Ad Hoc Analysis : Sourcing, consolidating, and organizing content usage and financial data to create a clear and actionable analysis for internal review and rapid decision-making.
Requirements:
- Bachelor s degree required (Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or equivalent); Advanced degree or MBA preferred
- Advanced Microsoft Office / Google suite skills, particularly Excel/Sheets and PowerPoint/Slides
- Exceptional analytical skills with advanced business model development and financial forecasting abilities
- Excellent communication and presentation skills - be able to handle and synthesize large datasets to deliver critical insights in an easily consumable format for management and external partners
- Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Alteryx) with a willingness and quick ability to learn new software.
- Basic querying and SQL proficiency are preferred.