Senior Financial Analyst

About Our Organization

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp.

About the Team

The B2B Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) group is currently seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to help develop, communicate and monitor departmental budgets and forecasts.

About the Role

You will directly support and forecast sales and revenue for 3 B2B business units. You will also aid business partners in assessing the financial impact of their recommendations/decisions by regularly developing, analyzing and presenting business case models. You will be based in our NYC office reporting to the Senior Director, FP&A.

You Will

• Work closely with business partners to review and prepare budgets and forecasts.
• Work closely with the sales team to review, analyze, and prepare sales and revenue forecasts.
• Create sales and revenue reports that accurately present variances and business drivers.
• Build business case models to evaluate the financial impact of decisions.
• Create and maintain routine reporting of financial performance.
• Create variance and trending analyses which monitor performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Work on month-end close and reporting.
• Identify and address procedural problems/deficiencies impacting integrity and timeliness of financial information.
• Assist in KPI (key performance indicator) collection and reporting.
• Additional ad-hoc requests as deemed necessary by the business or financial needs.
• Work closely and collaborate with your other FP&A colleagues to share best practice as well as provide cover across the team.
• Be required to work on projects on an as-needed basis.

You Have

• Strong accounting and analytical skills; Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting preferred.
• Relevant Commercial Finance experience of 3-5 years.
• High degree of proficiency in PC skills including experience with financial applications and reporting tools, specifically Microsoft Excel (can perform complex functions) and Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
• Planning and organizational skills including effective time management and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated initiative and drive and work well under pressure including being a team player with a strong work ethic.
• Experience maintaining accounting records and preparation of financial reports.
• Ability to recognize problems, collect data, draw valid conclusions and define/suggest resolutions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse groups of business partners.
• Strong eye for detail and detail oriented work practices.
• SAP and TM1 financial systems experience (highly preferred).
• Strong initiative, good communication skills, and team player attributes.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
• Education Benefits
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Family Care Benefits
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type