Associate, Product Creative Studio FP&A Id-2955

Job Description

Own long and short term financial forecasts for Product Creative Studio Own planning cycles and provide leaders with insights to manage headcount and expenses. Challenge assumptions and ensure business drivers are clearly understood and highlighted. Create and present insightful presentations on financial results and communicate important takeaways to leaders to help facilitate decision-making. Track and analyze financial KPIs for the Product Creative Studio team, uncover trends and assess business risks and opportunities to provide recommendations for leaders. Work closely with Finance and the Product FP&A team to improve financial infrastructure and data tagging efforts, to drive forecast accuracy and scale forecasting and reporting tools.

Job Qualifications
4-6+ years of experience in a highly analytical environment; prior experience in management consulting, investment banking

Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), financial statements, and financial processes a plus

Experience working with financial planning systems such as Anaplan, Essbase a plus

Required Skills
Sql

Tableau

Presentation skills

Anaplan

Essbase

Time Management Skills

MS Excel skills

PowerPoint/Google slides

Soft Skills
Prioritizing skills

Organizational skills

Communication Skills

Adaptability

Detail Oriented and Organized

mulit-tasking

Driven for excellence

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