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Lead Financial Planning & Analysis Partner – Corporate Functions
Location
New York
Posted
163 days ago
Salary
$126.2K - $234.4K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Lead Financial Planning & Analysis Partner – Corporate Functions
Nielsen
• Lead Financial Strategy & Operations • Deliver comprehensive financial planning, forecasting (people costs, non-people costs, and capital expenditures), and insightful performance reporting. • Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership, providing strategic recommendations on financial impacts and supporting key investment decisions. • Optimize financial performance through cash flow management, ROI maximization, and scalable cost structure initiatives. • Proactively manage risks and opportunities, and develop mitigation plans. • Develop business cases, and financial models to assess opportunities • Conduct rigorous financial analysis to assess the ROI and financial impact. • Develop and manage detailed financial plans, budgets, and forecasts • Provide regular financial reporting and updates to senior leadership on performance vs targets • Partner cross-functional to achieve business objectives and drive organizational change. • Effectively communicate and influence financial and non-financial audiences at all levels. • Champion Continuous Improvement • Lead initiatives to enhance FP&A processes, leveraging best practices, streamlining workflows, and implementing technology solutions.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
- 10+ years of progressive FP&A experience.
- Proven expertise in cost management, financial planning, financial modeling, business partnering and investment analysis.
- Experience with revenue and full P&L management preferred.
- Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with a track record of leading complex projects.
- Solid understanding of the media ecosystem, ideally with knowledge of Nielsen’s products and services.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Google Suite.
- Experience with SAP (S4Hana), Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), and SAC is a strong plus.
Benefits
- health & wellness plans
- 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match
- generous paid time off policy
- company provided car for those who qualify
- discretionary incentive/bonus
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