Senior Financial Analyst
About The Position
The Washington Post’s FP&A department is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst with expertise in financial modeling, planning, and analysis. This role requires advanced Excel skills but also a sense of creativity and curiosity in the evolving operation of a modern media organization. The position will focus on supporting the sales incentive and commission calculation process and helping department leaders have concise understanding of their team’s incentive build. The desired candidate will be self-sufficient and self-directed in managing their core FP&A responsibilities, connect details to the big picture, and communicate timely business insights to inform management decision-making. This will be a highly visible role across the entire senior leadership team.
Requirements
- 5+ years of financial planning, modeling, and analysis experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or related field.
- High proficiency in utilizing MS Excel.
- Comfortable with large volumes of complex data and presenting findings to senior management.
- Proven presentation and project management skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- The ability to work effectively and independently with all levels of management.
Responsibilities
- Serve as primary FP&A liaison to the HR compensation department, helping to ensure clarity across incentive plans for existing and newly hired employees.
- Calculate quarterly and annual sales incentives across all sales teams and distribute payout statements to sales reps on a quarterly basis.
- Work closely with our Financial Accounting partners to provide incentive payout estimates/accruals and quarterly true-ups.
- Provide regular ad hoc financial analysis to finance leaders, and cross-functional teams to support strategic planning and operational decisions.
- Proactively identify and highlight opportunities for financial process and reporting improvements by partnering with other members of the finance team.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
- Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
- Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
- Nine paid holidays and two personal days
- 20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent
- Robust mental health resources
- Backup care and caregiver concierge services
- Gender affirming services
- Pet insurance
- Free Post digital subscription
- Leadership and career development programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
