Senior Financial Analyst

Arizent•New York, NY

13d

About The Position

Arizent is a business information company that empowers professional communities by providing insights, analysis, and opportunities to connect. With deep industry expertise and a data-driven platform, we deliver subscriptions, marketing services, live events, and access to Leaders , our executive forum. Our brands include trusted financial services publications such as American Banker , The Bond Buyer , Financial Planning , and National Mortgage News , as well as professional services brands like Accounting Today , Employee Benefit News , and Digital Insurance . We are looking for creative thinkers with the skills and drive to help advance our vision. If you are interested in bringing 150 years of experience and reputation together with a start-up mentality, then we invite you to get to know us! To learn more, visit www.arizent.com . The Opportunity This isn't a traditional FP&A role. As our Senior Financial Analyst , you'll be a strategic partner to business leaders across Editorial, Sales, Technology, Marketing, and other corporate functions. You'll help guide key business decisions through thoughtful financial analysis, forecasting, and planning while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and drive growth. Working directly with our SVP of Financial Planning & Analysis , you'll have significant visibility across the organization and play an important role in modernizing our finance function. We're looking for someone who embraces technology, including generative AI, to automate routine work, uncover deeper insights, and help Finance become an even stronger strategic partner to the business. If you're energized by solving complex business problems, influencing decisions, and leveraging technology to work smarter, we'd love to meet you.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
4–6 years of experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Financial Planning & Analysis.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, PivotTables, lookup functions, and data analysis.
Experience with budgeting, forecasting, operating expense management, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
Ability to build and maintain practical financial models and reporting tools.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Experience using AI tools to improve productivity and financial workflows.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting B2B media, digital publishing, advertising, or subscription-based businesses.
Familiarity with subscription or recurring revenue reporting.
Experience with FP&A planning systems (Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, Pigment, Oracle EPM, etc.).
Demonstrated ability to build AI prompts, automations, or workflows that improve finance processes and reporting.

Responsibilities

Own operating expense budgeting, forecasting, reporting, variance analysis and month-end close for assigned business areas.
Partner with business leaders to manage budgets, evaluate spending, and provide financial guidance.
Support the annual budget and quarterly forecasting processes.
Maintain and enhance revenue reporting packages and develop an understanding of the company's revenue streams to support reporting and analysis.
Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting, dashboards, and executive presentations.
Build and maintain practical financial models and perform ad hoc analyses to support business decisions.
Partner with Accounting during the monthly close process to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Leverage AI tools such as Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, or Microsoft Copilot to improve financial analysis, reporting, and process efficiency, including experience with Claude plugins.