Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Partner II
About The Position
The Senior Finance FP&A Partner is a key member of the Support FP&A team. In this role, you will play an integral part in the forecasting, planning, and reporting of operating expenses and headcount for the segment. This role goes far beyond just reporting the numbers; you will interpret the story the data tells to ensure strategic alignment across the company. The Support FP&A team is a fast-paced, high-performing group that executes financial reporting, planning, and analysis. You will partner closely with leaders across the entire Nielsen organization to improve reporting packages, planning processes, financial models, KPIs, and workforce analytics. Strong financial acumen, specifically in expense management, budgeting, variance analysis, and operational strategy, is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 8+ years’ experience in Accounting or Finance Role, must have FP&A experience
- Must have a strong work ethic, self-motivated work style and a good attention to detail and enjoy a dynamic environment with new challenges and changing work priorities
- Individual contributor and team player with great communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills, close attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to adapt quickly and learn new tasks independently
- Strong quantitative and analytical competency
- Comfortable working cross-functionally and with senior leadership
- Solves complex problems: uses analytical thinking, tools and judgement to identify innovative solutions
- Works independently receives minimal guidance
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Suite
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and Workforce Planning (WFP) modules
Responsibilities
- Drive the execution of the end-to-end expense forecasting process.
- Build sophisticated models to predict recurring expenses, monitor vendor contracts and software/tool usage, and lead detailed headcount and labor cost forecasting.
- Serve as a finance advisor to internal corporate support teams (Communications, EIT, Exec, Finance, HR, Legal, and Marketing).
- Provide the data-driven "why" behind variance gaps and deliver actionable insights to help leaders optimize their budgets and resource allocation.
- Leverage enterprise tools to improve corporate reporting packages, automate planning processes, and elevate the maturity of our financial KPIs.
- Interpret complex internal or external business issues, take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions, and recommend financial best practices.
- Work autonomously, requiring minimal guidance on day-to-day operations and executing core deliverables independently, seeking direction only in the most complex, ambiguous situations.
- Act as a project leader or champion for functional initiatives with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
Benefits
- comprehensive health and wellness plans
- a 401(k) with a Nielsen company match
- a generous paid time off policy
- company-provided vehicle
- discretionary incentive/bonus eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
