Sr. Analyst - Mumbai, India - The Nielsen Company

Description

At Nielsen, we believe that career growth is a partnership. You ultimately own, fuel and set the journey. By joining our team of nearly 14,000 associates, you will become part of a community that will help you to succeed. We champion you because when you succeed, we do too. Embark on a new initiative, explore a fresh approach, and take license to think big, so we can all continuously improve. We enable your best to power our future.

Scope of this role

We are seeking a detail-oriented, highly analytical FP& A Senior Analyst to join our finance team. The FP& A Senior Analyst will primarily assist with financial forecasting, budgeting, modeling, and variance analysis to support strategic decision-making across the organization. The ideal candidate should have strong financial modeling skills, data analytics skills, and excellent communication abilities.

Responsibilities

Drive mission-critical financial reporting and analytics (planning, forecasting, budgeting, monthly & quarterly variance analysis, etc.) for a large company

Ensure standard reports are produced & available as per stipulated timelines across all the verticals/business units. Ensure accuracy and completeness at all times

Closely track variances from operating plans and forecasts; proactively identify possible remediation measures by working closely with the business partners

Drive build-out of advanced analytics for respective areas along with measurement of key KPI metrics(revenue/expense / capex and cash) such as churn metrics, adherence to pricing and discounting guidelines, revenue/EBITDA walks, etc

Partner with business teams on delivering analytics through dashboards, data, and insights to drive key business decisions and support negotiations

Support the FP&A organization through end-to-end finance transformation – drive standardization and automation of reporting across the organization

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance required with certifications in data modeling and analytics preferred

Prior Finance (3-5 years minimum) FP&A/ reporting/data analytics experience across revenue, expense, cash or capex

Experience with analytics tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI, Google Data Studio, and spreadsheet tools (excel, Google Sheets) is required

Sound fundamentals on financial knowledge, analytical/data modeling ability, and sound understanding of the media ecosystem including some understanding of Nielsen's products and services