Sr. Analyst, FP&A

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Job Description

A Little About Us

The Corporate Services FP&A team supports Yahoo’s Corporate functions, including Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing and Real Estate. This group is responsible for leading the planning/budgeting process, providing reports and insights to Corporate and other partners, as well as ad hoc requests

Responsibilities
The Senior Financial Analyst will be a crucial member of the FP&A team, supporting the Yahoo Corporate Services groups by providing stakeholders operational support as well as regular expense reporting and insights. This role will be responsible for modeling financial budgets/forecasts and inputting them into our planning tool, providing leadership with expense and allocation analysis, and addressing ad hoc projects

• Modeling of accurate monthly/quarterly/annual budgets and forecasts for groups within Yahoo Corp Services, and loading these projections into our reporting system

• Variance analysis of the department’s monthly/quarterly close against budget/forecast

• Gather and analyze appropriate data to prepare reports and forecasts, researching cost trends in partnership with budget owners

• Gain understanding of how Yahoo’s Corp Services serve their business segment partners and use this to prepare accurate corporate allocations

• Regularly review and improve processes to create efficiencies

• Team and cross-functional communication (partnering with groups including Finance, HR, Legal, Marketing, Real Estate)

• Helping with ad hoc projects that involve our key stakeholders

• Experience with AI or macro automation of financial reporting

​Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field

• 3+ years of related financial experience

• Must have general understanding of accounting and finance principles 

• Advanced Excel / Gsheets skillset with a strong desire to learn and improve

• Good quantitative and analytical skills; attention to detail; problem-solving abilities; organized; detail-oriented

• Strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work independently, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines quickly and accurately

• Located on the East Coast

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Oracle, Anaplan, and Hyperion Essbase a plus

The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You’ll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

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