Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A, Yahoo Advertising

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

The Senior Financial Analyst will be a crucial member of the FP&A team, supporting the Yahoo Advertising department by providing our business partners and key stakeholders with the operational support, insights and direction essential to continue growing our business. This role will be responsible for modeling financial budgets/forecasts and inputting them into our planning tool, own weekly/monthly reporting for our internal shareholders, provide senior leadership with detailed analysis of our business lines, partner with key stakeholders across various departments to help drive profitability and address adhoc projects. The role will report to the Senior Director of FP&A, Yahoo Advertising.

Responsibilities:

• Modeling of accurate monthly/quarterly/annual budgets and forecasts for business lines within Yahoo Advertising, and loading these projections into our reporting system

• Weekly and monthly analysis/pacing on the operational performance of our advertising business 

• Variance analysis of the department’s monthly/quarterly close against budget/forecast to help gain a better understanding of our financial results and how our strategic initiatives are tracking

• Gather and analyze appropriate data to prepare monthly reports and insightful commentary for business owners

• Regularly review and improve processes to create efficiencies

• Team and cross-functional communication (partnering with Business Operations, Accounting, Sales, Yield and Strategy teams)

• Helping with adhoc projects that involve our key stakeholders

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

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

• Must be located on the East Coast

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The compensation for this position ranges from $72,750.00 - $151,250.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discret