Senior Financial Analyst, Streaming

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As the Streaming FP&A Senior Analyst, you work within the Global COE which offers you a great opportunity to participate in the overall finance transformation roadmap setting standards for the financial processes related to Streaming

Your main responsibility is to ensure proactive and timely high quality forecasting, reporting and analysis of the Streaming support functions spend including data analytics, customer service, marketing. You will support the business partners in decision making and provide required reporting to senior business and FP&A stakeholders.

Key responsibilities
- Supporting the month end close process from an FP&A perspective with variance analysis focusing on streaming P&L
- Performing detailed reviews of actual spend with finance business partners and budget holders
- Summarizing key findings to support discussions and decision making with the business
- Assisting in the production of the monthly cost forecast submission and updating of related systems
- Supporting the annual budget process, including the design of templates and the critical review of planning assumptions
- Supporting the financial review of key initiatives focused on driving business performance, including the creation and analysis of business cases
- Developing actionable insights which aim to improve business unit / regional profitability
- Providing insight of financial performance through accurate, timely and relevant reporting

Interpretation and clear communication of results, reports and analysis
- Continuous review and improvement of management information
- Raising queries to FP&A colleagues based on analysis and insights into Management Information
- Performing ad hoc tasks and reporting related to cost management and governance meetings as appropriate
- Maintaining and improving the processes supporting financial planning and analysis activities

**Requirements**:
4+ years of working experience preferably with experience in FP&A department
CIMA/ACCA qualified or education in progress desired
Solid understanding of forecasting and budgeting process
General accounting knowledge
Strong MS Excel & PowerPoint skills
Assured self-starter on relevant projects and work is a plus
Strong oral and written English communication skills
Excellent analytical skills
Pro-active and hands-on
High drive and energy level
Your way of working is characterized by a high level of accuracy
Fluent in English
Strong IT affinity to drive required digital agenda in FP&A (EPM ie. Hyperion, SAP BPC/SAC,, BI tools ie. Power BI)

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