at Yahoo Holdings Inc. in Champaign, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Yahoo is a global media and tech company that reaches hundreds of millions of people around the world, bringing them closer to what they love-from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news-with the trusted products, content and tech that fuel their day. For partners, we provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media.
Job Description
The Senior Financial Analyst will be a crucial member of the FP&A team, supporting the Central Technologies Organization
The position will play a key role in managing Central Tech P&L. The Sr. Analyst will report to the Director in the Corporate FP&A organization. This person will partner with finance and business unit leadership in aligning expense and headcount investment to best support priorities. This role will require significant focus on Corporate wide Cloud and Capital expense monthly close, strategic planning and reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a budget that supports operating needs and financial health
- Help to close the books accurately
- Regularly review and improve processes to create efficiencies
- Manage the consolidation of business unit financials for forecast and budget presentations
- Provide accurate ongoing forecasts to ensure that we understand trends and how resources are being deployed
- Track and analyze actuals vs. budget/forecast
- Prepare monthly reports and insightful commentary for business owners
- Gather and analyze appropriate data for monthly or ad hoc reports
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance required; 4+ years of related experience
- Knowledge of Anaplan, Hyperion Essbase, and Oracle a plus
- Must have general understanding of accounting and finance principles
- Advanced excel / Gsheets skill with a strong desire to learn and improve
- Must be organized, detail-oriented
- Ability to work independently, prioritize workload and meet deadlines quickly and accurately
- Team player with excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Must be located on the East Coast
Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form ( www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html ) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
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The compensation for this position ranges...
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