What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Financial Analyst position at NBCUniversal?
Company Description
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NBCUniversal Local is NBCUniversal’s local media division that delivers English and Spanish-speakers and bilingual audiences in 31 U.S. markets and Puerto Rico, the very best in local sports, news, weather, consumer and investigative reporting, and lifestyle entertainment across any platform and screen. NBCUniversal Local is comprised of three individual media groups including the NBC Owned Television Stations, the NBC Sports Regional Networks and the Telemundo Station Group. The division is also home to multicast networks NBCLX, COZI TV and TeleXitos, the regional cable news network NECN, as well as NBC Spot On, an advanced video advertising business designed for local/regional CTV and OTT advertisers and several in-house companies including production company LXTV, marketing and promotions company Skycastle, its out-of-home business NBC Everywhere, and the Arthouse, a graphics design group. With seven regional sports networks and 42 NBC and Telemundo stations serving 38 percent of U.S. homes, NBCUniversal Local is the only network-owned local media division that is home to the largest bilingual local newsrooms within the country’s top 10 TV markets. NBCUniversal Local’s stations and networks serve diverse audiences and communities across linear, streaming, OTT, digital web, mobile and audio, and cable platforms and work together to keep local audiences informed anytime and anywhere. For more information, visit NBCUniversal.com.
Job Description
FP&A Responsibilities
- Participate in the annual budgeting and strategic planning process
- Responsible for monthly financial reporting, including variance analysis
- Prepare periodic financial reports evaluating and interpreting the company’s financial performance
- Maintain the company’s current year budgets and forecasts
- Work with operational leaders to improve the operations and business
- Identify and recommend spending and investment alternatives across all operational areas
- Perform ad hoc analyses and support overall finance function
- Assist with expense and capital / fixed asset tracking
- Ad hoc strategic analysis and research
- Manage all close related activities
- Resolve any accounts payable / purchase order issues identified
- Assist other departments in Pcard and T&L card processes and expense reconciliation
- Review monthly / quarterly accruals
- Prepare account reconciliations for any assigned accounts
- Prepare and post monthly journal entries to SAP as needed
- Extract data for T&E, PCard, mobile phones for audit/review purposes
- Solve operational and business-related financial issues
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Excel and MS Outlook experience
- Preferably minimum of 3 years’ experience in Finance, Accounting, Accounts Payable, and / or Payroll Support
Additional Job Requirements
- Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered
- Must be willing to work at the station in the Needham, MA location; work from home flexibility is also embraced
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
- Must be 18 years or older
- Must be covered by Solutions, NBCU’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
- Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated, submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days following commencement of employment.
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the commencement of employment or adhere to enhanced protocols in select work settings or where jurisdictionally mandated.
- Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.
Desired Qualifications - Track record working with business partners to further operational goals and performance
- Positive problem-solving attitude
- Strong analytical, project management, presentation and interpersonal skills
- Significant financial modeling skills
- Ability to work under pressure and within short time constraints in a complex system and business integrated environment
- Inherent interest in operational efficiency and maximizing financial performance
- Ability to juggle several unique tasks at once
- Demonstrated track record of academic and professional excellence
Additional Information
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