Financial Analyst

The Financial Analyst will be a crucial member supporting the Corporate Finance team. You will be tasked with connecting corporate strategy, financial planning, and analytics to guide the overall health and trajectory of Yahoo. This role will work on high-visibility, strategic projects and coordinate on projects across Yahoo. You will work closely with the VP of Finance, a Sr Director in Finance, and other senior leaders across the company, including high exposure to the CFO. The right candidate will be analytical, detail oriented, and a professional, polished communicator. She/He should be able to quickly analyze financial statements to provide valuable insights, and communicate recommendations to leadership (while understanding the bigger picture).

Role & Responsibilities

This role will report directly to a Sr. Director in Corporate FP&A and serve as a right hand person aligning on specific Management reporting and presentations that will ultimately be reported up tothe Executive Yahoo Leadership team. The following work streams, processes, and presentations with Yahoo Consolidated financials will be owned by this Sr. Financial Analyst.

• Prepare internal reports for VP of Corp Finance and other executive leadership and supporting their decision making

• Assist Sr Director to create financial models and provide financial analysis for key projects, ultimately leading to recommendations that will improve financial performance

• Assist in preparations required for lender deliverables and lender calls

• Partnering with technical accounting and external reporting team on carve out financials to bridge the gaps between revenue, RNOT, and EBITDA between GAAP and Management financials

• Support Sr Director/Strategy/Corp Dev and CFO in evaluating M&A strategic opportunities

• Pulls reporting for industry & market insights for leverage in internal analytics

• Collects and reviews financial data from various sources.

• Support Ad Hoc requests coming from leader

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of progressive career related experience in FP&A, Banking, Consulting, Private Equity,Venture, or Startup Finance

• BA/BS degree (MBA is a plus) in Finance, Economics, or Business

• Experience interacting with senior business leaders and managing planning processes

• Experience coordinating across teams

• Strong relationship building, professional communication, and presentation skills

• Superior business and analytical skills

• Advanced Excel skills and Google Suites

• An ability to take very difficult concepts and tell a simple compelling story

• Comfortable (and thrive) in ambiguous situations with little data or direction

• Experience creating complex financial models working with large data sets

• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, fun, demanding environment

• Demonstrated ability to take ownership over increasingly larger project

• High energy level with the ability to adapt and be flexible in day to day operations

• Should reside in Northeast US (NYC, DC area, etc); role is remote

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