Senior Financial Analyst

About the Role & Team

Would you like to be a part of a team that is transforming The Walt Disney Company? Disney Entertainment & ESPN (DE&E) Technology is building our future. As a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) in Financial Planning and Analysis, you will partner and strategize with senior Technology leaders to be part of the change. The products, platforms and advancements being introduced by Technology are only possible with talented, dedicated, and hardworking teams. We are looking for the best finance professionals to join our growing team during this exciting time.

What You Will Do

As a Senior Financial Analyst with DE&E Technology Finance, you will collaborate with senior Technology leaders on a regular basis to prepare strategic financial plans for key forecast periods (annual budget, long-range plan, and quarterly forecasts). You will also work closely with Accounting and Controllership on the recurring quarterly close process. This role will be responsible for managing the Ad Platforms functional area under DE&E Technology. Ad Platforms plays a vital role in delivering our ad technology and products – driving advertising performance, innovation, and value in Disney’s sports, news, and entertainment content, across all media platforms.  As we support this dynamic space, our goal is to develop the DE&E Technology Finance team into a premier organization that can carry Technology into the future.

This position will be based in Burbank, CA and reports to the Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis for DE&E Technology.

Responsibilities

In DE&E Technology, every day is different! In Technology, change is constant, and operations are dynamic, so we must be flexible. On any one day you might:

• Prepare forecasts, annual operating plan (AOP), long-range plan (LRP), and variance analysis for Engineering Services pillar as directed by Segment and Corporate FP&A.

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive forecasting model for supported areas; present forecasts and actuals to budget owners during forecast cycles and manage quarterly close activities.

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key Technology stakeholders, including senior executives, chiefs of staff, budget owners, and engineers, to update forecasts, report actuals, and analyze trends.

• Evaluate risks and opportunities and provide recommendations to Finance and Technology leaders throughout the year.

• Conduct ad-hoc strategic analysis and reporting as requested by Technology leaders, lines of business (LOBs), and/or the Finance Consolidations team.

• Collaborate with Technology leaders and stakeholders across The Walt Disney Company to map costs to a catalogue of services provided to internal clients; support the Allocations process to ensure that client P&Ls are appropriately charged for services provided by DE&E Technology.

• Manage quarterly close activities by working with Accounting to prepare accruals, reclasses, prepaid expenses, and various journal entries as necessary; report variance explanations as part of a quarterly close package.

• Analyze trends to support storytelling and influence decision-making.

• Contribute to presentations for review with senior leaders.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant work experience

• Collaborative mindset combined with the ability to work independently

• Proven ability to manage multiple deliverables in a fast-paced environment

• Strong financial modeling and analytical skillset

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

• Intellectual curiosity

• Executive presence; comfortable and confident engaging with senior leaders

• Experience with ERP software such as SAP and COGNOS preferred but not required

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

• Advanced degree or professional certification (e.g. MBA, CPA) preferred but not required