Boston Globe Media has an immediate need for a Financial Analyst who will be responsible for budgeting, forecasting and supporting the monthly financial review process, including ad-hoc reports and analysis in support of company-wide initiatives. In this highly visible position reporting to the Director of Finance, you will partner with VPs and Directors of product, advertising, business development, and marketing teams in driving strategic decisions in product launches, expansions, and ongoing operations. Additionally, you will participate in the development of the organization’s annual and long-term plan, generate performance reports and analysis and be responsible for improving the management reporting of the organization.
Responsibilities
- Act as primary business partner to VPs and Directors across Boston.com and Advertising
- Play a lead role in the recurring financial planning and reporting cycle
- Partner with management to define and analyze key success metrics and measure productivity of key corporate investments; assist in identifying performance improvement opportunities.
- Define and implement metrics that matter and reporting tools, models, and ad-hoc analysis to provide insight into product performance
- Provide strategic support, identifying opportunities and developing tools to drive revenue, analyzing data to produce insights, developing business plans, and driving scalable sales finance processes.
- As part of this role, you should have strong data analytical skills and be comfortable analyzing large sets of data. You should be very well versed in spreadsheets modeling, while also being able to draw out rich insights to influence and shape executive decision-making.
- Finally, you should have an innate ability to partner, understand and respond to changing business needs, and have a passion for solving complex problems.
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Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, with an emphasis in finance, accounting or economics. (In lieu of a degree, 2 years of relevant work experience).
- 2 years of experience in financial planning, budgeting and forecasting, or in a related finance function.
Preferred qualifications
- Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills with experience in client-facing roles, in the software, internet, or media industries.
- Ability to self-start and self-direct work in an unstructured environment; comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
- Exceptional dexterity with presentation and spreadsheet tools with experience creating financial dashboards or models and the ability to persuade others through disciplined use of data.
- Knowledge of systems like Hyperion Essbase, YieldEx, Google’s DFP.
The Boston Globe is wholly owned by the New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading, global multimedia news and information company with 2011 revenues of $2.3 billion, that includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, NYTimes.com, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com and related properties. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
Boston.com is one of the most visited regional portals in the U.S. and is wholly owned by The New York Times Company, a leading global, multimedia news and information company with 2011 revenues of $2.3 billion, that includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, NYTimes.com, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com and related properties. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
EEO Statement: The Boston Globe is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin, citizenship or any other protected characteristic. The Boston Globe is committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense.
Responsibilities
- Act as primary business partner to VPs and Directors across Boston.com and Advertising
- Play a lead role in the recurring financial planning and reporting cycle
- Partner with management to define and analyze key success metrics and measure productivity of key corporate investments; assist in identifying performance improvement opportunities.
- Define and implement metrics that matter and reporting tools, models, and ad-hoc analysis to provide insight into product performance
- Provide strategic support, identifying opportunities and developing tools to drive revenue, analyzing data to produce insights, developing business plans, and driving scalable sales finance processes.
- As part of this role, you should have strong data analytical skills and be comfortable analyzing large sets of data. You should be very well versed in spreadsheets modeling, while also being able to draw out rich insights to influence and shape executive decision-making.
- Finally, you should have an innate ability to partner, understand and respond to changing business needs, and have a passion for solving complex problems.
J2W:MON
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, with an emphasis in finance, accounting or economics. (In lieu of a degree, 2 years of relevant work experience).
- 2 years of experience in financial planning, budgeting and forecasting, or in a related finance function.
Preferred qualifications
- Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills with experience in client-facing roles, in the software, internet, or media industries.
- Ability to self-start and self-direct work in an unstructured environment; comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
- Exceptional dexterity with presentation and spreadsheet tools with experience creating financial dashboards or models and the ability to persuade others through disciplined use of data.
- Knowledge of systems like Hyperion Essbase, YieldEx, Google’s DFP.
The Boston Globe is wholly owned by the New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading, global multimedia news and information company with 2011 revenues of $2.3 billion, that includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, NYTimes.com, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com and related properties. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
Boston.com is one of the most visited regional portals in the U.S. and is wholly owned by The New York Times Company, a leading global, multimedia news and information company with 2011 revenues of $2.3 billion, that includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, NYTimes.com, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com and related properties. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
EEO Statement: The Boston Globe is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin, citizenship or any other protected characteristic. The Boston Globe is committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense.