Sr Analyst, FP&A, OPEX

As OPEX FP&A Senior Analyst, the role sits within the Global OPEX COE and offers the opportunity to participate in the overall finance transformation roadmap by setting standards for the financial processes related to OPEX spend. The main responsibility is to ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting, reporting and analysis of OPEX costs. The postholder supports business partners in decision making and provides required reporting to senior business and FP&A stakeholders.

• Support the month-end close process from an FP&A perspective, including variance analysis focused on the OPEX P&L.
• Perform detailed reviews of actual spend with finance business partners and budget holders.
• Summarise key findings to support discussions and decisions aimed at improving business unit and regional profitability.
• Assist in producing the monthly cost forecast submission and updating the related systems.
• Support the annual budget process, including the design of templates, the critical review of planning assumptions, and the creation and analysis of business cases.
• Prepare cost forecasts and annual budgets for operational and capital expenses in cooperation with the Finance Director and/or the business.
• Provide insight into financial performance through accurate, timely and relevant reporting, and prepare ad hoc reports and analysis for stakeholders using financial systems such as SAP, PeopleSoft, Hyperion, EPM and Ariba, and tools such as Excel.
• Assist business heads directly with their daily finance needs and regularly interact with various business partners.
• Analyse actual financial results against forecast, prepare and process accruals, and discuss results with the relevant Finance Director to obtain a complete understanding of financial results and performance in the reporting area.
• Maintain and improve the processes supporting financial planning and analysis activities, reviewing and improving existing processes to accelerate financial support.

• 3+ years of working experience, preferably in an FP&A department.
• Deep understanding of the forecasting and budgeting OPEX process.
• General accounting knowledge, including accruals, prepayments and costs recognition.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong MS Excel (Power Query, Power Pivot) and PowerPoint skills.
• Clear, concise verbal and written communication.
• Proactive and hands-on approach.
• Strong IT affinity to drive the required digital agenda in FP&A, including EPM systems such as Hyperion, SAP BPC and SAP Analysis, and BI tools such as Power BI.
• Flexible work style and ability to work beyond the normal schedule during peak periods in order to meet deadlines.

• Knowledge of media industry dynamics and key metrics.
• CA/CIMA/ACCA qualified or education in progress.
• Assured self-starter on relevant projects and work.
• Prior transition experience.

• No travel expected.