Finance Senior Analyst

The Corporate Services FP&A team at Yahoo supports corporate functions like Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing, and Real Estate. This Senior Financial Analyst role is crucial, providing operational support, regular expense reporting, and insights. Responsibilities include modeling financial budgets/forecasts, performing variance analysis, researching cost trends, preparing corporate allocations, improving processes, and assisting with ad hoc projects.

Must Have

• Model and load accurate monthly/quarterly/annual budgets and forecasts
• Perform variance analysis of department’s monthly/quarterly close
• Gather and analyze data to prepare reports and forecasts
• Prepare accurate corporate allocations based on business segment partners
• Review and improve processes to create efficiencies
• Communicate effectively with team and cross-functional partners
• Assist with ad hoc projects involving key stakeholders
• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• 3+ years of related financial experience
• General understanding of accounting and finance principles
• Advanced Excel / Gsheets skillset
• Good quantitative and analytical skills
• Strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines
• Located on US East Coast

Good to Have

• Knowledge of Oracle, Anaplan, and Hyperion Essbase
• Experience with AI or macro automation of financial reporting

Perks & Benefits

• healthcare
• great 401k
• backup childcare
• education stipends

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A Little About Us

The Corporate Services FP&A team supports Yahoo’s Corporate functions, including Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing, and Real Estate. This group is responsible for leading the planning/budgeting process, providing reports and insights to Corporate and other partners, as well as ad hoc requests.

Responsibilities

The Senior Financial Analyst will be a crucial member of the FP&A team, supporting the Yahoo Corporate Services groups by providing stakeholders operational support as well as regular expense reporting and insights. This role will be responsible for modeling financial budgets/forecasts and inputting them into our planning tool, providing leadership with expense and allocation analysis, and addressing ad hoc projects.

• Modeling of accurate monthly/quarterly/annual budgets and forecasts for groups within Yahoo Corp Services, and loading these projections into our reporting system
• Variance analysis of the department’s monthly/quarterly close against budget/forecast
• Gather and analyze appropriate data to prepare reports and forecasts, researching cost trends in partnership with budget owners
• Gain understanding of how Yahoo’s Corp Services serve their business segment partners and use this to prepare accurate corporate allocations
• Regularly review and improve processes to create efficiencies
• Team and cross-functional communication (partnering with groups including Finance, HR, Legal, Marketing, Real Estate)
• Helping with ad hoc projects that involve our key stakeholders

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• 3+ years of related financial experience
• Must have general understanding of accounting and finance principles
• Advanced Excel / Gsheets skillset with a strong desire to learn and improve
• Good quantitative and analytical skills; attention to detail; problem-solving abilities; organized; detail-oriented
• Strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines quickly and accurately
• Located on US East Coast

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Oracle, Anaplan, and Hyperion Essbase a plus
• Experience with AI or macro automation of financial reporting

The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You’ll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

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The compensation for this position ranges from $72,750.00 - $151,250.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.