GDS FP&A Senior Finance Director
Job Summary
Job Description
Nielsen seeks a detail-oriented, highly analytical Senior Finance Director to join their FP&A team. This role will be the finance business partner for Product and Data Science teams within Audience Measurement, responsible for Opex management, Capex investment evaluation, new business reviews, and profitability reporting. Key responsibilities include financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, month-end close support, and presenting financial reports to senior leadership. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, experience with financial modeling and product development life cycles, and a deep understanding of the media ecosystem. The role requires collaboration with various teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Must have:
- Opex & Capex Management
- Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Product Development Lifecycle Support
- Strong Analytical & Communication Skills
- 5+ years FP&A experience
Good to have:
- SAP, Hyperion, S4Hanna experience
- Workforce Planning & SAC experience
- Understanding of Nielsen's products and services
Perks:
- Comprehensive benefits package
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid time off
- Company provided car (eligible)
- Discretionary incentive/bonus
9 skills required
Job Details
At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.
Scope of This Role
We seek a detail-oriented, highly analytical FP&A Manager to join our finance team. The FP&A Manager will be the finance business partner, playing an integral part in forecasting, planning, and reporting of all expenses related to Product and Data Science teams within Audience Measurement. This individual must be a collaborative problem-solver who not only understands the numbers, but also the broader business context around them. To be successful, the Manager must be able to communicate effectively across multiple teams, as well as Senior Leadership to provide critical information and escalate any roadblocks. The Audience Measurement FP&A team is a fast paced, high performing team that executes financial planning and analysis.
Responsibilities
- Opex Management - Ensure product leaders operate their departments within a scalable cost structure, focusing on investment decisions and understanding trade-offs.
- Capex Investments - Evaluate impact and affordability of product investments to support revenue growth.
- New Business Reviews - Manage the financial evaluation of any new product and/or new business requiring incremental Opex and/or Capex.
- Provide insightful analysis, reporting, and recommendations to senior leadership on financial implications of data partnerships.
- Produce, maintain, and report on product profitability, including implementing and maintaining a standardized allocation methodology.
- Play a key role in the financial planning cycle including monthly/quarterly forecasting, variance analyses against operating plan, trending analysis, and walks vs. prior year.
- Support month end close process through the review of actual results and the creation requested journal entries, working closely with the business as well the accounting team.
- Prepare and present financial reports to Finance and Senior management, highlighting performance opportunities and risks.
- Partner with various groups including IT, Operations, Commercial, Accounting, HR and Finance to report out findings, trends and identify solutions for potential issues and process improvements.
- Seek continuous improvement of the FP&A function through the identification of opportunities across people, processes, and technology.
Qualifications
- A successful FP&A Manager will be detail-oriented, and have a strong analytical mind with the ability to identify and highlight areas of business risks and capitalize on opportunities in the company from a financial standpoint.
- Should help to drive synergy across all processes and ensure standardization and adaptability with the latest company priorities.
- Strong work ethic, self-motivated work style, attention to detail, effective communicator.
- Ability to organize multiple responsibilities and deliver results in an accurate and timely manner while adapting to changes in priorities.
- Strong business acumen and analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and present data.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines under pressure.
- Self-starter with a strong sense of urgency and follow-up skills.
- Drive continuous improvement of the FP&A function, including implementing best practices, streamlining processes and leveraging technology to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
- Prior FP&A Experience (5+ Years).
- Extensive experience in financial analysis, corporate finance.
- Deep understanding of the product development process.
- Demonstrated experience in supporting Product Development Life Cycle, including financial planning, cost management and investment analysis throughout the development stage.
- Significant experience with financial modeling, valuation techniques.
- Sound understanding of the media ecosystem including some understanding of Nielsen’s products and services.
- Exceptional project management and organizational skills with proven experience leading complex projects.
- Must have a strong work ethic, self-motivated work style and a good attention to detail and enjoy a dynamic environment with new challenges and changing work priorities.
- Individual contributor and team player with great communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to adapt quickly and learn new tasks independently.
- Experience manipulating large data sets and turning them into actionable insights.
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Suite SAP Financial systems and Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) experience a plus.
- Prior experience with S4Hanna, Workforce Planning and SAC is a plus.
Nielsen: Enabling your best to power a better media future. Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, company provided car for those who qualify, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance.
A reasonable estimate of salary range for a new employee to be offered this role would be $100,000 - $200,000 which would be adjusted based on each employee's geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications and other business requirements/needs.
Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.
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