Senior Corporate Financial Planning Analyst

Would you like to impact financial planning all the way up to the leadership and board of directors level? Are you passionate about bridging the gap between data and storytelling?

Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for company-wide operating and capital planning, quarterly and annual earnings and cash flow forecasting, annual operating plans and five-year plans, review of all major capital projects, monitoring of segment/business unit operating performance, direct finance support of corporate departments and various special projects. The group is also charged with developing presentations to corporate senior management and the Board of Directors regarding company financial performance. In addition, FP&A works closely with our Investor Relations and Public Relations Departments with respect to our ongoing investor and financial communications.

As a Senior Corporate Financial Planning Analyst in Corporate FP&A, you’d use data to inform and empower premier financial leaders, so they make the best possible decisions. We want you to focus your strong leadership and communication skills on interpreting data and communicating insights, so the numbers come alive. Join us at Disney Corporate.

Summary:

You’d join a dynamic team whose job is to work directly with finance leaders, both at Corporate and across the Disney businesses, by providing insight across the Company.

Every single day is different! On any one day you might:

• Provide direct support for Enterprise Financial Services working with Sr Controllers and other their teams, to develop and analyze quarterly, annual and five-year operating plans
• Prepare dynamic messages for different audiences including Controllership, Tax, and Management Audit
• Engage in ad-hoc financial analysis, including special projects at the request of supported client’s groups as well as other key leaders
• Interact with extraordinary partners to whom we are dedicated
• Demonstrate the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
• Showcase your leadership and confidence on a large team
• Take advantage of “D Learn” opportunities
• Enjoy movie screenings, team building activities and regular lunch-and-learns

Required Skills:

• Must possess strong quantitative and analytical skills combined with solid business and financial acumen 
• Strong relationship building skills and a highly professional “client service orientation”
• Must be an excellent team player who possesses solid interpersonal and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills in both oral and written settings
• The flexibility to work with different personalities -- we believe that makes our team special
• Produced detailed work without data errors
• Sharp presentation and storytelling skills, and the ability to exercise critical thinking
• A versatile "special-projects" orientation coupled with confirmed multi-tasking abilities
• An inherent curiosity driving you to ask the right questions
• High energy level; strong work ethic
• Self-driven, independent thinker
• Results-oriented, decisive
• Experience working in Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Skills:

• 2+ years of prior related work experience
• Background in the media and entertainment industry is a plus, but is not required
• Cognos and SAP

Education Requirement:

• Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or related field