Hybrid FP&A Associate Manager, Finance & Planning

Penske Media Corporation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PMC-Paid Healthcare

Flexible Vacation Policy

401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer 


Job summary

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is seeking an Associate Manager, Finance & Planning to support day-to-day financial planning and analysis for PMC Brands across media, live events, and production-related businesses. This role partners with Finance leadership to turn financial information into actionable business insights and to own budgets, forecasts, and reporting.

You will build financial models, manage multiple workstreams, and drive efficiency while maintaining a collaborative, office-first

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 3+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, or analytical finance roles; Senior Analyst-level experience preferred.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, month-end close, and management reporting.
• Strong Excel/Sheets with PivotTables/lookups; strong PowerPoint; familiarity with AI tools preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the preparation and delivery of monthly and quarterly reporting packages for assigned PMC Brands and departments, including P&L results, KPIs, and management commentary.
• Lead variance analysis versus budget, forecast, and prior year; explain drivers and recommend actions.
• Lead portions of annual budgets, forecasts, and planning cycles by coordinating assumptions and consolidating inputs.
• Support month-end close by reviewing actuals, accruals, reclasses, and reporting outputs in partnership with Accounting.
• Lead detailed sales revenue, production, and expense tracking across productions, events, branded content, media operations, freelance, and other PMC businesses.
• Own or coordinate quota planning, commission and bonus calculations, headcount planning, and other cyclical processes.
• Partner with stakeholders to gather inputs, identify risks and opportunities, and translate financial information into actionable recommendations.
• Build and maintain financial models and scenario analyses for revenue, pricing, labor, vendor costs, margins, and profitability.
• Prepare management review materials and executive-ready analyses for Finance leadership and the Board.
• Identify and implement improvements to recurring reports, templates, data quality, and processes to drive efficiency.

Skills

Budgets & Forecasting

Variance Analysis

Financial Modeling

Excel / Sheets

PowerPoint

Cross-functional communication

Workday Adaptive Planning

Finance systems familiarity

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Workday Adaptive Planning

Salesforce / NetSuite

Job description

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is seeking an Associate Manager, Finance & Planning to support day-to-day financial planning and analysis for PMC Brands across media, live events, and production-related businesses. This role partners with Finance leadership to turn financial information into actionable business insights and to own budgets, forecasts, and reporting.

You will build financial models, manage multiple workstreams, and drive efficiency while maintaining a collaborative, office-first