Senior Financial Analyst, Digital & Ad Tech

Fox Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 49,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Other benefits per plan

Job summary

Fox Corporation is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for the Digital & Ad Tech division in Los Angeles. The role focuses on financial modeling to support labor capitalization and software development, monthly budgets/forecasts, KPIs, and dashboards to review performance and initiatives.

The candidate will partner with finance and operations, support month-end close, and provide insights to management for strategic decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, Economics or similar analytical field.
• 2+ years of budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Intermediate/advanced Excel with financial modeling and data mining.
• Working knowledge of financial systems (Workday Financials, Adaptive).
• Thrives in fast-paced, results- and customer-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Build forecasts, budgets and variance analyses with drivers and operational impacts.
• Improve financial planning processes, assumptions, and results with operations and finance partners.
• Develop trackers for key drivers and operational expenses and deliver performance reporting.
• Support month-end close and provide ad hoc financial analyses for initiatives.
• Create and maintain reporting tools, cost-tracking systems, and dashboards.

Skills

Excel

Financial modeling

Data mining

Workday

Adaptive

Budgeting

Forecasting

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

SQL

Job description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a motivated and career-oriented candidate with a proactive approach and strong analytical, Excel, and data set management skills. As a Senior Financial Analyst, Digital & Ad Tech, you will step into a critical position responsible for financial modeling to support the labor capitalization and software development process. The Senior Financial Analyst will work on monthly budgets and forecasts, key financial reporting, ad hoc analysis, tracking of KPIs, and creating dashboards and tools to review operational performance and initiatives. This is a high-visibility and challenging position rich in data analytics. The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for providing key budget/forecast and actuals analysis to understand the Digital Division's financial performance. This analysis is key to the management team’s decision-making and interpretation of financial results.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish a deep understanding of the business and leverage data to build insights
• Assist in the preparation of forecasts, budgets, and variance analysis, reviewing with business partners to ensure understanding of the drivers and operational impacts
• Actively work with operations and other finance team members to improve the effectiveness of the financial planning process, assumptions, and results
• Create and maintain trackers for key operational drivers and Operational Expenses such as Licenses, Contractors, and Headcount among others, and execute financial performance reporting and analysis for critical projects
• Partner with Finance Operations and Asset Management teams in the creation and management of Purchase Orders and Capital Requests, Prepaid Schedules, etc. to guarantee proper accounting treatment, correct coding, as well as compliance and alignment between actuals and forecast/budget approach
• Support month-end close activities to enhance the accuracy and ensure timely delivery of financial results
• Help develop reporting tools, reviews, analyses, and cost-tracking systems
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis to evaluate the operation and business initiatives

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or another highly analytical/quantitative discipline
• 2+ years of experience in budgeting and forecasting experience
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency using Excel, with financial modeling and data mining experience
• Working knowledge of Financial Systems (i.e., Workday financials, Adaptive)
• Experience operating and thriving in a fast-paced, ever-changing, results- and customer-service-oriented environment
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize activities, manage timelines, deal effectively with pressure, and show deep intellectual curiosity
• Ability to be a team player with a highly collaborative and team-oriented work style
• Positive attitude and solutions-oriented approach
• Ability to develop strong relationships with others and communicate effectively

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

Database management and query design such as SQL and other coding skills

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

PAY & BENEFITS

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $35.50-48.08 per hour. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents.

• medical/dental/vision
• insurance
• 401(k) plan
• paid time off
• other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents
• Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

View more detail about FOX Benefits.

ABOUT FOX

We’re disruptors. We’re big dreamers. We’re believers in the future, in possibility, in potential. We’re reinventing the world, every day. We create content for audiences big and small, global and local. We put our audiences first, and work hard to bring them stories they’ll love, wherever they are and however they watch, listen and learn. Whatever your discipline, from on-air talent to behind-the-scenes tech guru to business and finance, the career opportunities at FOX are exciting, rewarding and game-changing. We seek out the most talented individuals – the dreamers, the disruptors and the visionaries –and we want them to know that they matter. We’re committed to helping every single one of our employees feel valued and inspired, every day.