Senior Manager, Gracenote FP&A

Nielsen; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Nielsen’s Gracenote unit seeks a Senior Manager of FP&A to lead the Expense FP&A team and partner with Product, Commercial, Engineering, Marketing, and Finance to deploy investment dollars effectively.

The ideal candidate combines strong financial analytics with disciplined operating cadence and executive communication, driving structured analyses and clear recommendations for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of FP&A or related finance experience.
• Strong modeling with business cases, scenario models, forecasts, and executive decision support.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills for leadership audiences.
• Experience guiding teams, prioritizing demands, and driving execution.
• Familiarity with executive cadences, planning processes, and leadership reviews.
• Proficiency with financial systems; SAP Analytics Cloud a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary expense finance partner to business leaders, supporting budgeting and forecasting.
• Lead and develop the Expense FP&A team, setting priorities and ensuring high-quality output.
• Drive labor and non-labor planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and storytelling for executives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align financial plans with business priorities.
• Develop executive presentations and reporting for operating reviews and board meetings.
• Improve transparency into spending and investment decisions.
• Support cost-allocation methodologies for new product growth initiatives.
• Synthesize financial signals into actionable leadership recommendations.
• Build scalable templates, governance, and reporting processes.
• Support long-range planning and enterprise-wide strategic analyses.
• Identify opportunities to increase FP&A efficiency and impact.

Skills

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

SAP Analytics Cloud

PowerPoint

Job description

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Gracenote, a Nielsen company, provides entertainment metadata and content recognition technologies that help people connect to the music, movies, and TV shows they love. Every day, Gracenote processes 35 billion rows of data and powers industry-leading discovery solutions for the world’s top media platforms and devices.

Gracenote is seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager of FP&A to lead its Expense FP&A team. This role serves as a strategic finance partner to business leaders across Product, Commercial, Customer Experience, Engineering, Marketing, and Finance, helping ensure the effective deployment of Gracenote’s investment dollars.

The ideal candidate combines strong financial analytics and modeling capabilities with exceptional operating discipline, prioritization, and executive communication skills. This leader will establish structure across cross-functional workstreams by driving the financial cadence, planning rhythm, and executive reporting. They will also help senior leaders interpret business performance through insightful analysis of trends, drivers, risks, and opportunities—translating data into clear recommendations and informed decisions.

This is a high-impact opportunity to connect product and business strategy to financial outcomes, maintain momentum on critical initiatives, and turn complex information into clear, decision-ready materials for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary expense finance partner to business leaders, supporting annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and investment prioritization.
• Lead and develop the Expense FP&A team, setting priorities, managing processes, and ensuring high-quality execution across recurring and ad hoc workstreams.
• Drive Gracenote’s financial operating rhythm for labor and non-labor expenses, including planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and executive-level storytelling.
• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial, Engineering, Product, Marketing, and other teams to align financial plans with business priorities.
• Develop executive-quality presentations, financial narratives, and reporting materials for Operating Business Reviews, Sponsor Monthly Operating Reviews, Board meetings, and other leadership forums.
• Improve transparency into spending, performance, and investment decisions to support stronger business outcomes.
• Support investment frameworks and cost-allocation methodologies for new product growth initiatives.
• Synthesize financial and operational signals into actionable recommendations, clearly framing choices, trade-offs, risks, and next steps for leadership.
• Build scalable templates, frameworks, and governance processes that improve the consistency, speed, and quality of financial reporting.
• Support long-range planning, annual planning, and other enterprise-wide strategic processes by structuring analyses, aligning assumptions, and preparing decision-support materials.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance business insight, and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the FP&A organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive FP&A or related finance experience.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, including experience developing business cases, scenario models, forecasts, and executive decision support.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to create compelling presentations and translate complex financial and operational topics into clear leadership narratives.
• Demonstrated leadership and people-management experience, including the ability to guide teams, prioritize competing demands, and drive execution.
• Experience supporting executive operating cadences, planning processes, business reviews, and leadership meetings.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong follow-through and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with financial systems and planning tools; SAP Analytics Cloud experience is a plus.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets, and presentation software.

Additional Information

Enabling your best to power a better media future.

Holistic Rewards

• This includes comprehensive health and wellness plans, a 401(k) with a Nielsen company match, and a generous paid time off policy.
• Depending on the role, additional benefits may include a company-provided vehicle and/or discretionary incentive/bonus eligibility.

Compensation Transparency

The posted base salary range is a reasonable estimate that may be adjusted based on the final work location of the selected employee. Individual pay within the range is determined by factors such as experience, training, geography, certifications, and business needs. Beyond base salary, this role may be eligible for bonuses, equity, or other incentives.

Nielsen makes hiring decisions without regard to disability status, protected veteran status, or membership in any other protected class.