The Walt Disney Studios brings quality movies and episodic storytelling to consumers throughout the world. The Walt Disney Studios encompasses a collection of respected film studios, including Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures. Studio Operations finishes and distributes this Disney studio content to business partners and consumers globally. With shrinking timelines and increased complexity of deliverables, we strive to deliver more content faster without decreasing quality, security or increasing overhead costs.

　　The Studio Operations finance team partners closely with the Studio Operations team to further this mission, ensuring that costs for the business are reported accurately to our clients, while also providing our operators with strategic insights about the financial performance and efficiency of their businesses.

　　Studio Operations Finance is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to support title-level financial planning for the work that Studio Operations undertakes to prepare Studio content from all our content banners for distribution to theatrical, in-home, and streaming audiences worldwide. In addition to developing budgets, forecasts, and tracking expenses for these teams, the role will also help support ad-hoc analysis to increase the effectiveness of our business operations, such as financial impact of changes to workflow, distribution, and automation strategies. This position reports to the Manager, Finance – Studio Operations.

　　Responsibilities:

　　Management of quarter close, annual operating plan, and forecasts

　　Prepare and analyze complex budgets, plans, financial statements and/or reports and ensure compliance with reporting requirements

　　Review financial information compared to expected results and deliver clear and concise variance explanations that identify root causes

　　Understand key drivers of financial forecast process and how these drivers impact accounting close

　　Prepare and maintain title budgeting, forecasting and cost trending analyses for assigned client groups

　　Make recommendations to management and clients on opportunities to operate efficiently and provide cost impact of alternative scenarios

　　Financial analysis and support for key strategic initiatives; including NPV Analysis and program cost tracking

　　Provide support to operations to ensure appropriate account coding

　　Oversee ad hoc projects and other duties as assigned; demonstrate an understanding of project management methodology (e.g. develop project plans, monitor progress, communicate to stakeholders)

　　Basic Qualifications:

　　2+ years of finance experience

　　Budgeting and forecasting experience

　　Ability to develop comprehensive/complex financial analysis with limited guidance

　　Detail oriented and organized

　　Strong project and time management skills

　　Outstanding communication skills (written and oral)

　　Customer focused

　　Ability to multi-task and deploy resources efficiently

　　Demonstrates ability to quickly grasp and apply new concepts and processes

　　Advanced proficiency with Excel, Powerpoint, and SAP & COGNOS strongly preferred

　　Required Education:

　　Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or AccountingThe hiring range for this position in CA is $92,742.00 – $124,400.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

　　Job ID: 10074430

　　Location: Burbank,California

　　Job Posting Company: The Walt Disney Studios

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