Financial Analyst

Summary

The Financial Analyst will be instrumental in analyzing, forecasting, and reporting the business. This position reports to the Director of Finance and supports the finance team by providing business insights, budgeting, developing KPI’s, scorecards and dashboards. In addition, this position will have an active role in the month end close process by analyzing revenue and expense accounts, preparing and/or recommending adjusting entries or accruals as necessary, and analyzing variances to budget and forecast.

What You Will Do

1. Execute detailed ad hoc analysis, trending, forecasting, and profitability analysis
2. Collect and analyze data from multiple sources including Oracle (General Ledger), Salesforce (CRM), Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets and other sources
3. Support Executive and Finance leadership through the budgeting process by managing planning templates, trend analysis, and budgeting assumptions; continue monitoring budgets and assist with expense accruals throughout the year
4. Increase sales performance viability for the sales staff by measuring success through KPI development and dashboard reporting
5. Improve financial status by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends and recommending actions to management
6. Support the weekly Flash and monthly revenue and expense forecast by department
7. Partner with sales management to develop and track quarterly goals and incentive programs
8. Assist with month-end sales commissions reporting
9. Perform profitability analysis and tracking for advertising and finance leadership
10. Increases productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools
11. Knowledge of Oracle financial reporting is a plus

What You Will Bring

1. Strong analytical (quantitative as well as qualitative) skills including building models
2. Self-starter with the ability to define business objectives and streamline functions
3. Understanding of financial processes, accounting, and related systems and controls
4. Experience using Oracle or other financial software
5. Strong attention to detail including a high level of accuracy
6. Advanced Excel skills including macros, vlookups & advanced formulas; Excel Powerpivot experience a plus
7. Experience developing and maintaining dashboards in visualization tools such as Tableau, Domo, QlikView or similar tools a plus
8. Good business judgment; ability to analyze, uncover & synthesize insights from large data sets
9. Able to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure, dynamic environment with tight deadlines, prioritizing workload with minimal supervision and multiple projects
10. Strong interpersonal and interrelation skills with an ability to establish, build and maintain relationships with a variety of people across divisions
11. Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Mathematics/Statistics required
12. Two (2) years of directly-related experience required; Five (5) years in related financial analyst or business analyst role preferred

The annual salary range is $75,000-$90,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, MediaNews Group offers a comprehensive benefits package, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

Who We Are

The San Diego Union-Tribune, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, is San Diego’s largest media company and its oldest business, dating back to the founding of the Union in 1868. Today, Union-Tribune publications reach more than 96 percent of San Diego County households each week. The company portfolio includes its Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, The San Diego Union-Tribune; the region’s leading website, SanDiegoUnionTribune.com; weekly entertainment guide Night + Day; lifestyle magazine Pacific San Diego; The San Diego Union-Tribune en Español; and nine community newspapers: the La Jolla Light; Del Mar Times; Encinitas Advocate; Solana Beach Sun; Carmel Valley Times; Poway News Chieftain; Rancho Santa Fe Review; Ramona Sentinel and Rancho Bernardo News Journal.

Part of the mission of The San Diego Union-Tribune is to build a stronger, more inclusive San Diego, through our coverage and our community events. A diverse, inclusive, transparent workplace is instrumental in that effort. To better reflect and serve the community, the Union-Tribune is sharing the demographic data of its staff and management team and will track it over time to measure improvement.

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We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.