Job Description

Job Description

About the Role

The New York Times is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to enhance the enterprise budgeting and forecasting process. You will report to the Director of Corporate FP&A and help lead the annual budget and planning process as well as the quarterly forecasting process. The role is a unique opportunity because you will have exposure to every aspect of the business, from our subscription products (News, Games, Cooking) to marketing, advertising, and other growing areas such as Wirecutter and audio.

This is an important and exciting moment to work at The Times. Our journalism has never been stronger or more relevant. Our products are used by millions of passionate and engaged readers every month. And our strategy of providing journalism worth paying for has helped us rapidly grow our digital subscription and advertising businesses. Still, we see enormous potential for growth and improvement and know that achieving it will require us to think creatively about where and how we invest.

Responsibilities:

* You will oversee and maintain templates for internal reporting of financial budgets, forecasts and results, in addition to summarizing variance explanations, and other key enterprise metrics

* You will promote better workflows and communications between leadership, finance, strategy and operations throughout the planning process.

* Use your advanced PowerPoint (Google Slides) skills and your attention to detail by assisting with the preparation of materials for quarterly board meetings

* Analyze performance and communicate important insights in the form of monthly financial updates for company leadership

* Use your advanced Excel (can perform complex functions) (Google Sheets) skills to manage our driver-based long-term business model

* You will seek ways to improve reporting, applying knowledge of data systems and technical skills to identify opportunities for process improvement and meet changing needs.

* Build relationships with peers and financial leaders across the organization.

Qualifications:

* Undergraduate degree in finance, economics or related

* Minimum of three years of related experience in financial planning in consulting, banking, tech, media or subscription business

* Advanced Excel and/or Google Sheets (pivot tables, advanced functions) modeling skills

* Analytical, quantitative, critical thinking, and strong communication skills.

* You can manage multiple assignments and projects with varying deadlines.

* You work well with individuals from all parts of the organization and influence others.

* Familiarity with multidimensional databases and experience with Essbase, Workday, or Adaptive Planning is a plus.

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The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local Fair Chance laws.