Financial Analyst FP&A

Job Description:

The Financial Analyst - Financial Planning and Analysis will provide a primary role in supporting reporting efforts across functions, mainly Boston Magazine, with a focus on gathering and reconciling large sets of data from multiple systems, analyzing trends, and helping to guide business decisions across the organization.  In addition, this role will have responsibility for developing periodic financial reports and various ad hoc analyses that assist company-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning. As this person will be instrumental to the team’s continued success, strong intellectual curiosity and an ability to understand the big picture, while remaining focused on the details, will be key attributes of a successful candidate.

This position reports directly to the Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis.

We Foster a Culture Built on Five Core Values: 

• Generosity First, Always: We lead with kindness. Our best work happens when we act in service of others.
• Constant Curiosity: We are eager to learn, grow, and explore beyond the obvious.
• Act with Agility: We welcome change; it’s the only constant. We embrace, adjust, adapt.
• Passion for Positivity: We greet each day with warmth and possibility.
• Collective Ambition: We have high aspirations that are achieved when we work together with a shared purpose.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary analytical resource and a strategic thought partner for Boston Magazine.
• Establish and maintain relationships with a broad base of key stakeholders (i.e., executives and staff) and serve as a key point of contact for finance analyses.
• Contribute to the annual budget process alongside other team members and stakeholders across the organization.
• Prepare product P&Ls and key financials to drive product roadmap and overall margin optimization efforts through deep analysis of the various business, financial, and other operational drivers.
• Prepare and evolve, as appropriate, templates and presentations for weekly, monthly, and annual reporting.
• Investigate and analyze variances between actual and plan, monthly, for assigned functional areas.
• Collaborate with the accounting/GL team to ensure revenue and expenses are properly recorded, booking necessary reclasses/accruals to help with month-end close activities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with revenue teams across the organization to support long-range forecasting and the evaluation of strategic business decisions.
• Work closely with business, finance, and IT teams to automate data preparation and reporting, from conceptualization to implementation.
• Proactively identify and lead opportunities for process improvements and simplification.
• Lead weekly forecast meetings with senior leaders discussing headwinds/tailwinds for advertising revenue for Boston Magazine.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• A minimum of 1-2 years of finance experience, with experience related to financial reporting, budgeting, resource allocation processes, and long-term strategic planning.
• Strong organizational skills, with a demonstrated ability to see projects to completion and ensure accuracy and precision.
• Motivated individual with strong communication skills. A track-record of thriving in an agile, entrepreneurial environment is also important.
• Strong curiosity to connect the dots and tell the story through the financials.
• Advanced skills in Excel, including complex formulas, pivot tables, and data visualization.
• Familiarity with Adaptive Insights for forecasting/budgeting, NetSuite financials, or Tableau/Power BI is a plus.
• A willingness to adapt and be audience focused, with a curious mindset and a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment 

The BGMP office is located in downtown Boston, near Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, and is easily accessible by MBTA and commuter rail lines. This position is based in Boston, and candidates should be based in the area or willing to move.

Company Information:

Boston Globe Media is New England's largest newsgathering organization -- and much more. We are committed to being an indispensable, trusted, reliable source of round-the-clock information. Through the powerful journalism from our newsroom, engaging content from our content marketing studio, or through targeted advertising solutions, brands and marketers rely on us to reach highly engaged, educated and influential audiences through a variety of media and experiences.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

EEO Statement:

Boston Globe Media is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin, citizenship or any other protected characteristic.  Boston Globe Media is committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense.