Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Partner II

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About the Role

Join our dynamic, fast paced, FP&A team as a Snr Manager partnering with the Product leadership team within the Audience Measurement division. This highly visible role is responsible for driving financial performance, providing actionable insights into core business investments, and ensuring fiscal discipline throughout the product lifecycle. The Manager will support the comprehensive planning, forecasting, and reporting for all operating and capital expenditures related to product development. Success in this role requires a collaborative, high-impact individual who not only possesses deep analytical rigor but also a thorough understanding of product development economics and the broader media and measurement landscape. You will be instrumental in influencing senior leaders to make data-driven decisions that fuel top-line growth and enhance long-term valuation.

While most work will be done remotely, employees may be required onsite, in our NYC headquarters, for special projects, meetings etc. 

What You'll Do

Strategic Planning & Analysis

• Lead the financial planning cycles (annual budgeting, quarterly forecasts, and monthly outlooks) for the Product team, ensuring alignment with corporate strategic objectives.

• Drive continuous analysis of product profitability, establishing and maintaining a standardized, defensible allocation methodology for both direct and indirect costs.

• Perform robust financial evaluation of new product initiatives and business cases (New Business Reviews), assessing investment impact, risk, and return on capital (ROI/ROIC) to inform go/no-go decisions.

• Evaluate and manage the financial implications of significant Capital Expenditure (CapEx) investments, ensuring alignment with long-term revenue growth projections and affordability thresholds.

• Conduct insightful analysis, reporting, and provide recommendations to executive leadership on the financial structure and implications of critical data and strategic third-party partnerships.

Business Partnership & Operational Excellence

• Serve as the primary financial liaison, partnering with product owners to structure scalable cost models, analyze investment trade-offs, and ensure optimal resource deployment within the operational budget (OpEx).

• Present comprehensive financial performance packages to Senior Management and Executive teams, clearly articulating key performance drivers, identifying financial risks, and highlighting strategic opportunities.

• Oversee the monthly financial close process, including detailed variance analysis against plan/forecast, trending analysis, and providing strategic support to the Accounting function on accruals and required journal entries.

• Champion continuous process improvement and best practices within the FP&A function, focusing on increasing efficiency, accuracy, and automation through leveraging financial systems and technology.

About You

• Strategic & Analytical Acumen: Possesses exceptional business acumen and the analytical rigor to proactively identify and quantify potential business risks and financial opportunities, translating complex data into actionable strategies for executive leaders.

• Continuous Improvement mindset: Drives continuous improvement, implementing best practices and leveraging technology to enhance the FP&A function's efficiency, and championing process standardization and synergy across the organization.

• Execution & Accountability: Exhibits a strong work ethic and self-starting, results-oriented approach, successfully managing multiple competing priorities under pressure while ensuring accurate, timely delivery.

• Communication & Influence: Is an effective communicator with the ability to articulate complex financial concepts clearly, and possesses the interpersonal skills necessary to build consensus and influence senior stakeholders.

• Detail Orientation & Urgency: Demonstrates a meticulous attention to detail combined with a strong sense of urgency and follow-up skills, ensuring accuracy and momentum in all financial processes.

Required Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related quantitative field required.

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive FP&A experience, with significant time spent directly supporting Product Development, R&D, or Technology organizations.

• Prior experience in the Media, Ad-Tech, or Audience Measurement industry preferred.

• Demonstrated expertise in complex financial modeling and developing robust investment ROI/NPV analyses.

• Deep practical knowledge of the Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC) and associated cost management.

• Proven ability to synthesize large, complex data sets into actionable insights and executive-level presentations.

• Exceptional collaboration, influencing, and communication skills, with proven success presenting to and challenging Senior Management.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with major ERP (e.g., SAP) and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) systems (e.g., Hyperion HFM, Planning, or SAP Analytics Cloud/SAC) is required. MBA or CFA certification is a plus.

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Enabling your best to power a better media future. Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, company provided car for those who qualify, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance.

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