Financial Analyst

MLB Network seeks a Financial Analyst with strong Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) experience to identify issues and trends, develop actionable insights, and perform accurate financial analysis in the preparation of budgets, forecasts and long-range plans for MLB Network (MLBN). This role is expected to be a high performer who can operate effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist and actively participate in the preparation and presentation of MLBN's annual operating and capital budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans to senior management.
• Provide timely, accurate and credible business plan updates based on budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans to relevant stakeholders.
• Own key processes in monthly closings and financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packages for internal and external stakeholders and create ad hoc reporting as requested.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships by synthesizing data, analyzing findings, and communicating results to stakeholders with varying degrees of finance knowledge. Build trust in the data as presented to end users.
• Monitor financial and operating KPIs and provide actionable insights to senior management.
• Ensure contractual commitments are clearly documented, understood and met.
• Prepare, maintain, and monitor accurate monthly tracking of capital expenditures.
• Prepare, maintain, and monitor monthly working capital and cash flow.
• Review daily transactions according to current financial processes to ensure accuracy.
• Assist in the design, set-up and ongoing improvement of the Financial Systems and related systems as needed.
• Create, maintain, and support the development of reports and dashboards for ongoing business needs.
• Identify trends/issues and develop solutions that improve the quality and accuracy of financial reporting and analysis.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

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