Finance Analyst

About the Role & Team

The EMEA Central Planning team are responsible for region wide financial consolidation, reporting and associated analysis of all planning cycles (AOP and all forecast cycles).  The team provide direct support to the overall EMEA management team, working very closely with the Disney Entertainment Planning team in the US, as well as all LOBs and Markets across the EMEA region.   

We are seeking a Finance Analyst to join the EMEA Central Planning Finance team based in London on a permanent basis. This position will require you to work from our Hammersmith office 4 days per week and 1 day from home.

  
The Finance Analyst will support the EMEA Central Planning team in the delivery of the forecasts, AOP, 5YP and each quarter end close. This will encompass preparing forecasting files, extracting and analyzing financial data and supporting specific cost centres and engaging with all EMEA markets. 

Delivery  

• Generate cost reports using finance and accounting systems to provide accurate data for use by Central Planning team and the cost centre leads for forecasts, budget and quarter end close 

• Take responsibility for regular quarterly activities to ensure effective financial administration and cost management, including for example: 

• Prepare and regularly update cost templates 

• Quarter end close tasks, journals, accruals 

• Work closely with specific cost centres (including but not limited to Public Relations/Communications and Human Resources) to ensure effective delivery of forecasts, budgets and close 

• Review and consolidate EMEA market cost template submissions 

• Seek to standardise and automate cost reporting wherever possible  

• Review specific cost centres to identify issues, opportunities and possible solutions and flag them to wider team or business partners as appropriate  

Business Partnering  ​

• Work directly with cost centre leads to provide financial support and accurate reporting  

• Engage with EMEA markets for accurate and timely submission of forecast, budget and close templates 

• Assist more senior colleagues, within or outside of the immediate team, in preparing presentations to communicate clear financial messages to the business  

Management  

• Manage end to end processes in support of planning cycles  

• Provide robust, timely and accurate financial reporting to stakeholders  

• Use Technology to automate wherever possible and drive better results  

• Tailor messages appropriately to the audience 

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Part or newly qualified accounting qualification (CIMA / ACCA / ACA etc.) 

• Attention to detail yet can also see the big picture 

• Numerate and analytical with a desire to think through and resolve problems 

• Ability to produce clear and insightful analysis  

• Ability to make recommendations and improvements 

• Microsoft Systems knowledge, particularly Microsoft Excel and being comfortable learning new financial systems 

• Strong communication skills both written and oral 

• Proactive self starter and ability to learn and adapt quickly