Job Posting Title:

Senior Finance Analyst

Req ID:

10055540

Job Description:

About the Role & Team

We are seeking a qualified Senior Finance Analyst to join our FP&A team and drive bottom line growth. As part of the FP&A team, you will ensure that all planning cycles (close, Annual Operating Plan, forecast, 5YP) for Branded Retail (The Disney Store) is always accurate, timely and well communicated to all business partners and are correctly reflected across all systems (COGNOS, EDP).

This role will require you to be onsite 4 days a week.

What You Will Do

• Produce and maintain planning models for all planning cycles (close, AOP, forecast, 5YP), ensuring consolidation and Roll Up, preparing deliverables
• Prepare exec summaries and presentations highlighting key variances, risks and opportunities
• Support Revenue & Margin analysis across all channels (particularly ecommerce), including quarterly forecasting and weekly tracking of actual trading performance.
• Support for daily & weekly revenue reporting, ensuring they are sent to senior leadership in a timely & accurate manner, & presenting key findings in the weekly trading meeting.
• Responsible for detailed and relevant variance analysis across all business channels including quarterly deliverables to both Global Branded Retail and EMEA The Walt Disney Company
• Plan & track cost base, working closely with budget holders to monitor cost base and challenge them to identify cost efficiencies. This will be across operating cost lines & overheads within the remit of the role
• Support of the team Interns, ensuring their development and achievement of objectives

Training and Professional Development

• Operate with integrity, champion change and be a good ambassador for The Walt Disney Company
• Operate as part of an effective and inclusive team by demonstrating an awareness of others; welcoming and valuing unique perspectives and ideas; offering support, sharing knowledge and best practices in order to contribute to overall departmental commitments
• Take ownership of your professional development through regular career conversations with your line manager and utilising available resources
• Proactively suggest ways to improve departmental performance and processes, leveraging technological tools where applicable

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Building effective relationships and managing business partners, providing commercial support that's insightful, timely and responsive
• An interest of working within the retail / licensing FMCG sector
• Supporting commercial management to a high standard and working with the Regional Finance and Commercial head office
• Prior experience of a similar commercial and/or FP&A role
• Ability to produce clear and insightful presentations that deliver key messaging at the appropriate level of detail
• Numerate and analytical with a desire to think through and resolve problems

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave
• Private medical insurance & dental care
• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing
• Excellent parental and guardian leave
• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Job Posting Segment:

Finance

Job Posting Primary Business:

DCP Finance

Primary Job Posting Category:

Financial Analysis

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

London, United Kingdom

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2023-08-29