Overview

Tribune Publishing is seeking a highly motivated Financial Analyst to provide financial, analytical, and strategic support within the Corporate Planning and Analysis department.  In this highly visible position, the analyst will provide financial support for Corporate and shared service teams and oversee capital planning and reporting.  This position will also assist with strategic initiatives including support for centralized reporting, forecast automation, and other ad hoc requests.  This individual will also work with key business partners across the company’s finance organization to further develop and standardize new profitability and cost measures, create more meaningful management reports, and support the coordination and communication of the company’s financial planning and analysis process.

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as financial liaison for Corporate and shared service teams facilitating budget planning, month end close, and ad hoc financial requests.
• Assist with monthly forecast process; prepare trend analysis, investigate, report on, and make recommendations when variances exist.
• Assist with the development and execution of the annual operating plan process.
• Assist with consolidation of annual capital plan and monthly forecasting/reconciliation processes.
• Help facilitate approval of capital projects, asset management, and post-mortem project performance.
• Serve as the primary liaison for both internal and external financial, SOX, and other audits.
• Build and enhance financial models and reports used to forecast and report the company’s financials, strategic plan, and other key business metrics.
• Develop and implement relevant performance management metrics and business analytics to track corporate performance and strategy implementation.
• Responsible for ad hoc reporting, analysis and projects for management such as:

• • Internal benchmarking and KPI reporting
  • Peer benchmarking
  • Cash forecasting

Qualifications

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting with two years related business experience
• Advanced level proficiency with MS Office (pivot tables, lookups, advanced summing functions)
• Oracle experience preferred but not required
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify potential financial risks and opportunity; strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to multitask, manage time effectively, and operate with a sense of urgency.
• The preferred candidate will demonstrate attention to detail, the ability to deal with ambiguity, and can work successfully and effectively on cross functional teams.