Realtor.com Looking for Financial Analyst, Staff at Austin, TX Full Time

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Job Description

At realtor.com®, we are evolving the Finance organization to build out a best-in-class FP&A team. Our goal is to develop a highly functioning team of Business Unit and Functional financial experts who provide rigorous financial advice, contextualized by our company strategies, to all corners of our company. Beyond reporting and number aggregation, FP&A team members will deep-dive into model building and value-driving analytics, craft the story that is embedded in the numbers, and be the financial advisor for our business partners. You will have the opportunity to develop your qualitative and quantitative skill sets and will be given corresponding responsibilities as you grow.

Our Corporate FP&A team is looking for an Senior FP&A Analyst, reporting to the Manager of Corporate FP&A. The analyst will partner with finance and non-finance stakeholders across all major functions of the company and will support business and finance leaders through reporting, variance analysis and forecasting of expenses and company level revenue and margin. The ideal candidate will collaborate with our Accounting team during month-end close periods, guide our forecast processes, work closely with our Business Partners, and will have the opportunity to contribute significantly to evolving our forecasting tool.

The right individual will have a detail-oriented mindset with experience in FP&A and will be comfortable working with large or incomplete data sets from disparate systems. The candidate should have a willingness to assume responsibility for a broad range of evolving priorities in a fast-paced environment, a strong analytic foundation within a finance-oriented role and be well organized.

Responsibilities

• Drive effective communication and alignment with business partners, internally within Finance, our C-suite/Executive team, and with News Corp, our parent company
• Develop and drive the Close, Forecast, and Budget, and identify risks and opportunities for regular monthly deliverables
• Generate insights and recommendations based on the analysis of key performance indicators, revenue, and operating expenses
• Evolve the current reporting processes by challenging the status quo and figuring out how to maximize the use of all our technologies (Adaptive, Oracle, Tableau, Snowflake)
• Synthesize information and develop compelling, data-driven presentations for senior leadership and News Corp
• Work with senior levels of the business to make trade-off decisions regarding headcount resourcing and support levels
• Support headcount and position management for other FP&A team members to deliver to business partner
• Provide variance analysis and presentations for the monthly and quarterly reviews to the company’s leaders
• Prepare the submission of month end financials and forecasts to News Corp

Experience And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics or Finance
• 8+ years related experience in finance and financial analysis roles (FP&A roles that support complex modeling, analysis, budgeting, and forecasting of business impacts / trends preferred) preferably at a high growth company
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide clear and concise analysis in both written and verbal form to audiences at all levels of the organization
• Technically savvy, able to quickly learn new systems, self-serve, drive automation in reporting and data preparation
• Self-starter and active listener with a keen interest in and commitment to personal growth and continuous learning
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and collaborate on projects
• Good understanding of accounting processes, procedure, and internal controls
• Strong interpersonal skills; confident in helping business leaders find answers
• Flexible and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with Adaptive or comparable financial planning tool a plus (not necessary)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, G Suite tools, Asana (planning tool), Slack (similar internal communication tool)

Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com

Building your career? Build it better at Realtor.com®. Here, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. People are our foundation—the core that drives us passionately forward. At Realtor.com, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.

Diversity is important to us, therefore, realtor.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, realtor.com will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.