The Walt Disney Company Looking for Sr Financial Analyst at Lake Buena Vista, FL Full Time

Do you want to help shape the future of the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Finance organization? Come join the finance transformation initiative to define future processes and drive the long-term data strategy for finance!

We are looking for forward-thinking individuals who embrace new technologies and ideas, challenge existing processes and want to partner with all areas of finance and global business units.

Ideal candidates will have a finance background and forecast & planning experience, along with a desire to develop project management skills.

Responsibilities:

• Support initiatives, including foundational data definition and the design of new, integrated forecast and plan processes and systems
• Consolidate and analyze detailed inputs from various global partners, summarizing key insights for leadership
• Collaborate with project partners to document and standardize key business definitions and evaluate current state forecast and plan processes
• Gather organizational feedback to measure project impacts to assist in the preparation of executive updates
• Become a subject matter expert on cutting-edge tools for shaping the future of Finance, including Alation (i.e., DPEP Data Catalog), Enterprise Data Platform (EDP), Power BI, Power Apps, Smartsheet, etc.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of business experience within financial planning and/or accounting
• Experience partnering with multiple global teams (e.g., Finance, Business, Technology, Financial Systems, etc.)
• Must be an advocate for change who challenges the status quo and identifies and recommends innovative approaches to improving processes
• Effective multi-tasking and prioritization skills to support strategic business objectives
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including a high degree of precision in written communications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience interacting with and influencing varied levels of the organization
• Business intelligence/data warehousing or reporting system experience (e.g., Business Objects, Cognos, Business Objects Analysis, Crystal Reports, MS SQL Report Builder, Python, etc.)
• Ability to evaluate processes and distinguish between symptoms and root causes

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting, Business Administration, Data Science, related field, or equivalent work experience

Preferred Education:

• Pursuing master’s degree in finance/accounting, Business Administration, Data Science, or related field