Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst 1

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• Maintain agile models to simulate business scenarios and support long-term planning (prior modeling experience preferred but not required)

• Support the monthly forecasting cycle, identifying budget variances, risks, and opportunities

• Retrieve and clean raw data from internal systems to ensure total accuracy
 
• Translate complex data into compelling visual decks for senior leadership

Responsibilities

Analyze financial data and support the monthly forecast cycle to drive strategic decisions. We are seeking a proactive professional with a strong analytical foundation who can move beyond routine tasks to provide critical business insights.

• Proactively approaches assignments, driving career growth, starting with foundational tasks and rising to high-impact projects

• Requires a college/university degree or equivalent work experience and applies learned theories and concepts to real-world business problems
 
• Optimize existing workflows by identifying inefficiencies in procedures and propose creative, data-driven improvements

• Collaborates with leadership, seeking mentorship to accelerate individual autonomy and decision-making capabilities

•Works within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines - to drive impact on immediate team

•0-2 years

•Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

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Enabling your best to power a better media future. Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, company provided car for those who qualify, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance.

A reasonable estimated salary range for a new employee has been provided. It would be adjusted based on each employee's geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications and other business requirements/needs.

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