Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Partner II

Scope of Role:

We seek a detail-oriented, highly analytical Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Partner II to join
our finance team. The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Partner II will be the finance business
partner to Executive leaders of Technology. In this role, Senior Financial Planning &; Analysis
Partner II will play an integral part in the forecasting, planning, and reporting of operating expenses
and capital expenditures related to Engineering and Data Science.
This role requires cross-functional partnership across the entire Nielsen organization to develop and
improve reporting packages, planning processes, financial models and analytics. This role will also
provide ad-hoc analysis as needed to support and influence senior leadership.
The ideal candidate will have strong financial modeling skills, a solid understanding of accounting
principles, project/ process management skills and excellent communication abilities. Strong
financial acumen including experience with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis is a
requirement.

Responsibilities :

• Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A): Play a key role in the financial planning cycle ,including monthly/quarterly forecasting, variance analyses against operating plan, trending analyses, resource planning, Cloud cost management and walks vs. prior year for the technology and Infrastructure teams.
• Strategic Initiatives: Perform robust financial evaluation of new technology platforms and strategic architectural shifts, assessing investment impact, risk, and return on capital (ROI/TCO) to inform make-or-buy and platform upgrade decisions.
• Business Partnering: Serve as a trusted financial advisor to Technology Leadership and other senior leaders across the organization, providing financial insights, and supporting their decision-making.
• Performance Measurement: Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial models for strategic initiatives to track performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights.
• Financial Modeling: Build and maintain complex financial models to support business case analysis, and long range scenario planning

A Little About You : 

• Strategic & Analytical Acumen: Possesses exceptional business acumen and the analytical rigor to proactively identify and quantify potential business risks and financial opportunities within the Technology spend landscape, translating complex data into actionable strategies for executive leaders.
• Continuous Improvement mindset: Drives continuous improvement, implementing best practices and leveraging technology to enhance the FP&A function, efficiency, and championing process standardization and synergy across the organization.
• Execution & Accountability: Exhibits a strong work ethic and self-starting, results-oriented approach, successfully managing multiple competing priorities under pressure while ensuring accurate, timely delivery.
• Communication & Influence: Is an effective communicator with the ability to articulate complex financial concepts clearly, and possesses the interpersonal skills necessary to build consensus and influence senior stakeholders, particularly non-financial Engineering and IT leaders.
• Detail Orientation & Urgency: Demonstrates a meticulous attention to detail combined with a strong sense of urgency and follow-up skills, ensuring accuracy and momentum in all financial processes and follow-up skills.