Financial Analyst, Commercial Support

Responsibilities

• Support the Executive Director, Finance, Commercial Support in the preparation of forecasts, annual budgets, long-range plans, recurring management reporting, and the consolidation and validation of forecast, budget, and actual submissions across the CP&S organization.
• Support forecasting, month-end close, reporting, pacing, accrual reviews, and variance analysis across the CP&S and Acquired Titles (3rd Party) portfolios in partnership with Accounting and other key stakeholders.
• Utilize and maintain financial models to support platform performance analysis, evaluation of business opportunities, and assessment of partner economics, monetization strategies, and commercial initiatives.
• Work with Content Strategy and key stakeholders to support 3rd Party title forecasting, title ultimates, content investment analysis, and evaluation of title performance, including amortization, acquisition costs, royalty obligations, profitability, and forecasting assumptions.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Business Operations, Accounting, Corporate Finance, and regional teams to analyze financial and operational results, identify key drivers, risks, opportunities, and trends, and support reporting, performance tracking, and business decision-making across AVOD, SVOD, EST, and FAST business models.
• Support financial analysis related to the launch, expansion, and ongoing performance of FAST channels, strategic platform partnerships, and emerging consumer-facing streaming initiatives.
• Develop and maintain reporting, dashboards, planning systems, databases, and analytical tools that support financial and operational performance tracking, including advertising, subscriber, engagement, and content consumption metrics.

Requirements

• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial and business data into actionable insights.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with large datasets, financial information, and performance metrics.
• Familiarity with financial planning systems and reporting tools is a plus (SAP, EPM, BPC, Power BI, Tableau, Analytics Cloud).
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated, proactive team player with a collaborative mindset and willingness to learn.
• Demonstrated interest in financial planning, forecasting, business analysis, and data-driven decision-making.
• Interest in digital media, streaming platforms, and direct-to-consumer businesses; familiarity with digital advertising, subscription, streaming, or consumer platform metrics is a plus.