Finance Project Manager
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Key details
- Location
- Washington, DC, United States
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Senior
- Job type
- Part-time
- Experience
- 7–10 yrs
- Function
- Product / Program management
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- Yesterday
Skills
About the role
Join the future of news
We’re on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you’ll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most.
About Our Team
The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning News and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales.
Why This Role Matters
The Washington Post’s FP&A department is seeking a uniquely qualified individual with both finance and operations experience. This role requires the standard modeling and analytics skillset, leadership, and a sense of creativity and curiosity in the constantly evolving operations of a digital media business. This role is a 3-month contract position.
The FP&A team is comprised of subject matter experts of different departments and revenue streams. You will manage the analytics and reporting of our company-wide payroll and other business areas as assigned, as well as oversee sales incentive and bonus calculations. The ability to understand and communicate financial risks and opportunities at all times is imperative. You will use your subjective intelligence, client relationships, and leadership skills to build trust to serve the financial needs of the overall organization.
What Motivates You
- You are interested in collaborating across multiple teams and levels of the organization
- You have an aptitude for simplifying and communicating complex ideas
- You are energized by problem-solving and the ability find creative solutions to a challenge or obstacle
How You Will Support the Mission
- Partner with HR Compensation team to provide strategic and financial risk analysis for all quantitative bonus and incentive plans
- Support team in the build and review of annual budget and quarterly revenue/expense re-forecasts.
- Manage direct reports by guiding and supporting career development and performance
- Support and review of quarterly and annuals sales incentive calculations
- Provide excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
The Skills and Experience You Bring
Qualifications
- Degree in Accounting or Finance
- 7+ years of accounting or finance experience
- Management experience required
- A demonstrated understanding of accounting and financial concepts
- Strong Excel skills required
- Knowledge of Hyperion plus
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Detail-oriented with demonstrated initiative in research and follow-through
- Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Your story awaits. Apply today!
Learn more about The Post at careers.washingtonpost.com.