Senior Manager - Financial Planning &… at The Nielsen… · Mumbai

companyDescription At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future. jobDescription Scope of this role Nielsen is seeking a highly analytical, strategic, and results-driven Senior Manager, FP&A to join our Global capability center. This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for owning the end-to-end revenue forecasting, planning, and predictive modeling processes, while simultaneously spearheading enterprise-wide transformation and automation initiatives. You will act as a pivotal finance business partner to global commercial and executive leaders, ensuring fiscal discipline and top- line growth. Success in this role requires a high-impact individual who blends deep analytical rigor with a proven track record of driving process standardization, systems integration, and organizational synergy within a global matrix environment. Responsibilities: Revenue Planning & Predictive Modeling Strategic Planning: Lead the financial planning cycles (annual budgeting, quarterly forecasts, and monthly outlooks) for global revenue streams, ensuring strict alignment with corporate strategic objectives. Variance & Performance Analysis: Oversee the monthly financial close process. Conduct deep-dive variance analysis of actuals versus forecast (net revenue, gross margin, unit economics), providing qualitative insights and highlighting risks/opportunities to the executive team. Revenue Optimization: Analyze complex revenue drivers, pricing strategies, and customer trends to support go-to- market strategies and commercial negotiations. KPI Governance: Own the governance of revenue management dashboards, establishing metrics that accurately track business performance and trade efficiency. Enterprise Transformation & Process Improvement Drive Automation: Champion a continuous improvement mindset. Lead the automation of financial reporting and forecasting models at the corporate level to transition the team from manual data gathering to high-value strategic analysis. Job Description: Standardization: Actively partner with global finance leaders to drive standardization, synergy, and accuracy across all FP&A processes, ensuring adaptability with the latest company priorities. Systems Integration: Play a key role in the integration and optimization of Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) systems and BI tools (e.g., SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI) to enhance the efficiency of the FP&A Change Management: Act as a transformation ambassador guiding the FP&A; A team through operational shifts and ensuring the successful adoption of new financial systems and best practices. Business Partnering & Leadership Executive Support: Present comprehensive financial performance packages to Senior Management, clearly articulating key performance drivers and structural implications of strategic initiatives. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Foster strong, constructive relationships with Controllership, Commercial, Accounting, and Product teams to align data, ensure accurate accruals, and support complex business decisions. Team Leadership: Mentor, develop, and manage a high-performing team of FP&A analysts and managers, cultivating a culture of accountability, precision, and proactive problem-solving. qualifications MBA (Finance) , CA , CPA or equivalent Prior FP&;A experience required (8-10 years minimum); ideally experienced communicating directly with senior stakeholders Background in advertising-technology and/or information services industry is beneficial; expertise in measuring and reporting software / recurring revenue metrics is preferred Experience in financial management, strategic thinking, commercial and business intuition, reporting, accounting, business partnering, communication, and storytelling; knowledge of SAP S4 HANA (required), GAAP & SOX Compliance Ability to develop constructive relationships with executives and colleagues across the organization Experience with analytics tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI, Google Data Studio, and spreadsheet tools (excel, Google Sheets) is required Prior experience in the Media, Ad-Tech, or Audience Measurement industry or a highly scaled Technology/Software company is preferred. additionalInformation Please be aware that job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by scammers seeking personal data or money. 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