POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Analyst of Analytics & Planning role sits within Analytics, Planning & Operations (APO). The APO team is part of HBO Technology Business Management (TBM), primarily responsible for budget planning, financial analysis, strategic procurement, vendor relations, vendor payment operations and software/hardware inventory - across all of Technology. Reporting to the Director of APO, the Senior Analyst will work closely with stakeholders across Media Technology, Production Services and Info/Content Security - primarily in the areas of budget/LTP planning, monthly reporting and financial analysis.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

ANALYTICS 50%. The Senior Analyst will assume a lead role in contributing to monthly reporting and financial/strategic analysis related to major initiatives throughout HBO Technology.

• Develop monthly reporting decks for regular meetings with business leadership
• Perform business case rationalization (ROI analysis, build vs buy; variance analysis)
• Identify Technology projects that require financial and/or strategic analysis; Proactively seek out opportunities to assist business stakeholders
• Drive the planning, design and implementation of pilot initiatives.
• Develop comprehensive performance analysis of Business Operations putting in place data models and analytics that provide platform for strategic decision-making
• Identify opportunities for improvement and measure the impact
• Contribute to other projects as directed by supervisor

PLANNING 40%. The Senior Analyst will assume a lead role in the Technology budget and reporting process to ensure that APO deliverables are providing maximum value to stakeholders.

• Take a lead role in the creation of the budget, re-est and long-term plan (LTP); Ensure the presentation is logical and clear for business leadership
• Forecast quarterly and annual expense for complex categories by identifying key metrics that impact spend
• Actively participate in stakeholder meetings with the goal of understanding all major projects and initiatives planned; and the resulting budget required to fund
• Collaborate with APO colleagues to identify ways to streamline forecasting and budgeting; Implement these processes/tools into our workflows and measure results
• Own budget/project label definitions, account codes

OPERATIONS 10%. The Senior Analyst will contribute to the reporting of monthly reporting metrics and supporting payment operations as needed.

• Understand and support APO Team operational responsibilities related to strategic procurement (requisitioning, purchase order generation, invoice matching, etc.)
• Assist as needed with developing define new and improved tool, workflow and operational initiatives including performing invoice and payment reporting & processing
• Work with leadership team to implement tracking and reporting of operations metrics across the Technology business organizations.
• You will also be expected to help train and coach peers, manage ad-hoc requests
• Contribute to other projects as directed by supervisor

REQUIREMENTS

• BS/BA degree required; Finance/business focus preferred.
• 3-5 years professional experience; Preferably finance and/or media related
• Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint will be required.
• Experience with financial accounting systems / tools (Oracle, SAP, etc)
• Analytically minded, logical thinker with problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information and see the big picture while effectively managing details.
• Team player and self-starter with interpersonal and solution oriented attitude and an ability to effectively operate with high energy and flexibility in a fast paced, constantly evolving team environment.

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America's most successful premium television company, Home Box Office delivers two 24-hour pay television services-HBO®and Cinemax®. HBO continues to take advantage of the latest technological innovations with advancements that include the availability of HBO programming online though HBO GOSM and MAX GOSM, as well as HBO On Demand® and Cinemax On Demand® in HD. Just as HBO is a company noted for its commitment to excellence in the products and services it delivers to consumers, it makes the extra effort to create a work environment in which fairness, equity, trust, and individual responsibility are valued. HBO is committed to retaining and recruiting skilled and motivated employees, placing a priority on qualified team players who contribute to the diversity of their workforce. HBO offers competitive benefits to include medical, dental, vision, a matched 401(k) plan, flexible spending, a commuter benefit program and tuition reimbursement.

HBO is an equal employment opportunity employer. HBO does not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. HBO also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

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