About the Role
The Senior Financial Analyst will support the Financial Planning & Analysis team through financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and data analysis. This role involves tracking market trends, sales performance, and key financial metrics to provide insights for strategic decision-making and business performance within a creative publishing company.
Responsibilities
- Prepare or review monthly revenue and expense analysis, collaborating with department leaders to provide clarity and actionable insights
- Analyze financial data, identifying and documenting variance drivers
- Develop the annual budget and periodic forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and financial objectives
- Provide or review licensing revenue forecasts for brand partners
- Prepare revenue and inventory reporting to client publishers
- Participate in NetSuite and other system enhancements
- Work closely with the Finance Director on special projects, ad hoc data analysis and financial modeling
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
- 2–4 years of experience in data analysis, forecasting or a related analytical role preferably in the publishing industry
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and document insights
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP) with the ability to handle large data sets
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
Skills
- Data analysis
- Forecasting
- Financial reporting
- Budgeting
- Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP)
- Handling large data sets
- Data visualization
- Financial modeling
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $75,000 - $80,000
Benefits
- Generous paid holidays
- Summer Fridays
- Company-paid year-end office closure between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Retirement savings (401k)
- Life insurance
- Vacation time off
- Personal time off
- Sick time off
About the Company
- Founded in 1949 as the first U.S. publisher to specialize in art and illustrated books, ABRAMS has a long-standing reputation for publishing visually stunning, critically acclaimed, and bestselling works.
- ABRAMS continues to lead in the creation and distribution of high-quality books across a wide range of categories—including art, photography, design, fashion, entertainment, cooking, craft, and popular culture—as well as award-winning children’s and young adult titles under imprints such as Abrams Books for Young Readers, Amulet Books, and Abrams Appleseed.
- Headquartered in the creative heart of New York City, ABRAMS is home to a passionate team of editors, designers, marketers, and publishing professionals who bring bold ideas to life in collaboration with celebrated authors, artists, chefs, photographers, and cultural icons.
- Our books are distributed globally and have helped shape conversations in classrooms, kitchens, museums, and living rooms around the world.
- At ABRAMS, creativity, integrity, and collaboration are the foundation of everything we do.
Equal Opportunity
- ABRAMS is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion—both in the stories we publish and in the culture we foster.
- Through programs like the ABRAMS Amplify Award, we uplift and support underrepresented voices in children’s publishing.
- Internally, we promote inclusive hiring practices and an environment where employees of all identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences are encouraged to bring their full selves to work.
