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About the Role
The Senior Financial Analyst role at Lucasfilm offers a dynamic mix of hands-on accounting, financial planning, and operational partnership. This position involves detailed forecasting, budgeting, and ensuring clean accounting records through journal entries and reconciliations. You will partner with key department heads, provide financial analysis for decision-making, and support budget execution and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Own recurring forecast, Annual Operating Plan, and Long Range Plan for assigned areas, including financial analysis, data entry into TM1, budget reconciliations, and preparation of support schedules and presentation slides.
- Partner with operational department heads to build and review budgets, providing key insights, recommendations, and detailed analysis for potential savings.
- Independently reconcile and summarize detailed project data from multiple sources.
- Coordinate with Lucasfilm and Disney counterparts to ensure timely quarter-end close and submission of deliverables.
- Research and document variances and insights between forecast and actual results.
- Prepare journal entries and reconciliations with appropriate supporting documentation.
- Assist in reviewing accounts payable invoices and travel requests for accuracy, completeness, and control compliance.
- Coordinate on Accounts Receivable with Disney Controllership by collecting and reconciling SAP data and preparing invoice requests.
- Build financial models and develop reports based on executive management and stakeholder needs.
- Identify needs and drive process improvements, including leveraging existing tools and AI for efficiencies.
- Build and leverage professional network within Lucasfilm, Disney, and third-party partners to gather financial information and perform analyses.
- Support budget owners with the purchasing process by providing coding, interfacing with Disney Procurement, and ensuring POs are received and invoiced appropriately.
- Independently provide assistance in resolving inquiries for assigned functional areas and act as a resource for other team members.
- Own the full fixed asset cycle for responsible areas, including budgeting, execution, and in-service details.
- Track detailed project and contract information, including maintenance and use of SAP WBS structures.
- Take on moderately complex to complex special projects and ad-hoc analyses as needed.
- Support Corporate and Technology orgs, Company Store, and Corporate Allocation functions.
Requirements
- 5+ years' experience in a broad accounting or finance role.
- Detail oriented with very strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
- Ability to multitask, meet multiple overlapping deadlines, and make informed decisions about prioritization.
- A proactive, problem-solving self-starter with a strong desire to contribute to the team and Company’s success.
- Desire to work seamlessly within a strong team in a fast-paced, unpredictable, ambiguous environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Maturity to handle confidential information.
- Prior professional experience solving complex issues in creative ways.
- Experience with major ERP accounting systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.) and cloud-based productivity software (e.g., Google Workspace, Zoom, DocuSign, etc.).
- Expert in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets (incl. Power Query, XLookup, Pivot, etc).
- Interest in or prior experience leveraging AI tools such as Gemini, Claude, etc. to find efficiencies and solve complex business issues.
- Experience and proficiency with business planning software (TM1 Planning Analytics a plus).
- Prior experience supporting a retail business a plus.
- Previous experience with ERP integrated project tracking such as SAP WBS or Oracle Projects a plus.
Skills
- Financial Analysis
- Accounting
- Forecasting
- Budgeting
- TM1
- SAP
- Microsoft Excel
- Google Sheets
- Power Query
- XLookup
- Pivot Tables
- AI Tools (Gemini, Claude)
- ERP Systems
- Cloud-based productivity software
- Communication Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full time
Experience Level
- 5+ years' experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field required
Salary/Compensations
- $114,800.00 - $140,200.00
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Financial benefits
- Other benefits
- Bonus may be provided
- Long-term incentive units may be provided
About the Company
- Lucasfilm is a company that offers a unique and dynamic mix of hands-on accounting, bottoms up financial planning and operational partnership.