Senior Project Financial Analyst - Project Hire

Job Posting Title:

Senior Project Financial Analyst - Project Hire

Req ID:

10156353

Job Description:

Department Description

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.

The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. Our group drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence.

Team Description:

The Senior Project Financial Analyst will own finance-related deliverables for Enterprise Technology projects and or/programs. This person will serve as a project controller and work closely with the existing Program Management team to support detailed financial tracking needs. Functions include assisting in financial budgeting/planning, tracking actuals vs forecast and AOP, preparing accruals, reviewing financial proformas, conducting financial forecasting, and liaising with program and project owners to ensure delivery is within budget.

**This is a project hire role with an expected assignment length of 30 months.**

What You’ll Do:

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with appropriate business and functional partners to support and manage project financials for multiple active programs or projects

• Track detailed financials based on the project plan, commitments, contracts/SOWs, invoice management (day-to-day financial management of project spend)

• Prepare and update financial plans, forecasts, and other forward-looking financial reviews while proactively identifying issues and providing commentary

• Manage quarterly close activities and prepare quarter/year-end close entries; work with Accounting to prepare accruals, reclasses, prepaid expenses, and various journal entries as necessary

• Lead presentation meetings with project leaders concerning monthly forecasts and actuals; includes variance and cause of change explanations and effective storytelling that influences decision-making

• Review project proformas prior to routing for final approval and maintain Clarity Cost Plans for projects within their portfolio of projects

• Serve as point of contact for project financials inquiries/needs, and conduct ad-hoc analysis and reporting as requested by leaders and/or the Finance Consolidations team

• Provide input on project accounting/finance process improvements

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• 5+ years of Project Controller (Sr. Financial Analyst) experience managing technology programs

• Experience managing multiple project financials, priorities, and tasks across teams

• Proficient in preparing detailed monthly financial project/program reports and leading meetings

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skillset with a creative mindset for increasing efficiencies and automation

• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel – proficient in developing pivot tables, graphs, and Excel formulas

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with executive leadership

• Experience with telling the story behind the numbers and summarizing detailed datasets into easy-to-understand presentations for executive leaders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Clarity PPM

• SAP experience (pulling Actuals and other reports) 

• Experience working for a large company and within a matrix organization

• Experience supporting technology organizations

• Familiarity with AI technology   

Required Education:

• Bachelors in Finance, Accounting, Business Management and/or a related field

• Project management skills (PMI Certification or equivalent a plus)

The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $97,500 - $130,700 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Job Posting Segment:

Technology Strategy

Job Posting Primary Business:

Technology Transformation

Primary Job Posting Category:

Business & Information Analysis

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Burbank, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-09-03