Financial Analyst Planning & Insights

About the role

Universal Music, based in Berlin, is hiring a Financial Analyst Planning & Insights (all genders) for its Finance Planning & Intelligence team, starting in April 2027. The team owns strategic planning and target setting, delivers decision-ready finance insights and builds data products and automation. You will report directly to the Head of FP&I in a permanent, full-time position.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver fast-turnaround, decision-ready analyses on revenue, margins, costs, artist and deal performance, with a clear recommendation for Finance leadership
• Analyse actuals against budget and forecast, identify drivers of deviations and flag risks and opportunities
• Support planning, budgeting and target-setting, including driver-based analyses, scenario modelling, financial roll-ups and management pack preparation
• Build and maintain financial models (including DCF) and perform investment analysis
• Prepare management packs and executive presentations
• Work with the BI Developer on dashboard requirements, KPIs and consistent finance definitions
• Help move planning processes to Anaplan and become a key user
• Automate recurring manual analyses with BI, data and AI tools and guide the working student

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (ideally a Master's) in Finance, Economics, Business, Business Informatics or a related field
• 1-3 years of relevant experience (including internships) in FP&A, Controlling, Finance Analytics, Management Consulting or a similar analytical role, preferably international
• Strong AI-first mindset, using AI tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot
• Business fluent in English and German (C1+/C2)
• Interest in music, media, technology or creative industries; prior experience is a plus

Required skills

• P&L logic, variance analysis, planning and forecasting
• Advanced Excel, including Power Query and financial models
• BI tool (Power BI, Tableau or Looker Studio) and a data warehouse (BigQuery, MS Fabric), basic SQL; Python is a plus
• First experience with Anaplan or willingness to learn it quickly

What we offer

• Concert ticket budget, employee discounts on music and merchandise, and internal events
• Mostly in-office work with regular remote opportunities
• 30 vacation days plus fixed company closure days
• Public transport discounts and a job bike leasing offer
• Professional development workshops and courses, and an Employee Assistance Program