Financial Analyst - Full-time

Sling TV L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), provides over-the-top television services including domestic and international live and Video-On-Demand programming. It is available on televisions, tablets, computers and smartphones. Sling TV’s international OTT service (DishWorld) currently provides close to 200 channels in 16 languages across multiple devices to U.S. households. Sling TV is a next generation service that meets the entertainment needs of today’s contemporary viewers. Visit .

A successful Financial Analyst will have the following:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Finance or Accounting from a four-year college or university;  MBA preferred
• Understanding of budgets, profit & loss, NPV, Run Rates, GAAP analysis, financial reporting, and forecasting
• ERP experience desired (i.e. Oracle, Peoplesoft, etc.)
• Ability to work well under pressure and execute on aggressive deadlines 
• Must have strong MS Excel skills (Access skills preferred)
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly analytical, with strong financial analysis skills
• Strong presence with ability to interact with Senior Leadership

The Sling TV Finance team is more than just the “numbers” team.  This new group works closely with the growing Sling TV organization on all of their Financial Planning and Analysis needs.  The Analyst will assist with Sling TV financial planning, budgeting, and reviewing monthly financials. In addition, the analyst will interface with the DISH Accounting and Finance teams to ensure timely payments and processing for all of Sling’s business transactions.  This is a great opportunity to join a growing team and work with the group that is launching a product that is already winning awards: Sling TV was voted Best of the Best at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.

Primary responsibilities fall into the following categories:

• Assisting the Sling TV team with key budget and reporting analysis
• Forecasting/Budgeting – Prepare cost models to be used by FP&A team for forecast and budgeting. Prepare financial forecasts including monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts. Communicate the financial forecast to the respective business leads.
• Working with the business units to understand their requests for new products and services and assisting them in building the business cases for purchases
• G&A expense tracking, Advertising and Promotion expense tracking
• Preparing monthly financial statements and conducting variance analysis
• Assisting with procurement of the products and services needed for delivery of Sling TV offering
• Creating new business models for the Sling TV business units that will save the company money and drive results
• Driving new concepts through the interpretation of the monthly financial reporting with executive analysis for senior decision makers at Sling TV
• Being a part of the business team that keeps the company moving through the day to day fiduciary dealings with the accounting and finance team