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About DIRECTV:

Since our inception in 1994, DIRECTV has been part of millions of American households, delivering favorite shows, sports, and premium content anytime, anywhere. We believe media entertainment is meant to be enjoyed, so we continuously evolve to provide personalized, best-in-class options that exceed expectations. We champion excellence, embrace emerging technologies, and offer industry-leading video services that feel made for each viewer.

About DIRECTV India GCC:

DIRECTV India, an independent capability center is our exciting new chapter in Pune where exceptional technical and AI talent come together to solve meaningful challenges and build what’s next. It’s a high-impact, high-visibility environment built to deliver on business-critical priorities. Here, your work directly shapes entertainment technology that reaches millions, while you grow your career in one of the world’s most dynamic talent markets.

Our Purpose:

We’re here to reimagine what’s possible in entertainment, delivering experiences that meet the viewer’s needs, timing, and preferences. With nearly three decades at the forefront, we stay focused on our people, partners, and customers, creating innovative experiences that fit seamlessly into their lives, wherever and however they choose to watch. Driven by values we truly live, we channel curiosity, care, and commitment into innovation, aggregating, curating, and delivering entertainment with exceptional services that bring the future closer every day.

Our Values and Culture:

We built our culture with our people, not for them. Our values unite every teammate which forms a culture grounded in care, challenge, and delivery. They are more than just principles; they are how we operate.

Anchored in a 30-year legacy of innovation and community, we’re building a future better than yesterday – for our colleagues, our customers, and our company.

Position Summary:

To help drive this next chapter, we're seeking a Staff Financial Planning Analyst to join our Financial Planning and Analysis organization. This role executes end-to-end planning cycles, develops financial models, analyzes performance drivers, and provides executive-ready commentary while partnering across the United States and India.





The ideal candidate combines strong financial planning and modeling capabilities, business-partnering experience across geographies, and a passion for improving decision-making through clear analysis and automation.

Job Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Analysis:

- Execute end-to-end planning, forecasting, and reporting cycles.
- Perform variance and driver analysis and prepare executive-ready commentary.
- Build and maintain advanced Excel financial models.
- Support operating expense and headcount governance.

Business Partnership & Governance:

- Partner with stakeholders across two geographies.
- Support technology cost management, including software, cloud, labor, capital, and operating expenses.
- Assist with cost allocation, intercompany, vendor, purchase-order, accrual, and multi-currency planning activities.

Systems & Automation:

- Use EPM and consolidation platforms to support planning and reporting.
- Apply Power BI, Tableau, Power Query, SQL, Alteryx, Python, VBA, RPA, or workflow automation where appropriate.
- Support accurate, controlled, and efficient finance processes

Qualifications:

Required Experience:

- 8-10 years of progressive financial planning, analysis, or related finance experience.
- Experience executing planning cycles, financial modeling, variance analysis, and executive reporting.
- Experience partnering across geographies and governing operating expense and headcount.
- Experience with an EPM platform such as Hyperion/PBCS, OneStream, Anaplan, or SAP BPC.

Required Technical Skills:

- End-to-End Planning Cycle Execution
- Variance and Driver Analysis
- Executive-Ready Commentary
- Advanced Excel Financial Modeling
- Cross-Geography Business Partnership
- Operating Expense and Headcount Governance
- EPM System Fluency

Preferred Skills & Experience:

- SAP or Oracle ERP and general-ledger structures
- Power BI, Tableau, Power Query, and SQL




- Alteryx, Python, VBA, RPA, or workflow automation
- GCC, captive, or shared-services finance experience
- Technology cost management
- Intercompany, cost recharge, and cost-allocation models
- Vendor, purchase-order, and accrual management
- INR-USD foreign-exchange planning exposure
- US GAAP and month-end close exposure
- SOX and internal-controls awareness
- CA, CMA, CPA, MBA in Finance, or CFA credential

Education:

- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA (Finance), CA, CMA, CPA, or CFA preferred.

Note: This position is based in Pune, and applications are currently being considered from candidates based in Pune.

Talent Value Proposition statement:

At DIRECTV India, we're building a culture with our people, not for them, grounded in the values of We Care, We Challenge, and We Deliver. We will focus on building a better future than yesterday for our colleagues, customers, and company. As part of our team, you'll help shape the future of enterprise data platforms, enable advanced analytics and AI innovation, and contribute to business-critical capabilities that impact millions of customers.

If you're ready to bring your expertise, leadership, and passion for innovation to a team redefining entertainment technology, we'd love to have you join us on this journey.

Headquartered in El Segundo, California, DIRECTV has been a household name in sports and entertainment for 30 years. We've grown our global footprint with DIRECTV India, a capability center in Pune built to support our operations and speed up how we build new technology. Here, our teams work on the platforms and products that bring together satellite and streaming, so customers get their favorite content without the hassle of switching between apps or inputs.

From AI-driven personalization to content built around what people actually want to watch, we're shaping what entertainment looks like next, and Pune is a big part of that.

DIRECTV is an equal prospect employer. Employment decisions are based on business requirements, qualifications, merit, and performance, without discrimination on the basis of legally protected characteristics under applicable laws.

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