Dolby Careers Via Financial Analyst
Greenwood Village, CO - USA
Job Summary
Join the leader in collaborative licensing and help us advance inclusive and efficient new patent licensing approaches to drive innovation globally. Via Licensing Alliance is dedicated to accelerating global technology adoption fostering participation and generating return on innovation with balanced IP licensing solutions for innovators and manufacturers of all sizes around the globe. Via administers dozens of patent licensing programs in audio video broadcast power and more for a variety of technologies consisting of 25000 patents in over 130 countries with nearly 100 current patent holders and over 3000 current licensees.
Via Licensing Alliance a subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories is an independently managed company owned by industry-leading participants with over 25 years of intellectual property licensing leadership. We are the worlds largest patent pool administrator. We aggregate patents around key innovations and offer licensing solutions that give companies streamlined access to standardized technologies. For decades we have served as a trusted bridge between our licensors and licensees driving a strong and efficient IP licensing environment that yields better products and technologies for people around the world.
What youll do:
The Financial Analyst will report to Via Licensings Head of Finance and will be responsible for providing financial support and analysis for strategic projects and delivering insights that guide the long-term strategy and day-to-day decisions.
This role combines strong FP&A fundamentals with analytics and modeling capabilities serving as a strategic partner to Finance Operations Sales and Executive Leadership. This position is ideal for a hands on and collaborative professional who can own forecasting and financial analysis while also building predictive and scenario-based models to support growth optimization and financial decisions. The successful candidate will have a high level of intellectual curiosity with strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to seek and collect data establish facts draw valid conclusions and strike the right balance between detail orientation and the big picture. This hybrid role is required to work in the Denver office three days per week (Tuesday-Thursday).
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with business partners across functional teams to provide business insights and make data driven recommendations
- Develop and maintain detailed financial models to track and forecast revenue expenses supporting monthly quarterly annual budget and long-range planning process
- Prepare and present monthly and quarterly financial reports and variance analyses to leadership interpreting financial data to provide key insights into business performance
- Conduct special project financial analysis and scenario modeling to support strategic initiatives new product launches and other critical business priorities
- Support month quarter and year end close activities ensuring timely and accurate completion of tasks and resolution of unusual items
- Leverage and improve existing financial planning processes focusing on transparency of planning assumptions and actual performance to the business partners
- Provide day-to-day financial decision support for Vias various licensing activities including internal reporting modeling and operational metrics.
- Develop and maintain dashboards tracking key financial and operational metrics
- Use analytics tools to extract validate and analyze large datasets
- Support ad-hoc analytical projects that vary based on business needs
What you need to succeed:
- Experience performing ad hoc financial analysis and building complex financial models / forecasts
- Experience working with large datasets in a business or financial context
- Strong Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Suite ERP and business intelligence software systems
- Working knowledge of data visualization tools such as PowerBI Tableau Qlikview etc
- Analytical critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail balanced with ability to think strategically
- Flexible/adaptable and team oriented
- Strong organizational time management and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks
- Ability to formulate analysis results in a concise insightful manner
Desired Background:
- Bachelors degree in finance economics or accounting
- 2 years of Finance Operations Accounting experience
What youll love:
- Flexible work options (9/80 schedule) employees in the U.S. get every other Friday off. Thats 26 three day weekends a year
- Competitive compensation (base bonus)
- Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage with Health Savings Account contribution
- 401(k) with 50% company match on the first 6% of eligible pay you contribute on a pre-tax or Roth basis
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Generous holiday vacation and sick leave
- Supportive maternity child bonding and family care leave programs as well as short and long-term disability benefits
- Programs and resources to support your physical financial and social well being
- Social activities including team events and onsites all-company updates and retreat
- Catered weekly lunch snacks and drinks when working in the office
- Temporary remote work option for qualified positions employees can temporarily work remote from a location that is different from their designated office and home locations for up to 30 calendar days/20 workdays in any 12-month period with manager and company approval
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
The Denver Area base salary range for this full-time position is $72000 - $96000and can vary if outside of this location. Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills competencies experience market demands internal parity and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and perks and benefits for your location during the hiring process.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Via LA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our success depends on the combined skills and talents of all our employees. We are committed to making employment decisions without regard to race religious creed color age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin religion marital status family status medical condition disability military service pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal state and local laws and ordinances.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Dolby creates audio, visual, and voice technologies for movies, TV, music, and gaming. Experience it all in the immersive sound and stunning picture of Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision.