About the role
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are...
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Job Description
The Manager will manage and execute upon the daily activities supporting the FP&A functions of Skydance financial activities, including the preparation and presentation of accurate, timely and relevant financial reporting, planning and analysis. This role will serve as a business advisor by preparing forecasts, budgets, long-range plans and financial or business analyses that demonstrate the underlying key business drivers and the ultimate impact on US Networks. Responsibilities include reviewing financial reports, tracking initiatives, and identifying major risks and opportunities of monthly projections, annual budgeting and LRP and support during financial greenlight process. Advanced knowledge and understanding of the principles of finance, accounting, design and conduct financial business analyses are critical for this role.
Specific responsibilities include
Review contract approvals including commissions, development, and talent agreements.
Develop innovative analyses to measure financial and operational performance. Leverage on existing tools, and implement new ones, to timely produce value added and pertinent information to support management decision making.
Manage the financial analyses related to strategic business plans and other ad hoc initiatives, through development of detailed financial and operating models. Review and summarize outcomes to ensure issues are addressed, and business matters are communicated, on a timely basis.
Partner with US finance LST for metrics reviews and ad hoc requests.
Passionate about handmade reports with big data and ensure no errors.
Manage multiple strategic and financial ad hoc requests to be delivered on a short window of time.
Routinely perform analytical reviews of monthly deliverables to identify potential risks & opps and business trends including monthly variance analyses.
Facilitate the financial and management reporting function by reviewing and summarizing the information from the analysis of complex reports that are produced on a daily, weekly and/or monthly basis using various applications (e.g. Excel, PowerBI, CXO).
Assist in the design and implementation of analytical models for monthly forecasting and actual results review incorporating Warner Brothers International activities.
Basic qualifications
Bachelor-s degree in Accounting or Finance (Masters degree is a plus)
Minimum 6 years of finance experience
Preferred background on media and content
Advanced analytical skills, and strong technical accounting skills supported by proficiency in all MS Office applications, especially advanced user of PowerBI, Excel, S4 Hana and Oracle EPM applications.
Strong written, oral and presentation skills; a confident communicator able to interact effectively at all levels of an organization and with a high degree of professionalism.
Solid understanding of technical accounting matters and finance processes.
Extremely organized with ability to effectively manage multiple, time-sensitive projects and competing priorities.
Good problem resolution skills, strong organizational skills, and marked collaborative approach.
Results oriented with an ability to set clear goals and priorities and deliver timely, high-quality services.
Preferred qualifications
Solid understanding of television and production business preferred
Advanced conversational English required
How We Get Things Done...
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