Sr. Finance Manager, Global Content Operations

Warner Bros Discovery Inc•Burbank, CA

60d

About The Position

As a key strategic business partner to the Global Content Operations (GCO) division (1,600 headcount, $350M+ of managed spend) this role will serve as the primary point of contact to a portfolio of GCO senior leadership, providing support for the integration of business initiatives and oversight for the preparation and review of the division's consolidated operating results, budgets and forecasts, and related financial reporting packages. The role also plays a key leading role in the financial oversight of the WB/GCO Post Production department. In addition, the role will provide support for ad hoc financial analysis, financial systems initiatives, audit support activities as well as ad hoc modeling and KPI / utilization projects.

Requirements

Experience to include significant forecasting, budgeting, modelling and analysis
Experience of working with a high volume of data
Variance analysis
Digital Products experience
Media experience
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
Highly computer literate including advanced Excel, Hyperion (or similar)
Experience of collaborating with pan regional and cross functional teams
English - fluent verbal and written
Solid organizational, prioritizing and multi-tasking abilities to work in a high pressure, fast paced environment and deal with a high volume of data
Ability to prioritize and work under own initiative
Meticulous attention to detail
Relationship building skills
Highly numerate and analytical
Able to communicate with and present explain data and analysis concepts to non-finance personnel
Ability to question and research detail in order to achieve a full understanding and accurate reflection of the financials

Nice To Haves

Use best practice tools such as SmartView, Tableau (or similar analytical tools)
Experience and market knowledge of specified territories
Commercial approach, aware how industry trends and micro/macroeconomics affect the business

Responsibilities

LRP & Monthly Reforecasting - Management and production of the consolidated budget for GCO / PPCS P&Ls, as well as LRP, budget, and monthly reforecasts for headcount, related expenditure and capital spend. Ensure that any risks and opportunities to the latest budget / forecast are correctly understood, quantified, and reflected in the forecast as appropriate.
Reporting - Partner with Regional and Operating Management to ensure that all relevant information is captured and reflected in budgets and forecasts, challenging and verifying all underlying assumptions to ensure the integrity of the numbers. Ensure accuracy of data and that all timelines, processes and controls are adhered to, in line with company policy.
Analysis - Oversee delivery of variance analysis for GCO / PPCS expenses (e.g. actual versus budget comparison). Review and consolidate business cases, forecasts and scenario analysis for new business initiatives, support new projects and initiations with financial analysis and modelling, establish clearly defined, roll-out and report on other core measures of success (financial and non-financial) for all GCO operations. Support resource planning, headcount allocation, cost modelling and volume planning. Track and report on the performance of executed projects and other business initiatives that are implemented and fully integrate these into the international consolidated reporting process. Provide ad hoc analysis, forecasting and modelling as required.
Business Partner - Work across global partners and clients to support the operations of the GCO and PPCS business. This includes overseas Centers of Excellence (CoE) FP&A and US Tech Finance Teams to gain a full understanding of the business and operations and liaising with core People and Culture leads to reconcile headcount, systems and streamline and improve processes on an ongoing basis. Partner with the commercial teams, the Business Process Improvement (BPI) team and Project Delivery Group (PDG), and functional leads and operations teams.
Systems - Train/educate business contacts to use and understand financial/data analysis and reporting tools as appropriate. Liaising with budget holders and business contacts to ensure the correct coding of GCO / PPCS expenditure. Ensure monthly and annual planning processes are completed and uploaded into relevant systems in line with reporting deadlines.