Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis
Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis
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Job Description
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are
When we say the stuff dreams are made of were not just referring to the world of wizards dragons and superheroes or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBDs 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 whats 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.
Company Overview
Every great story has a new beginning. Were excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD is a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the worlds most differentiated and complete portfolio of content brands and franchises across television film sports news streaming and gaming. Were home to the worlds best storytellers creating world-class products for consumers. From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers and beyond join us as we step into the next chapter.
The Role
As Senior FP&A COE Manager you will manage one of the domains within the CoE which offers you a great opportunity to participate in the overall finance transformation roadmap setting standards for the FP&A processes related to content spend management.
Your main responsibility is to ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting reporting and analysis of the content P&L and balance sheet. You will manage a team of analysts and you will ensure deep knowledge and competencies are developed within the team to provide business stakeholders with required information to make educated decisions.
This role is based in Mexico City Mexico
Key responsibilities:
Work with business partner FP&A teams to evaluate financial impact of strate-gy/programming decisions (ie. support preparing business plans content ROI analysis).
Prepare Content and Production analysis for WBD TV & Studio Ops. Generate insights on current questions opportunities and challenges related to Theatrical and TV Content and Production investment or amortization.
Responsible for coordination and facilitation of monthly forecast process for Theatrical and TV Content and Production capex/cash investment and content amortization ex-pense.
Support forecasts/budgets development for global scope by working with content budget holders to review and validate their bottoms up providing assessment and recommendations.
Provide variance analysis to explain actual and forecasted performance of managed area vs prior year/plan/prior forecast.
Assist in production of value-added management reporting for senior management
Ensure high data quality of managed content databases with updated financial data points within these systems.
Lead and coach a team of analysts to provide high quality support to their stakeholders. Understand team development plans and provide growth through experiences networking and training activities.
Drive simplification projects to improve efficiency.
Collaborate across boundaries share best practices with other COE and business partner teams.
Establish helpful productive relationships with key contacts in HQ and across the regions to encourage the flow of information and knowledge sharing.
Requirements
Experience in financial planning and analysis.
Experience leading coaching and developing teams.
Proficient in development of financial models with Advanced Excel skills.
Experience working accurately and efficiently with high volumes of data under strict deadlines.
Strong analytical and numerical skills with proven ability to distil complex findings into a story with actionable findings to support commercial decision making
Strong working knowledge of financial software packages and Microsoft Office suite.
Bachelors degree in finance or accounting required.
Solid understanding of television and production business preferred.
Experience working in Shared Business Services centers preferred.
How We Get Things Done
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit regardless of sex gender identity ethnicity union status age sexual orientation religion or belief marital status pregnancy parenthood disability or any other category protected by law.If youre a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
