Job Description
Overview
FP&A COE is known for its innovative thinking, best practices implementation and great customer service. Warner Bros. Discovery seeks to unlock value for the company through igniting curiosity in all of its team members, encouraging collaboration and constantly transforming the way we work.
As a key business partner, this position provides support for the WBD International CFO organization supporting all consolidated financial reporting within the international segments. This role is the primary point of contact for regional, country, and corporate finance leadership teams and the WBD International CFO providing support for reporting & consolidation, financial analysis, international start-up and integration initiatives, key business initiatives, and issue triage. The role is responsible for process design and implementation of reporting strategies across businesses, spanning a significant number of reporting systems and processes to enable consolidated reporting. The role has oversight for planning and forecasting for the International Central functions, executive reporting and support, along with management of the International GTO reporting needs within the international business. The role provides oversight for the preparation and review of the division's consolidated operating results and financial reporting packages, Foreign Exchange reporting and analysis, flash reporting, trend reporting, individual regional entity reporting, and ad hoc analysis as required by the CFO.
This role reports directly to the VP – DS&R International & DTC.
Responsibilities
Liaison
• Act as a single point of contact for the division CFO on reporting and related matters
• Collaborate with regional and country CFO teams and Strategic Finance on actuals, forecast and budget process and deliverables including target tracking and gap reporting
• Liaise with Regional DS&R resources on reporting issues and system integration projects to address forecasting and reporting needs as system changes are rolled out
• Partner with Finance teams to design management reporting for International; liaison with the Studios LOB team to coordinate comprehensive reporting for international businesses
• Collaborate with Global DTC team to stand up reporting processes for both management and corporate reporting; partner across regional resources to ensure metadata structure to isolate DTC from linear activities to enable divisional reporting
• Partner across global Finance and Systems teams in the design and roll-out of short term and long-term data consolidation processes and systems roadmaps for both actuals and forecast to enable the most efficient method of consolidation and reporting
• Liaise with Corporate FP&A on International specific matters including foreign exchange analysis and discrete segment performance
• Liaise with WBD's financial system support team to address reporting and system changes that will impact segment reporting activities.
Financial Reporting & Analysis
• Oversee the reporting function responsible for producing timely and accurate financial results, including consolidated reporting and variance analysis, and communication of actual and forecast results to finance leadership. Identify trends, significant transactions, and financial performance as necessary to understand and communicate the full business unit financial statements to the International CFO
• Lead the implementation process to amend reporting according to the new WBD reporting structure
• Lead process to align F/X reporting processes to provide consistent and meaningful analyses
• Oversee the preparation of monthly corporate reporting deliverables
• Forecast submission
• Actuals variance reporting
• Budget submission
• Content Cash Flow
• International Capital reporting
• FX reporting
• Oversee the preparation of value-added ad hoc financial reports and analysis as appropriate
• Lead the operational financial planning and reporting for the International Networks Central overhead expense functions
• Lead the preparation and ongoing development of other recurring and adhoc reporting schedules
• Perform meaningful business analysis to provide leadership insights
• Drive process improvement initiatives and take a leadership role in implementing process and reporting changes required by the organization. Propose changes to the reporting as appropriate to maintain the relevance of the information presented
Leadership and Staff Development
• Lead a team of 8 finance professionals by setting the example and proactively fostering the mission and vision of the organization
• Develop and maintain an efficient, effective and diverse staff through selection, training, supervision, counseling and measuring the performance of direct reports and staff members
• Create a positive work environment that fosters team and individual performance. Develop, implement and communicate performance goals and objectives. Facilitate ongoing dialogue and performance reviews designed to provide measurable and timely feedback and implement corrective action as needed
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• CPA or MBA or graduate degree in related field highly preferred
• Minimum of 10 years relevant work experience with demonstrated experience in a leadership/management position
• Advanced knowledge and experience with key accounting principles and concepts, financial analysis, and reporting. Experience with Hyperion, Essbase, SAP and PeopleSoft is required
• Demonstrated ability to work across a matrix organization and deliver results through influence and collaboration
• Diverse work experiences with cross functional teams
• Strong written, oral and presentation skills; effective communicator at all levels of the organization; ability to influence others
• Strong leadership skills with a mindset to develop a team and drive results
• High level of executive presence with strong interpersonal and problem resolution skills, and a high degree of integrity, tact and diplomacy
• Active communicator, with the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships across the organization and across multiple locations
• Ability to develop strategic plans and decisions. Results oriented with an ability to set clear goals and priorities and deliver timely, high-quality services
• Strong organizational skills, process improvement and project management experience, and cross-functional coordination skills
What's in it for you?
• Hybrid work model, flexible working hours
• Free access to player.pl
• Benefit package: private medical health care, life insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria including sport card, social funds, retirement pension plans, recognition platform, employee referral program
• Work-life balance initiatives: wellbeing platform, yoga, educational webinars, Employee Assistance Program, internal media initiatives
• Training & development: sharing the cost of English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, Bridge learning platform, sharing sessions with experts
• CSR activities: volunteering, eco & social initiatives
• Casual dress code
• Parking space available for booking
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