FP & A Manager

Job Description

Responsibilities
Role Title: FP&A Manager EMEA
Location:
Osterley, London
Division: NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer – EMEA
Reporting to: FP&A Director EMEA

ABOUT US

As one of the world's premier entertainment portfolios, NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer delivers quality content and compelling brands to over 160 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Delivering a full range of entertainment experiences to local audiences across the globe, the unique brands include UNIVERSAL TV, SYFY, E! Entertainment Television, 13THSTREET, DIVA, Studio Universal, Telemundo, Bravo and DreamWorks. Universal+ (a hybrid linear and non-linear service) aggregates the group's brands on affiliate platforms, offering subscribers both live programming and an extensive range of compelling VOD content, including territory premieres and full boxsets, available all in one place.

NBCU's direct-to-consumer activity outside the US includes hayu, the all-reality SVOD service available in 27 territories – including the UK, Canada and across Europe and Asia Pacific – as well as our, streaming service Peacock, recently launched in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a premium ad-supported streaming service. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Manager will provide day to day support to the FP&A Director, covering financial planning and analysis relating to the relevant EMEA countries/channels. This covers budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and review of actual results of full P&L and any other ad hoc business related activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial planning
• Assist with NBCUniversal planning cycles for all expenditures including the Long Range Plan (LRP- 5 year plan), budgets, reforecasts and monthly and quarterly pacing to New York.
• Proactively reviews financial risks and opportunities relevant to revenue and expenditure for the EMEA
• Accurate monthly financial analysis:
• Review and analysis of month end results for relevant channels vs latest forecast (variance analysis of such).
• Identification of risks and opportunities and timely communication to manager.
• Works closely with other FP&A team members and controllership team to discuss variances

Business Partnering & Coaching
• Business partnering with relevant operational heads, providing support to non-finance teams to ensure robust and accurate data capture and information sharing.
• Work with EMEA Controllership team to ensure excellence in accounting and reporting.
• Partner with HQ finance team to share information and best practices
• Report to FP&A Director local market updates
• Liaise with EMEA Controllership for relevant finance related correspondences
• Coach and develop direct reports
• Simplification and automation:
• Continually seek to identify ways to simplify and or automate financial processes and reporting.
• Ensure all systems available are used to best effect by the team.
• Share system knowledge to ensure best practice.
• Scenario Planning & Modelling
• Sensitivity analysis and scenario planning as required.

SKILLS / QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
• Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA).
• Previous experience of financial planning and analysis.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with experience developing finance professionals
• Excellent knowledge and practice of balance sheet, P&L and free cash flow statements
• Excellent technical and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to work with large amounts of data in SAP, excel, other financial systems.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel and PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on multiple assignments, meet tight deadlines, be effective and decisive under pressure.
• Ability to adapt and work well in a fast-paced, results-oriented and rapidly changing environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, great team player.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to apply business intelligence and data analytics to forecast and analyse data/trends.
• Confident, accountable and solution focused.
• Self-starter and ability to work independently

DESIRED
• Experience of working with General Ledger and Consolidation systems, SAP/BPC/ Business Warehouse experience.
• Strong interest in the media industry and television business.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you. Accessibility Statement | NBCUnicareers

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r79vop-18-227-48-131-42 in your application.