Senior Financial Analyst, Film System

Job Description

Responsibilities
Role Purpose
Senior Financial Analyst, Film System-Finance Accounting, is a critical support role who will work with the Manager, Subconsolidation Accounting and Reporting, to operationalize newly established principles and best practices that facilitate the effective maintenance of business-critical Film title master data, improving the accuracy of title-related business and financial data and efficiency of the financial reporting cycle.

The entire Film title population is 30,000+ and the tracked title population (films within the 10 year ''ultimate'' period) is approximately 1,500 titles in any given year.

Activities of this role will be directed by the Manager to ensure strong master data governance through maintaining and optimizing key Film master data processes and practices as well as coordinating across key master data stakeholders including an internal cross-functional community known as the Master Data Network.

Responsibilities will include periodic review of tracked titles to ensure appropriateness and consistency of attributes and other key details including system set-up and mapping, monitoring and correction of appropriateness of individuals involved in key master data processes, identification of master data conflicts, and supporting periodic cross-functional master data clean-up initiatives. Further responsibilities will include support for various process, system, and special projects including maintaining related forms, configuring unique contracts, etc.
Overall role is coordination, monitoring, and influence-oriented with the underlying data being maintained and owned by others across the Master Data Network.
Over time the role may expand the scope of responsibilities beyond Film.

Due to the intermittent nature of master data workload, a supplementary priority of the role will be participation in peak-period operations of the Film Headquarters Controllership team. This includes involvement in a range of accounting, finance and consolidation matters for the Filmed Entertainment Segment, which ultimately relate to supporting financial reporting obligations to NBCUniversal Corporate and external parties.

The role is in a fast-paced headquarters environment, interfaces with teams in other functions and in some cases works with individuals based in other domestic and international locations. The role has abundant opportunities for growth

Responsibilities
• Operationalize principles and best practices that facilitate the effective maintenance of Film title master data.
• Ensure strong master data governance through maintaining and optimizing key Film master data processes and practices and coordinating across key master data stakeholders.
• Periodic review of tracked titles to ensure appropriateness and consistency of attributes and other key details including system set-up and mapping.
• Monitoring and correction of appropriateness of individuals involved in key master data processes.
• Identification of master data conflicts and supporting periodic cross-functional master data clean-up initiatives.
• Support for various master data process, system, and special projects.
• participation in peak-period operations of the Film Headquarters Controllership team.
• Perform consolidation procedures for the Stage Plays business unit.
• Key contributor to the quarter close process including posting close and consolidation journal entries, monitoring the Film business units and validating balances, preparing account reconciliations, rollforwards, and investigating variances to prior periods.
• Prepare and present quarterly Balance Sheet review packet to Film's SVP Global Controller and CFO.
• Identify and participate in process improvement initiatives and opportunities to build efficiencies into existing reporting routines.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects as needed.

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Minimum of 2+ years of finance and system experience.
• CPA or on path to obtaining CPA License preferred.
• Excel skills and working knowledge of Powerpoint

Eligibility Requirements:
• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV online to be considered
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

Desired Characteristics
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively across the organization
• Inquisitive and eager to learn
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills
• System/Master data experience
• Governance experience
• Detail focused
• Able to identify issues and make recommendations for solutions
• Takes initiative
• Strong work ethic and follow through
• Ability to effectively manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Flexible and able to take on new challenges as they arise

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d23z92-18-189-145-20-42 in your application.