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Manager FP&A, Streaming Tech

Warner Bros. Discovery

Mexico City, Mexico 09-14-2024
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  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Senior (5-10 years) Experience
Job Description
As FP&A Manager Streaming Tech, you manage non-personnel
Opex & Capex FP&A CoE team responsible for planning, reporting and analysis of global Streaming Technology and Product related
operating and capital expenses . Streaming Technology supports development and maintenance of Direct-to-Consumer products as MAX and Discovery+ which are key growth contributors for WBD organization.

Your main responsibility is to ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting, reporting and analysis which enables finance and budget holders to make critical, strategic decisions which build strong foundation for WBD success .

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Manage and develop team of 2-3 analysts,
• Lead and participate in transitions of activities from local finance into Center of Excellence FP&A structures ,
• Ensure deep knowledge related to streaming technology and product non personnel costs ( e.g. Cloud, Content Delivery Network, Platform Engineering, Product &Design),
• Run allocation process of expenses between DTC and other segments of WBD organization (News, Networks , Studios)
• Design and maintain cost KPIs and benchmarking analysis which can be reviewed on regular basis by business,
• Implement and maintain standard FP&A processes within managed streaming tech cost domain and ensure effectiveness and efficiency of these processes (month end close, forecast, budget),
• Provide high quality financial information and insights to business partners and finance leadership related to managed cost of organization (both
opex and capex) ,
• Work proactively together with the Business Partners on special projects in the area of streaming tech costs (system implementations, standard process design, development of required reporting, cloud modelling)
• Supporting the month end close process from an FP&A perspective with variance analysis focusing on streaming tech and product non-personnel
opex costs as well as capital.
• Summarizing key findings to support discussions and decision making with the business
• Monitor actuals utilization vs budget/prior year and provide required commentary on key variances.
• Advise and drive developments in systems to provide more accurate and timely reporting,
• Participate and lead transformation projects related to FP&A Streaming Tech and Product ( e.g. ERP and EPM systems implementation and process re-design and stabilization)

Qualifications & Experience…
• 7 + years of relevant finance professional experience with minimum 5 + years in FP&A area,
• Experience in Tech Finance environment is a plus ( e.g. software house / tech company finance roles) ,
• Working experience with financial control, management reporting and business analyses, preferably within an international environment
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills
• Intellectual capacity to digest complex information, see trends and analysis through data and to translate this into concrete actions
• Project management, change management and process improvement experience
• Experience in working with EPM solutions for planning and reporting ( ie . SAP BPC, Hyperion, Anaplan, Adaptive)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong team player
• Business driven attitude and a sparring partner for management
• Excellent analytical skills
• Pro-active and hands-on
• High drive and energy level
• Fluent in English

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. 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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3em5x-44-200-94-150-42 in your application.