Senior Financial Analyst - Networks & DTC Content

Job Description

Company Overview
Every great story has a new beginning. WBD is a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, sports, news, streaming and gaming. We're home to the world's 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.
Your Role…
As the FP&A CoE Content Senior Analyst you will be responsible for handling content metrics (i.e. amortization expense, investment and cash flow) within COE for APAC Region which offers you a great opportunity to participate in the transformation roadmap and setting high quality standards for FP&A processes related to content. You will be responsible for collaboration with Programming Teams, Regional CFO & Finance teams across APAC. Within the role you will provide high-quality data, maintain content amortization forecasting models and prepare various ad-hoc analysis, support forecasting and month end close process in the content expense P&L part.
Your Role Accountabilities…
• participate in monthly, quarterly and annual forecast process for content metrics such as content amortization expense, investment and cash flow.
• Prepare variance analysis to explain actual and forecasted performance of managed markets/regions vs prior year/plan/prior forecast.
• Participate in assigned meetings such as but not limited to: Monthly Forecast closing / Actuals vs. Forecast Review / Cash Flow.
• Maintain helpful productive relationships with key contacts in regional Finance team to encourage the flow of information and share knowledge.
• Support development of systems, tools, and processes to facilitate efficient and accurate analysis.
• Seek for constant process and routines improvements in the duties and task under its scope
• Support KPI reporting for content metrics.
• Collaborate with Accounting and Transactional Finance teams to improve financial processes related to managed content amortization area.
• Seek for constant process and routines improvements in the duties and task under the scope.

Qualifications & Experience…
• 4-7 years of relevant professional experience required. Experience in Entertainment industry is a plus.
• Diversified experience in financial reporting, forecasting, planning, modelling, and strong analytical skills
• Self-motivated individual, detail-oriented with ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential as well as strong initiative and the ability to work well in a team environment.
• Proficiency in Excel is essential, and knowledge of SmartView, SAP, and business intelligence tools is a plus.
• Ability to build confidence and trust based long term relationships with department members and external business partners.
• Experience working accurately and efficiently with high volumes of data under strict deadlines.
• Motivated by challenging, high-energy environment.
• Strong organizational skills, very detailed oriented, and deadline driven.
• Understanding of FP&A cycles & processes: month end close, forecasting and budgeting.

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, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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