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Senior Manager Financial Analysis - Lob DTC

Warner Bros. Discovery

Warsaw, Hungary 03-17-2023
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Senior (5-10 years) Experience
Job Description
Overview:

This position provides support for the EMEA CFO and the DTC International CFO organizations including segment finance teams, supporting consolidated financial reporting across all business units within the EMEA DTC segments. This role provides support for regional finance on reporting & consolidation, coordination of calendars and deliverables, financial analysis, data management, operational review reporting and issue triage. The role supports preparation and review of EMEA DTC consolidated operating results and financial reporting packages, Foreign Exchange reporting and analysis, flash reporting, trend reporting, and ad hoc analysis as required.

This role reports to the Director Financial Analysis – EMEA LOB DTC

Responsibilities:

Liaison
• Collaborate with regional CFO teams on forecast and budget process and deliverables including calendar management, target tracking and gap reporting
• Liaise with FP&A, WBD LOB Consolidations and Strat Finance teams on EMEA specific matters including foreign exchange analysis and discrete segment performance queries and analysis
• Liaise with WBD LOB Consolidations, WMI Financial systems teams and Finance partners on metadata structure and systems to address changes that will impact segment reporting activities
• Coordinate calendars in collaboration with WMI and International DTC Finance teams and Finance Leads to ensure timely delivery of CFO reporting
• Provide financial insight and support to Technology Operations group, ensuring financial planning process and deliverables are aligned with regional operations

Financial Reporting & Analysis
• • Manage the consolidation of separate streams of EMEA reporting to produce timely and accurate financial results including variance analysis, and communication of actual to forecast results to finance leadership.
• Identify trends, significant transactions, and financial performance as necessary to understand and facilitate communication of business unit financial statements to the EMEA CFO and the International DTC CFO
• Prepare value-added ad hoc financial reports and analysis as appropriate
• Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of the global cost framework to reflect the use of shared resources across EMEA lines of business
• Serve as a liaison between segment finance, corporate finance, shared services Accounting and GBS teams, specifically related to the monthly close process. Ensure issues are resolved, and business matters are communicated, on a timely basis
• Oversee preparation of monthly foreign exchange reporting and analysis to identify forecast R&O and coordinate communications across senior leadership, WMI and Global DTC LOB and Divisional FP&A teams to explain performance drivers
• Manage matrix driven reporting needs providing both system expertise and thought leadership for initiatives including interim HBOI integration HFM reporting in conjunction with Global DTC LOB
• 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 reporting changes required by the organization. Propose changes to the reporting as appropriate to maintain the relevance of the information presented

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• CPA or MBA or graduate degree in related field highly preferred
• Minimum of 7+ years relevant work experience with at least 3 years demonstrated experience in a leadership/management position
• Knowledge and experience with key accounting principles and concepts, financial analysis and reporting. Experience with Hyperion, and PeopleSoft is a plus
• Strong written, oral and presentation skills; effective communicator; ability to influence others
• Strong leadership skills
• Active communicator, with the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships across the organization and across multiple locations

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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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpqkm4-3-133-160-156-42 in your application.