Sr Financial Analyst

Job Description

Position Description

WBD International LOB – SFA DTC

Purpose and Scope

The Senior Financial Analyst will be part of the WBD – Streaming Line of Business Finance Team, responsible for providing accurate, timely and relevant consolidated financial reporting and planning support to WBD DTC Financial Leadership. The role is responsible for delivering consolidated financial reporting packages and related analysis, and supports the DTC forecast consolidation and submission process. The Senior Financial Analyst is also a liaison between Finance, WarnerMedia FP&A, Process and Systems Group, and Consolidated Financial Reporting.

Duties and Responsibilities

Financial Reporting:
• Manage the forecast consolidation and related WBD forecast submission activities
• Prepare consolidated monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and reporting packages for month-end close and forecast.
• Participate in monthly business unit close with Finance to communicate financial results.
• Prepare consolidated reporting budget deliverables.
• Validate the integrity of the forecast and budget data in the planning systems.
• Assist with segment cash flow consolidation and variance analysis (Actual, Forecast and Budget)
• Prepare segment capital and depreciation forecast consolidated reporting

Management Reporting and Special Projects:
• Assist in the preparation of Finance and segment executive scorecards
• Assist the Finance team with the preparation of forecast and budget presentation slides and supporting schedules.
• Provide support for management requests for data and analysis spanning multiple functional finance and accounting areas
• Prepare ad hoc segment-wide reporting and analysis (savings initiatives, etc.)
• Assist with activities related to key business initiatives as appropriate.
Other:
• Oversee administration activities such as monthly close calendar, alternate hierarchy maintenance, Chatfield action requests
• Assist with select month-end and quarter -end close preparation.
• Liaise with financial systems Segment Rep to address reporting and system changes.
• Assist with the quarterly Rep Letter certification process
• Interact with functional accounting teams and finance teams as necessary to deliver accurate and timely responses to requests.

Education and Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• MBA or CPA preferred
• Minimum 4 years accounting and/or finance experience involving forecasting and budgeting with at least 2 years of experience in a role with demonstrated strong analytical organization and technical skills.

Skills and Abilities
• Strong written, oral and presentation skills, effective communicator at all levels of the organization
• Ability to influence others
• Candidates must demonstrate initiative and the ability to manage multiple deliverables and priorities.
• Advanced analytical skills, and strong technical accounting skills supported by proficiency in all MS Office applications and ESSBASE/Hyperion applications.
• Advanced Excel skills are essential

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

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.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

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