Sr Financial Analyst - Studios FP&A

Job Description

I. JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION
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Your New Role…

This position provides support for the APAC CFO organization including regional finance teams, supporting consolidated financial reporting across all WBD Studios business units including Theatrical, Home Entertainment, TV Distribution, Consumer Products and Games within the APAC segment. This role provides support for regional finance and International LOB on WBD Studios reporting & consolidation, coordination on calendars and deliverables, financial analysis, subsystem data management through collaboration with WBD Theatrical Global Finance Leads. The role supports preparation and review of APAC Studio's consolidated operating results and financial reporting packages, Foreign Exchange reporting and analysis, flash reporting, trend reporting, and ad hoc analysis as required.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Collaborate with APAC Finance Team and International LOB on forecast and budget process and deliverables
• Support Senior Manager / Manager to integrate WB reporting, including drawing reports from SAP and BW for APAC Studio
• Manage APAC WBD Studio's reporting to support APAC Finance Team for budget, LRP & IBR Pack, quarterly forecasting and monthly actuals including, but not limited to
o Analysis of Revenue by Title / Business / Project / Country
o Marketing expenses
o Overheads planning
o Identify any risks / opportunities and tracking of Gaps to Target
• Manage reporting, including multidimensional data extraction and reconciliation from the various business unit reporting systems and Corporate (FLASH, Essbase, SMART) to produce timely and accurate financial results to regional finance to enable accurate variance analysis, and communication of actual to forecast results to finance leadership.
• Coordinate with WBD BU teams on system (including SAP, Flash, Smart and Essbase) data input and management, including reconciliation of WBD Studio's International results to SAP reported results and manage any required corrections
• Preparation and submission of Ultimates reporting
• Responsible for MUR (Master User Royalty) calculation and work with GBS team for remittance to Head office
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and duties as required, including business cases and new projects.

Qualifications & Experience…
• Qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent).
• Minimum of 4+ years relevant work experience.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with key accounting principles and concepts, financial analysis and reporting. Experience with Hyperion and SAP is a plus.
• Strong written, oral and presentation skills; effective communicator at all levels of the organization; ability to influence others.
• High level of executive presence with strong interpersonal and problem resolution skills, and a high degree of integrity, tact and diplomacy.
• Active communicator, with the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships across the organization and across multiple locations.

II. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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III. DIMENSIONS
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dy10x0-18-119-111-9-42 in your application.