Financial Analyst, Commercial - Filmbankmedia

Job Description

Every great story has a new beginning. We're excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. 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.

Filmbankmedia, a Joint Venture of Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and NT Digital Partners based in London, is a leader in Non-Theatrical content distribution internationally. Filmbankmedia distributes both blockbuster Feature Films as well as award winning episodic TV content to a variety of commercial markets.

The Job

This is a role that is a 50:50 split between financial reporting and business partnering/commercial analysis. Supporting the Financial Controller to a.) improve revenue management reporting and b.) help develop a closer relationship between finance and the Sales Directors by business partnering with the Sales team. Providing value adding analysis, research, and financial modelling. Help to instil a culture focused on maximising profit generation.

The Duties
• Provide analysis and commentary to Weekly Revenue vs Sales Target reports and Monthly Revenue Variance Analysis for the sales teams.
• Provide revenue analysis and commentary to the FP&A Analyst for monthly Dashboard and Management Accounts.
• Calculate and post Revenue, Cost of Sales and WHT journal.
• Responsible for royalty accrual balance sheet codes.
• Create revenue/title reports for Studios.
• Review of monthly royalty statements/ deal with queries from studios.
• Update rolling revenue forecasts, highlighting risks and opps.
• Set up licensees in MACCS/ Master Data modifications/ Update MACCS studio contract data in MACCS.
• Reconcile AR data transfer from MACCS to SAP.
• PVSL studio royalty calculation and analysis.
• Calculate sales commission for the sales team.
• Review of T&E expenses of the sales team.
• Lead and manage budget timetable and delivery with all revenue divisions, to ensure FP&A Analyst receives information in time to consolidate full company budget.
• Build the revenue budget templates for company budget consolidation.
• Analyse trends and challenge assumptions where necessary.
• Involved in 5 year strategic planning.
• Provide cover for the FP&A Analyst.
• Assist with move to new financial reporting system and billing system.
• Assist with audit queries.
• Business partner with the sales team to monitor the financial performance of material contracts, highlighting risks and opps.
• Understand the true full cost of a product, to inform price setting, by being across all company costs.
• Conduct market research, to support the FC to build business cases.
• Assist in modelling financial scenarios to aid contract negotiation and to ensure an appropriate pricing.
• Help the Financial Controller to develop and build pricing strategy guidelines to aid the sales team to ensure we achieve a viable profit margin for each sale.
• Adhoc customer/ studio analysis for sales/content manager.
• Contribute financial/ operational recommendations and updates at monthly operational meetings. Present financial results where required.

The Essentials
• Experience in FP&A / Management Accounts or as a Finance Business Partner.
• Working with commercial and non-commercial stakeholders.
• Newly qualified Accountant ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent experience.
• Strong Microsoft office skills, in particular advanced knowledge of MS Excel.

The Nice-to-Haves
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Bachelor's Degree.
• SAP and MACCS systems experience.
• Excellent time management in a time pressured environment.

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, 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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r72j46-18-117-196-184-42 in your application.