Finance Business Partner

3 Months ago • All levels • Finance

Job Summary

Job Description

The Finance Business Partner at Warner Bros. Discovery's International Television Production (WBITVP) acts as the primary financial contact between the Group and several local Opcos. Responsibilities include ensuring timely financial reporting, variance analysis, and KPI tracking. This role requires close collaboration with Opco Business Directors and Production Finance heads, understanding business rationale behind financials, and providing insightful recommendations. Key tasks include managing financial planning, reporting (US GAAP), budget preparation, re-forecasting, capital expenditure tracking, cash flow forecasting, and ensuring compliance with SOX framework. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential for interacting with various levels of management.
Must have:
  • US GAAP financial reporting
  • Variance analysis & KPI tracking
  • Budgeting & re-forecasting
  • Cash flow forecasting
  • SOX compliance
  • Strong communication & collaboration
Good to have:
  • Experience in international TV production
  • Multicurrency environment experience

Job Details

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

WBITVP, part of Warner Bros. Television Group (“WBTVG”) produces local scripted and non-scripted programming through its network of local production operations (Opco’s) in 14 countries.  Where WBITVP has no local production capability, it licenses Warner Bros. formats to third parties.  WBITVP’s production operations are responsible for both original programming as well as local versions of formats owned and/or controlled by the Warner Bros. Television Group, such as First Dates, Who Do You Think You Are?, The Bachelor, Child Genius, Little Big Shots, Love Connection, Sorry About That and Impractical Jokers.

Your New Role…

As directed by VP, FP&A, the Finance Business Partner is the primary point of day-to-day contact between Group and the Business Director of a defined number of local Opcos, working closely with the Controllership & Accounting teams (supporting corporate accounting & compliance); and with Business Management & Operations team (in relation to operational issues).

The Finance Business Partner is responsible for ensuring that the Opcos provide financial planning and actual information to Group on a timely basis; and for collating regular financial reporting and analysis for the Management Team, together with appropriate variance analysis, KPI’s and commentary. By maintaining day-to-day contact with the Opco Business Directors & Production Finance heads, the Finance Business Partner should understand the business rationale and commercial circumstances behind the Opco’s financials; and should provide both the Opco and Group management with relevant financial information including business background, recommendations, and conclusions.

Your Role Accountabilities…

Commercial

  • Ensure that the Opco Business Director fully understands and complies with Group reporting timetables for all relevant Finance deliverables.

  • Ensure timely delivery of monthly US GAAP financial management reporting pack, with appropriate & consistent explanation of significant variations from budget / latest re-forecast.

  • Ensure that subsequent re-forecasts reflect impact of highlighted variations (including monthly full-year forecasts and programme slates), with appropriate explanation.

  • Ensure financial planning and reporting highlights are shared with the ITVP Management & Operations management teams in a timely manner; and relevant information shared with Senior Manager FP&A to enable consistent inclusion in Group financial planning and reporting.

  • Ensure that the financial elements of annual budget and quarterly re-forecast review materials are prepared and circulated ahead of review meetings.

  • In conjunction with the rest of the FP&A team, review accuracy and consistency of budget and re-forecast dataloads into SAP and assist with Cause of Change analysis.

  • Understand and validate assumptions used in programme slates, including per episode revenues & cost production ultimates during relevant financial planning and reporting cycles.

  • Understand and validate assumptions used for overhead expenses, overhead allocations to cost of sales, amortization and depreciation charges, interest expense and other income and costs as appropriate.

  • Track Opco capital expenditure budgets, re-forecasts and annual spend, ensuring costs/benefit analysis is provided for all proposed investments.

  • Ensure an accurate and timely cash-flow forecasting and reporting process, including analysis of related assumptions and variations.

  • In conjunction with Senior Manager FP&A, ensure that adequate management and financial review procedures and associated controls operate as required by the Group SOX framework (as applicable).

Operational

  • Build day-to-day relationships with the Opco Management Team, including the relevant Managing Director.

  • Support the local Opco Management Team, addressing any issues with financial systems or procedures that might impede the successful operation or development of the business.

  • Ensure clear understanding and ongoing implementation of delegation of authorities, administrative organization, and internal controls within the local Opco (based on WBITVP Group Policies).

  • Where operational decisions are taken within the local Opco, ensure that the financial impact of such decisions are communicated to FP&A & Operations teams on a timely basis.

  • Build and follow up on ongoing action lists applicable to each Opco and track/assign responsibilities.

  • Attend each assigned Opco’s forecast review meeting (4-6 times a year) with the corresponding Opco Management Team, VP Business Management and SVP Finance; and follow-up on action points, as applicable.

  • Attend Balance Sheet Review & Balance Sheet KPI calls with Opco’s & Controllership, monitoring all judgemental balance sheet positions, and tracking risks & opportunities.

  • Aim to meet with each Opco approximately quarterly to review ongoing commercial & financial issues and follow action status.

  • Based on day-to-day liaison with Opco Management Team, immediately update VP, FP&A & Operations teams on any significant local operational activities, claims, litigation, developments, decision-making, etc.

Skills & Experience…

  • Experience of working in the international TV production and/or format business, ideally in a multinational, multicurrency environment.

  • Graduate / graduate calibre.

  • Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

  • Proven ability to work as a business partner to senior management, with a variety of functional responsibilities & ability to interact effectively and influence across all levels of management.

Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

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   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.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

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 require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our for instructions to submit your request.

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