Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

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.

Company Overview

Every great story has a new beginning. We're excited to announce that Discovery and Warner Media 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.

The Role

The Manager will manage and execute upon the daily activities supporting the FP&A functions of Warner Bros. Discovery financial activities, including the preparation and presentation of accurate, timely and relevant financial reporting, planning and analysis. This role will serve as a business advisor by preparing forecasts, budgets, long-range plans and financial or business analyses that demonstrate the underlying key business drivers and the ultimate impact on the business unit. Responsibilities include reviewing financial reports, tracking initiatives, and identifying major risks and opportunities. Advanced knowledge and understanding of the principles and theories of finance, accounting, and other related disciplines to plan, design and conduct financial business analyses are critical for this role. This role is specific to the US Sports area of the business.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Manage a team of analysts that assist with individual sports responsibilities across monthend, forecast, budget and ad-hoc needs.

• Develop innovative analyses to measure financial and operational performance. Leverage on existing tools, and implement new ones, to timely produce value added and pertinent information to support management decision making.

• Manage the financial analyses related to strategic business plans and other ad hoc initiatives, through development of detailed financial and operating models. Review and summarize outcomes to ensure issues are addressed, and business matters are communicated, on a timely basis.

• Partner with the regional finance teams and other business partners to activate new analysis streams, track relevant business KPI-s, early detect variances and business trends through the detail review of the regional finance submissions of budgets, long-term plans. Gain insights into overall financial strategies.

• Routinely perform analytical reviews of territory monthly deliverables to identify potential issues and business trends including monthly variance analyses.

• Ensure the accuracy, consistency and integrity of all information reported in the P&L, variances and rollforward schedules.

• Support preparation of executive presentations and reporting schedules to ensure they reflect current management and territory requirements.

• Facilitate the financial and management reporting function by reviewing and summarizing the information from the analysis of complex reports that are produced on a daily, weekly and/or monthly basis using various applications (e.g. Excel, Hyperion).

• Assist in the design and implementation of analytical models for monthly forecasting and actual results review incorporating Warner Brothers International activities.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor-s degree in Accounting or Finance

• Minimum 6 years accounting and forecasting experience

• Advanced analytical skills, and strong technical accounting skills supported by proficiency in all MS Office applications, especially advanced user of Excel

• Strong written, oral and presentation skills; a confident communicator able to interact effectively at all levels of a matrix organization and with a high degree of professionalism.

• Solid understanding of technical accounting matters and finance processes.

• Extremely organized with ability to effectively manage multiple, time-sensitive projects and competing priorities.

• Good problem resolution skills, strong organizational skills, and marked collaborative approach.

• Results oriented with an ability to set clear goals and priorities and deliver timely, high-quality services.

Preferred qualifications

• Solid understanding of television and production business preferred 

• Master's degree or CPA

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.

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, 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 and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.