Manager, FP&A Ad Sales US

1 Day ago • 5-7 Years

About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

This role requires 5+ years of FP&A experience, including 2+ years in a manager position. Knowledge of media Ad Sales markets and dynamics is an asset. Strong analytical skills and experience leading a team are essential.

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 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.

The Role

As the FP&A COE Ad Sales Manager, you will support one of the commercial domains in the US within the COE which offers you a great opportunity to participate in the overall finance transformation roadmap setting standards for the FP&A processes related to Ad sales revenue management. Your main responsibility is to ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting, reporting and analysis in the ad sales revenue domain. You will manage a team of analysts and you ensure deep knowledge and competencies are developed within the team to provide business stakeholders with required information to make educated decisions.

This role is based in Mexico City, Mexico

Responsibilities:

  • Prepare financial forecasts & budgets for managed areas and validate them with commercial team to capture any risks and opportunities and provide assessment and recommendations of revenue drivers
  • Track business performance by updating Ad sales models on a regular basis, understand drivers behind the change, track and verify the data to make sure it is complete and accurate
  • Provide variance analysis with comments to explain actual and forecasted performance of managed channels vs prior year/plan/prior forecast
  • Prepare advertising sales analysis to understand performance (customer, agency, industry, KPI trends analysis), discuss observations with stakeholders
  • Responsible for development and updates of standard SMT and local commercial team reporting to highlight important trends, events, or unexpected variances
  • Manage ad hoc strategic and BAU Ad sales related financial requests i.e. preparing business plans, financial models and scenario analysis
  • Constantly review processes, identify areas where we can simplify and improve processes and drive efficiencies, propose solutions and drive changes
  • Establish collaborative relationships with key contacts in business finance teams to encourage the flow of information and knowledge sharing
  • Lead, develop and coach a team of managers and analysts to provide high quality support to their stakeholders

Requirements:

  • 5+ years’ experience in Finance function in FP&A department including at least 2 years on manager position
  • Knowledge of media Ad Sales markets and dynamics of key metrics impacting revenue would be an asset
  • Diversified experience in financial reporting, forecasting, planning, modeling, and strong analytical skills followed by good story telling
  • Self-motivated individual, focused on constant development and process improvement, open for changes and new challenges
  • Very good English
  • Great communication skills and relationship building
  • Ability to establish professional, trust-based relationship with variety of finance and non-finance stakeholders
  • Be able to meet stringent deadlines and work under pressure while showing excellent attention to detail
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize and adhere to strict deadlines
  • Experience leading, coaching, and developing a team
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Strong working knowledge of financial software packages and Microsoft Office suite. 
  • Experience in using EPM solution such as SAP BPC, Hyperion, Anaplan, Adaptive

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 with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

About The Company

Applicants – please be advised that all email correspondence by official Warner Bros. Games recruiters will come from the @lith.com, @warnerbros.com or @wbgames.com domains. Our agency recruiters who reach out through LinkedIn will also properly identify themselves as employees of the companies that work with us. All other parties claiming to be our recruiters are not affiliated with Warner Bros. Games, Monolith or any of our studios. Please take care not to share your personal information with these contacts, nor click on any links embedded in their messages. If you have any questions, you can reach out to us directly at recruiting@wbgames.com.

Warner Bros. Games brings some of the most iconic characters and stories in entertainment to life through videogame development. With multiple world class development studios located across North America and the UK, our teams are made up of top talent in the industry. We strive for an open and collaborative culture where our people can do what they do best – making great games.

Our 11 studios include: 

Warner Bros. Games (Burbank, CA)

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Warner Bros. Games San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)

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Warner Bros. Games Boston (Needham, MA)

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Warner Bros. Games New York (Troy, NY)

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Warner Bros. Games Montreal (Montreal, CA)

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