Senior Financial Analyst, Theatrical Production Finance
Job Description
- Entertainment Business
- Accounting Knowledge
- Essbase, SAP
- Tableau Experience
- Financial Analysis
- Forecasting & Analysis
- Excel Proficiency
- Financial Modeling
- Career defining opportunities
- Thoughtfully curated benefits
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.
Your New Role…
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST – THEATRICAL PRODUCTION FINANCE will be responsible for providing timely and accurate forecasting, reporting and analysis for Warner Bros. Discovery Studios, working with business finance counterparts to gather inputs and understand drivers. You will develop deep competencies in this area, providing business and finance stakeholders the required information for decision making.
Your Role Accountabilities…
• Prepare preliminary forecasts for studio meetings and month end reporting.
• Reconcile actuals vs prior forecast/budget/prior year and provide variance analysis to explain performance.
• Work with studio FP&A to develop and budget and long-range plans.
• Work with studio FP&A to evaluate financial impact of potential strategy decisions.
• Manage Ad Hoc analysis and financial data requests as needed, generating insights.
Demonstrate and maintain high standards of accountability to deliver superior quality financial information on timely basis to business FP&A.
Build strong relationships with business partner FP&A teams to enable the flow of information and knowledge sharing.
Support development of systems, tools, and processes to facilitate efficient and accurate forecasting and analysis.
Drive process simplification initiatives. Collaborate across boundaries and share best practices with other FP&A teams.
Participate in meetings with business finance partners to understand forecast drivers and present prepared forecast and analysis data.
Qualifications & Experience…
• At least 4 years’ experience in forecasting and analysis.
• Strong English verbal and written communication skills
• Strong proficiency in excel and other data analysis techniques. Demonstrated experience in financial modelling.
• Critical thinker and strong problem solver with excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to frame issues, articulate findings and present optimal solutions.
• Proven ability to build confidence and trust with department members and external business partners.
• Experience working accurately and efficiently with high volumes of data under strict deadlines.
• Motivated by challenging, high-energy environment.
• Strong working knowledge of financial software packages and Microsoft Office suite.
• Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting required.
Preferred qualifications
• Solid understanding of entertainment business preferred
Preferred Qualifications…
- Solid understanding of entertainment business preferred (Theatrical/Games/TV Distribution/Home Entertainment/Consumer Products and/or Global Themed Experiences Industry).
- Strong Accounting knowledge preferred.
- Essbase, SAP, Tableau experience preferred.
II. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Participate in monthly, quarterly and annual forecast process for the home entertainment segment, including revenue accruals review and forecasting, licensed revenue analysis and ongoing market trends. Review and forecast costs for new and ongoing projects and analyze trends where needed. Demonstrate and maintain high standards of accountability to deliver superior quality financial information on timely basis to THEATRICAL PRODUCTION FINANCE FP&A. 40%
Reconcile actuals vs prior forecast/budget/prior year and provide variance explanations. Conduct Ad Hoc analysis as needed. Participate in assigned THEATRICAL PRODUCTION FINANCE meetings such as, but not limited to: Monthly Close / Accruals / Forecast / Quarterly Business Revenue / Budget.
Ensure effective communication with local stakeholders. Demonstrate solid communication skills to build and foster business relationships with business stakeholders.
Provide coaching and support to direct reports. Effectively manage team across different time zones. 40%
Support development of systems, tools, and processes to facilitate efficient and accurate analysis. Seek for constant process and routines improvements in the duties and task under its scope. Prepare ad-hoc analysis for THEATRICAL PRODUCTION FINANCE and Business Stakeholders. 20%
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.
