Sr. Finance Manager, Global Content Operations

Sr. Finance Manager, Global Content Operations

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

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.

As a key strategic business partner to the Global Content Operations (GCO) division (1,600 headcount, $350M+ of managed spend) this role will serve as the primary point of contact to a portfolio of GCO senior leadership, providing support for the integration of business initiatives and oversight for the preparation and review of the division’s consolidated operating results, budgets and forecasts, and related financial reporting packages.

The role also plays a key leading role in the financial oversight of the WB/GCO Post Production department. In addition, the role will provide support for ad hoc financial analysis, financial systems initiatives, audit support activities as well as ad hoc modeling and KPI / utilization projects.

• LRP & Monthly Reforecasting - Management and production of the consolidated budget for GCO / PPCS P&Ls, as well as LRP, budget, and monthly reforecasts for headcount, related expenditure and capital spend. Ensure that any risks and opportunities to the latest budget / forecast are correctly understood, quantified, and reflected in the forecast as appropriate.
• Reporting - Partner with Regional and Operating Management to ensure that all relevant information is captured and reflected in budgets and forecasts, challenging and verifying all underlying assumptions to ensure the integrity of the numbers. Ensure accuracy of data and that all timelines, processes and controls are adhered to, in line with company policy.
• Analysis – Oversee delivery of variance analysis for GCO / PPCS expenses (e.g. actual versus budget comparison). Review and consolidate business cases, forecasts and scenario analysis for new business initiatives, support new projects and initiations with financial analysis and modelling, establish clearly defined, roll-out and report on other core measures of success (financial and non-financial) for all GCO operations. Support resource planning, headcount allocation, cost modelling and volume planning.
  
  Track and report on the performance of executed projects and other business initiatives that are implemented and fully integrate these into the international consolidated reporting process. Provide ad hoc analysis, forecasting and modelling as required.
• Business Partner - Work across global partners and clients to support the operations of the GCO and PPCS business. This includes overseas Centers of Excellence (CoE) FP&A and US Tech Finance Teams to gain a full understanding of the business and operations and liaising with core People and Culture leads to reconcile headcount, systems and streamline and improve processes on an ongoing basis.
  
  Partner with the commercial teams, the Business Process Improvement (BPI) team and Project Delivery Group (PDG), and functional leads and operations teams.
• Systems - Train/educate business contacts to use and understand financial/data analysis and reporting tools as appropriate. Liaising with budget holders and business contacts to ensure the correct coding of GCO / PPCS expenditure. Ensure monthly and annual planning processes are completed and uploaded into relevant systems in line with reporting deadlines.

• Experience to include significant forecasting, budgeting, modelling and analysis
• Experience of working with a…