Business Consulting - R2R and FP&A Workstreams Manager

Position: Business Consulting - R2R and FP&A Work streams Manager - Open Location
Location:

Anywhere in Country

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** The opportunity*
* Our Finance Consulting practice is a core driver of the Americas Consulting growth agenda, with the Technology, Media & Entertainment and Telecommunications (TMT) sectors representing a significant share of the portfolio. We are seeking a Manager with deep Record-to-Report (R2R) and/or Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) expertise and Media & Entertainment (M&E) sector fluency to lead the design and delivery of technology-enabled finance transformations.

** Key responsibilities*
* + Lead end-to-end R2R work streams across the full taxonomy: master data, fixed assets, projects, periodic close, intercompany, sub-consolidation and corporate consolidations, and financial reporting.

+ Lead end-to-end FP&A work streams across the full taxonomy:
Long-range/strategic planning, revenue planning, cost of sales planning, other SG&A planning, workforce planning, EBITDA planning, and cashflow planning, Driver-based Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting and Scenario management.

+ Assess and redesign Record-to-Report and FP&A operating models, processes, and organizational structures; develop and deliver transformation initiatives that improve close and reporting effectiveness, planning and forecasting capabilities, governance, and overall finance function performance.

+ Own business process design deliverables - L3 and L4 process flows, key design decisions and assumptions, functional and reporting requirements, KPIs, and master and transactional data requirements.

+ Facilitate design and solutioning workshops with client Global Process Owners (GPO), business unit leads, subject matter resources (SMR) and Technology stakeholders; drive to decisions and document dispositions.

+ Manage day-to-day delivery: workplan, RAID log, scope, deliverable quality and engagement economics, including onshore/offshore mix and global delivery leverage.

+ Translate R2R pain points into quantified value cases - close cycle time, close efficiency, manual journal entries, and automated account reconciliations.

+ Translate FP&A pain points into quantified value cases - forecasting effectiveness, forecast accuracy, budget cycle duration, forecast cycle duration, revenue opportunities identify, working capital improvements identified, and cost reduction opportunities realized.

+ Coach and develop staff and seniors; contribute to proposals, Phase 0 assessments and sector thought leadership.

** Sector-specific knowledge:
Media & Entertainment*
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** Film and television title accounting:
** understanding of studio and content finance processes including title cost accounting, ultimate-based amortization and forecast management, participation and residuals (P&R) calculations and settlements, content asset impairment, title profitability reporting, and integration of production, rights, distribution and financial systems supporting the content lifecycle.

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** Content cost accounting and amortization:
** management of film, television and sports programming rights assets; capitalization policies, impairment considerations, amortization methodologies, reporting under large content portfolios.

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** Close, consolidation and reporting complexity:
** legal entity and business-unit consolidation across studios, networks, streaming platforms, parks and experiences; intercompany eliminations; multi-currency reporting; carve-outs and acquisitions; and management reporting across diverse revenue streams and distribution channels.

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** Streaming and D2C financial performance:
** subscriber, ARPU, churn, acquisition cost and lifetime value metrics embedded into forecasting and management reporting; revenue, content cost and profitability analysis across subscription and advertising-supported business models.

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** Advertising, distribution and content forecasting:
** revenue planning across linear, digital and programmatic advertising; affiliate and distribution revenues; theatrical releases; content licensing; sports rights; and scenario modeling for audience performance, advertising demand and release schedules.

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** Performance management and profitability analytics:
** title-, franchise-, channel-, platform- and customer-level profitability reporting; variance analysis; KPI development; margin performance…