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Warner Bros. Discovery Senior FP&A Manager Streaming Tech in Warsaw, Poland
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
As Senior FP&A Manager Streaming Tech, you manage one of non-personnel Opex Planning FP&A CoE teams responsible for planning, reporting and analysis of global Streaming Technology and Product related non-personnel costs.
Your main responsibility is to ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting, reporting and analysis of the cost of organization domain that supports the business partners in decision making. You will manage a team of FP&A analysts and you ensure deep knowledge and competencies are developed within the team. You will deploy world class end to end financial processes within the Streaming Technology and Product domain and ensure alignment with other functions and business partners.
Your Role Accountabilities…
Lead, coach and develop team of analysts who support cost of organization planning, reporting and analytics,
Ensure deep knowledge within the team related to streaming technology and product non personnel costs (e.g. Cloud, Content Delivery Network, Platform Engineering, Product &Design),
Design and maintain cost KPIs and benchmarking analysis which can be reviewed on regular basis by business,
Implement and maintain standard FP&A processes within managed streaming tech cost domain and ensure effectiveness and efficiency of these processes (month end close, forecast, budget),
Provide high quality financial information and insights to business partners and finance leadership related to managed cost of organization,
Work proactively together with the Business Partners on special projects in the area of streaming tech costs (system implementations, standard process design, development of required reporting, allocation process, cloud modelling)
Supporting the month end close process from an FP&A perspective with variance analysis focusing on streaming tech and product non-personnel opex costs.
Summarizing key findings to support discussions and decision making with the business
Monitor actuals utilization vs budget/prior year and provide required commentary on key variances.
Coordinate planning and forecasting of non-personnel cost of P&L for DTC (process governance and execution),
Advise and drive developments in systems to provide more accurate and timely reporting,
Participate and lead transformation projects related to FP&A Streaming Tech and Product (e.g. ERP and EPM systems implementation and process re-design and stabilization)
Qualifications & Experience…
10+ years of relevant finance professional experience with minimum 5+ years in FP&A area,
CIMA/ACCA qualified or education in progress desired,
Experience in managing teams is a must,
Working experience with financial control, management reporting and business analyses, preferably within an international environment
Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills
Intellectual capacity to digest complex information, see trends and analysis through data and to translate this into concrete actions
Project management, change management and process improvement experience
Experiance in working with EPM solutions for planning and reporting (ie. SAP BPC, Hyperion, Anaplan, Adaptive)
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Strong team player
Business driven attitude and a sparring partner for management
Excellent analytical skills
Pro-active and hands-on
High drive and energy level
Fluent in English
What's in it for you?
Contract of employment
Hybrid work model, flexible working hours
Free access to player.pl and HBO Max
Benefit package: private medical health care, life insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria including sport card, social funds, retirement pension plans, recognition platform, employee referral program
Work-life balance initiatives: wellbeing platform, yoga, massages, educational webinars, Employee Assistance Program, internal media initiatives
training & development: sharing the cost of English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, e-learning platform, sharing sessions with experts, periodic movie shows in the office cinema room
CSR activities: volunteering, eco & social initiatives
Casual dress code
Parking space available for booking
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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, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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