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Summary
Posted: Jun 8, 2022
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200387987
At Apple, we’re not all the same. And that’s our greatest strength! We draw on the differences in who we are, what we’ve experienced, and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone! The Global Brand Experience team is responsible for the creation, management and execution of all Brand Experiences for Apple Music. The Senior Finance and Operations Manager role will be vital to this rapidly growing division that builds financial planning tools, resource planning, operation process, budget and forecast accounting, procurement, vendor management and fiscal planning. We are seeking a hardworking person who can contribute in a team environment and wants to be part of a growing organization. This position requires a proactive, highly collaborative individual with strong communication and leadership skills, and a background in production accounting in the entertainment industry.
Key Qualifications
- Minimum of 10+ years experience in a Finance & Operations role within a production/advertising/creative agency or similar organization.
- Proven experience of working on productions and event projects.
- Highly strategic with experience building teams to deliver financial planning services, operations mapping across live experiences and cultural partnerships that deliver against a brief and timeline, with a demonstrable return on investment.
- Shown experience in tracking and planning resources and workflow across multiple complex concurrent projects in different locations / markets.
- Ability to define, install and operate financial and operational management systems.
- Proficient in financial & budgeting software.
- Outstanding attention to detail, while still working under tight deadlines.
- Inventive, adaptable, creative, and results oriented with high energy and a positive attitude.
- Able to quickly build rapport, credibility and influence across multiple partners of all levels of seniority in a highly matrixed organization.
- Passion for entertainment and pop culture, while being knowledgable of all types of media with particular expertise in television, film and digital content.
Description
Partner with the Head of this division and other heads of departments to maintain clear and effective financial and operation management processes and ensure that all team members understand and are following them at all times. Build FY plans in collaboration with the Apple Finance teams. Maintain and supervise the budget tracking for each of the services we support, and submit forecasts on a monthly basis, as well as accruals reporting at each quarter end. Own and run regularly scheduled team meetings to track and report all spend across all lines of business. Own our relationship with finance and participate in the development of new finance database platforms. Support as part of the pitch and delivery team on key pitches and live projects from a financial and resource perspective. Identify new partners (individuals, agencies and other external companies) and standard methodology for engaging them in a way that enables them to support us in the most effective way possible. Work with the rest of the team to define an outstanding – and consistent – level of client service across all projects. Ensure that all team members adhere to standardized processes at all times. Ensure that projects run seamlessly from start to finish, tracking all budget work against the objectives, strategy and budget set out at the initial briefing stage. This role reports into the Head of Operations and Planning.
Education & Experience
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience preferred.
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