Company Overview
Every great story has a new beginning. We’re excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD is a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, sports, news, streaming and gaming. We’re home to the world’s best storytellers, creating world-class products for consumers. From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers and beyond, join us as we step into the next chapter.
Director Finance – Licensing JD
The Job
The Director, Finance will help lead the budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting activities for
the WarnerMedia Content Licensing group which is responsible for all SVOD, Cable, Pay, Syndication,
and Airlines sales of film and television product in the U.S. & Canada. The Director will supervise the
Manager, Finance and Senior Financial Analyst to build and maintain financial models, budgets, rolling
forecasts, and management reporting. The Director will also partner with sales executives to provide
financial analysis for sales planning and key decision making for sales proposals and new ventures.
The Daily
Corporate Planning and Budgeting
Responsible for weekly budget tracking, monthly financial updates, quarterly forecasts, quarterly financial close analysis, annual budgets and long-term planning.
Oversees preparation of detailed variance analyses and other materials for senior management presentations and corporate financial packages.
Provides support to the GBS team for monthly and quarterly closes to ensure all appropriate deals are accrued and that actuals align with current forecasts.
Support FP&A business unit teams & other WM finance teams (e.g., WB FP&A, WM LOB, etc.) by being a point of contact for information requests, issues, and questions.
Manage the sister company reporting process including all deliverables and requests for forecast information from the HBO, HBO Max, and Turner teams.
Sales Planning and Financial Analysis:
Manages preparation of forecasting models and sales analytics for Film and Television packages, including output deals, package pricing analyses, and new business analyses/valuations. Presents findings to senior level executives, including President, Content Sales and EVP, Content Licensing.
Works closely with sales executives to proactively identify risks and opportunities and to track potential deals at all stages of the sales process
Creates weekly sales activity reports and maintains ongoing budget tracking, including forecasting of revenue upsides/downsides based on triggers (Box Office results, Network Television pickups, avail timing).
Ultimates :
Leads the compilation of the monthly/quarterly Ultimates, including tracking of revenue against estimates.
Responsible for the submission of consolidated information and variance explanations to WB FP&A while being compliant with SOX requirements.
Special projects, ad hoc analysis and other job-related duties as assigned.
The Essentials
BA/BS degree in Business, Finance, or related field required
MBA preferred
Minimum 7-10 years of experience in finance or media related field required with a focus on strategic planning and analysis
Prior experience in Television Distribution/Sales preferred
Previous experience with executive management presentations preferred
Previous supervisory experience preferred
Previous knowledge and experience with software systems preferred
Must possess excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills
Strong technical spreadsheet applications experience, primarily Excel and PowerPoint
Heavy financial analysis and excel modeling preferred
Must be comfortable working with changing priorities and able to balance multiple tasks
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills with the ability to prepare clear and concise financial models and presentations for senior executives and management
Ability to work with senior level management
Current WBD employees will be given preferential consideration for this opportunity.
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, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
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