Job Description

Company Description
NBCUniversal Hayu, EMEA Networks, & DTC compromises of one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s premier entertainment portfolios, delivering quality content and compelling brands to over 175 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The channel brands in the portfolio include Universal Channel, SYFY, E! Entertainment Television, 13TH STREET, DIVA, Studio Universal, Telemundo, Bravo and DreamWorks. The business also includes our all-reality subscription video-on-demand service, Hayu. Hayu is available in 40+ markets globally across: the UK, Ireland, Australia, the Nordics, Canada, Benelux union, Germany, Austria, The Philippines, Hong Kong, and Singapore on a full array of devices (mobile, tablet, laptop & connected TVs) at www.hayu.com. Over 300 shows and over 10,000 episodes are downloadable to watch-on-the-go, including Keeping Up With the Kardashians and its spin-offs \xe2\x80\x93 along with The Real Housewives, Below Deck and Million Dollar Listing franchises. The majority of US shows debut on the service the same day as their US launch. These unique brands deliver a full range of entertainment experiences to local audiences across the globe; further, NBCUniversal News Group, one of the most influential and respected portfolios of on-air and digital news properties in the world, operate CNBC and NBC News internationally. NBCUniversal Hayu, EMEA Networks, & DTC is a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.


The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Manager will provide day to day support to the FP&A Director, covering financial planning and analysis relating to the relevant EMEA countries/channels. This covers budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and review of actual results of full P&L and any other ad hoc business-related activities. KEY RESPONSIBILITES Financial planning:

• Full P&L ownership and analysis for SVOD business, including subscriber modelling
• Assist with NBCUniversal planning cycles for all expenditures including the Long Range Plan (LRP- 5 year plan), budgets, reforecasts and monthly and quarterly pacing to New York.
• Proactively reviews financial risks and opportunities relevant to revenue and expenditure for the EMEA

Accurate monthly financial analysis:

• Review and analysis of month end results for relevant channels vs latest forecast (variance analysis of such).
• Identification of risks and opportunities and timely communication to manager.
• Works closely with other FP&A team members and controllership team to discuss variances

Business Partnering & Coaching

• Business partnering with relevant operational heads, providing support to non-finance teams to ensure robust and accurate data capture and information sharing.
• Build and present PowerPoint slides to the Senior Stakeholders.
• Work with EMEA Controllership teams to ensure excellence in accounting and reporting.
• Partner with HQ finance team to share information and best practices
• Report to FP&A Director local market updates
• Liaise with EMEA Controllership for relevant finance related correspondences

Simplification and automation:

• Continually seek to identify ways to simplify and or automate financial processes and reporting.
• Ensure all systems available are used to best effect by the team.
• Share system knowledge to ensure best practice.

Scenario Planning & Modelling

• Sensitivity analysis and scenario planning as required for both linear and SVOD businesses.

Qualifications
Essential:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA).
• Previous experience of financial planning and analysis.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with experience developing finance professionals
• Excellent knowledge and practice of balance sheet, P&L and free cash flow statements
• Excellent technical and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to work with large amounts of data.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel and PowerPoint).
• Ability to deliver on multiple assignments/meet tight deadlines
• Ability to adapt and work well in a fast-paced rapidly changing environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, great team player.
• Excellent oral & written communication skills. Able to present slides to Senior Stakeholders.
• Ability to apply business intelligence and data analytics to forecast and analyse data/trends.
• Confident, accountable and solution focused.
• Self-starter and ability to work independently
• Experience in Media or Retail industry.

Desired:

• Strong interest in the media industry and television business.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove they are able to work in the United Kingdom. The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company.
Additional Information
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