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COVID-19 UPDATE: As our company responds to COVID-19, the health and safety of our communities—including our employees and those considering a career at WarnerMedia—remains our top priority. If you have submitted an application, rest assured that your resume will be reviewed by our recruiting team, it just may take some time as we face this unprecedented situation. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility with any adjustments to our interviewing process. Stay safe and healthy.
Division
Turner
Position Type
Full Time
Interests
Finance/Accounting
Location
United States – California – Los Angeles, United States – Georgia – Atlanta, United States – New York – New York
Company Overview
WarnerMedia is a leading media and entertainment company that creates and distributes premium and popular content from a diverse array of talented storytellers and journalists to global audiences through its consumer brands including: HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros., TNT, TBS, truTV, CNN, DC Entertainment, New Line, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others.
Opportunity Overview
The Job
WarnerMedia seeks a Director, Financial Analysis for the Sales & Distribution FP&A department.
The Daily
As a part of Warner Media’s Sales & Distribution FP&A team the Director will be primarily responsible for the following:
- Financial Analysis:
- Coordinate across all areas of Sales & Distribution and Warner Media Corp – partnering with finance and accounting teams across advertising revenue, affiliate revenue and content sales – to drive recurring budgeting and forecasting updates, as well as ad hoc strategic projects
- Develop innovative analyses that measure financial and operational performance in ways not captured on basic financial statements
- Understand the key drivers of Warner Media’s business — focused on advertising revenue, affiliate revenue and content sales — analyzing and summarizing the latest monthly financial outlook and long-term budgeting/planning exercises for communication with executives
- Oversee the preparation of detailed historical and projection models for Warner Media, reviewing and checking all work from financial managers and analysts before it is finalized
- Manage a staff, coordinating projects and deadlines, coaching team members and promoting best practices
- Competitive & Market Analysis:
- Routinely analyze the financial outlook for Warner Media’s domestic competitors
- Track macroeconomic and competitive data
- Regularly summarize media industry trends and news
- Analysis of New Initiatives:
- Prepare financial analyses, business plans and detailed operating models associated with new initiatives, highlighting the P&L impact to Warner Media, returns/sensitivity analyses and cash flow models
- Coordinate with Warner Media divisions and business units on transactions and business initiatives (including operations, finance, accounting, tax, legal, and investor relations)
- Other:
- Coordinate ad hoc analyses for executives
- Help draft board memos, ops review and other presentations to senior management as part of strategic reviews, new initiatives and budgeting processes
- May manage Sales & Distribution Central groups from a finance support function
The Essentials
- BA/BS degree minimum (MBA a plus), preferably with a focus on Finance, Engineering, Accounting or Economics
- [8+] years of relevant work experience including financial modeling, research gathering, consolidations, and support of executive teams
- Superior analytical, modeling and executive management presentation skills, as well as a strong understanding of corporate finance, forecasting, and financial statements
- Excellent organizational, communication skills and attention to detail, including the ability to give presentations to senior leadership
- Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated success leading high-performing, cross-divisional teams, as interaction and cooperation with many groups and functions across Sales & Distribution and Warner Media is essential
- Highly motivated with ability to multi-task and work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Preference for a knowledge of and passion for entertainment and media
Warner Media, LLC and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment 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.