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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.
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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.
Your New Role...
As the OPEX FP&A Analyst, you work within the Global OPEX COE which offers you a great opportunity to participate in the overall finance transformation roadmap setting standards for the financial processes related to OPEX spend.
Your main responsibility is to ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting, reporting and analysis of the Opex costs. You will support the business partners in decision making and provide required reporting to senior business and FP&A stakeholders.
Your Role Accountabilities...
- Supporting the month end close process from an FP&A perspective with variance analysis focusing on OPEX P&L
- Performing detailed reviews of actual spend with finance business partners and budget holders.
- Summarizing key findings to support discussions and decision which aim to improve business unit / regional profitability.
- Assisting in the production of the monthly cost forecast submission and updating of related systems
- Supporting the annual budget process, including the design of templates, the critical review of planning assumptions and the creation and analysis of business cases
- Providing insight of financial performance through accurate, timely and relevant reporting.
- Assist directly with business heads by helping them with the daily finance needs.
- Regularly interact with various business partners from different locations across EMEA
- Interpretation and clear communication of results, reports and analysis
- Performing ad hoc tasks and creating new reporting related to cost management and governance meetings as appropriate.
- Maintaining and improving the processes supporting financial planning and analysis activities
Qualifications & Experience...
- 2+ years of working experience preferably with experience in FP&A department
- Understanding of forecasting and budgeting OPEX process
- General accounting knowledge (accruals, prepayments, costs recognition)
- CA/CIMA/ACCA qualified or education in progress desired
- Excellent analytical skills and key to details
- Strong MS Excel (power query, power pivot) & PowerPoint skills
- Clear, concise verbal and written communication.
- Assured self-starter on relevant projects and work is a plus.
- Pro-active and hands-on
- Strong IT affinity to drive required digital agenda in FP&A (EPM ie. Hyperion, SAP BPC, SAP Analysis, BI tools ie. Power BI).
- Prior transition experience is a plus.
- No travel expected.
- Must possess a flexible work style and be able to work beyond the normal schedule during peak periods in order to meet deadlines.
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, Bridge 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.
The Legal Bits...
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.
If you're a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.