Manager, FP&A

Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.

Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled.

Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day.

If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!

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Job Description

The Manager will manage and execute upon the daily activities supporting the FP&A functions of Skydance financial activities, including the preparation and presentation of accurate, timely and relevant financial reporting, planning and analysis. This role will serve as a business advisor by preparing forecasts, budgets, long-range plans and financial or business analyses that demonstrate the underlying key business drivers and the ultimate impact on US Networks. Responsibilities include reviewing financial reports, tracking initiatives, and identifying major risks and opportunities of monthly projections, annual budgeting and LRP and support during financial greenlight process. Advanced knowledge and understanding of the principles of finance, accounting, design and conduct financial business analyses are critical for this role.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Review contract approvals including commissions, development, and talent agreements.
• Develop innovative analyses to measure financial and operational performance. Leverage on existing tools, and implement new ones, to timely produce value added and pertinent information to support management decision making.
• Manage the financial analyses related to strategic business plans and other ad hoc initiatives, through development of detailed financial and operating models. Review and summarize outcomes to ensure issues are addressed, and business matters are communicated, on a timely basis.
• Partner with US finance LST for metrics reviews and ad hoc requests.
• Passionate about handmade reports with big data and ensure no errors.
• Manage multiple strategic and financial ad hoc requests to be delivered on a short window of time.
• Routinely perform analytical reviews of monthly deliverables to identify potential risks & opps and business trends including monthly variance analyses.
• Facilitate the financial and management reporting function by reviewing and summarizing the information from the analysis of complex reports that are produced on a daily, weekly and/or monthly basis using various applications (e.g. Excel, PowerBI, CXO).
• Assist in the design and implementation of analytical models for monthly forecasting and actual results review incorporating Warner Brothers International activities.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor-s degree in Accounting or Finance (Masters degree is a plus)
• Minimum 6 years of finance experience
• Preferred background on media and content
• Advanced analytical skills, and strong technical accounting skills supported by proficiency in all MS Office applications, especially advanced user of PowerBI, Excel, S4 Hana and Oracle EPM applications.
• Strong written, oral and presentation skills; a confident communicator able to interact effectively at all levels of an organization and with a high degree of professionalism.
• Solid understanding of technical accounting matters and finance processes.
• Extremely organized with ability to effectively manage multiple, time-sensitive projects and competing priorities.
• Good problem resolution skills, strong organizational skills, and marked collaborative approach.
• Results oriented with an ability to set clear goals and priorities and deliver timely, high-quality services.

Preferred qualifications

• Solid understanding of television and production business preferred
• Advanced conversational English required

About Skydance

Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.

Some Important Details

We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law.

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