Discovery Networks International

 

 

Senior Manager - FP&A 

London

Highly competitve and generous package

 

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director of International Content Finance the Senior Manager will help lead the core FP&A processes within the Content Function.  The Senior Manager is responsible for assisting in the consolidation of DNI Content forecasts, budgets and reporting as well as providing support to a number of regional and Corporate stakeholders.

This role will be hired on an initial 6 month fixed-term contract

Responsibilities:

  • FP&A responsibility for Content function, including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and all financial analysis
  • Develop and prepare Content-related financial “dashboard” reports for Senior Management , DNI Corp and DCI Corp, including distinct analysis and reporting of output deal and local content
  • Lead investment commitment, cash & expense analysis and reporting working with regional programmers & Global finance teams
  • Create and utilize tools to perform return on investment for programming
  • Support in financial and strategic analysis & reporting, including portfolio analysis, channel launches, brand performance, shared content utilization, etc.
  • Assist accounting in ensuring the accuracy of financial results for Content-related P&L line items  
  • Coordinate with Discovery Corporate and DNI Corporate to meet reporting, budgeting and forecasting deadlines and requirements
  • Ad-hoc responsibilities as required

Requirements:

  • Very strong proven experience in financial planning, management accounting and/or related field
  • Exceptional MS Excel and data analysis skills
  • Ability to meet stringent deadlines and work under pressure
  • Strong organisational, communication and interpersonal skills required
  • International finance experience preferred
  • Excellent attention to detail

Education

  • High quality degree, with strong background in FP&A
  • Professional financial qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)