Director FP&A ,Streaming Tech

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Your New Role...
As FP&A Director Streaming Tech, you manage non-personnel Opex & Capex FP&A CoE team responsible for planning, reporting and analysis of global Streaming Technology and Product related operating and capital expenses. Streaming Technology supports development and maintenance of Direct-to-Consumer products as MAX and Discovery+ which are key growth contributors for WBD organization.
Your main responsibility is to lead the team and ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting, reporting and analysis which enables finance and budget holders to make critical, strategic decisions which build strong foundation for WBD success.
Your Role Accountabilities...

• Manage and develop team of 8-10 people,

• Manage transitions of activities from local finance into center of excellence FP&A structures,

• Ensure deep knowledge withing the team related to streaming technology and product non personnel costs (e.g. Cloud, Content Delivery Network, Platform Engineering, Product &Design),

• Lead allocation process of expenses between DTC and other segments of WBD organization (News, Networks, Studios)

• Partner with VP Finance Streaming Tech on daily basis,

• Design and maintain cost KPIs and benchmarking analysis which can be reviewed on regular basis by business,

• Build models and analytics related to Cloud and CDN variable spend,

• Challenge the business to drive process efficiencies and cost reductions,

• Implement and maintain standard FP&A processes within managed streaming tech cost domain and ensure effectiveness and efficiency of these processes (month end close, forecast, budget),

• Provide high quality financial information and insights to business partners and finance leadership related to managed cost of organization (both opex and capex),

• Work proactively together with the Business Partners on special projects in the area of streaming tech costs (system implementations, standard process design, development of required reporting, cloud modelling)

• Supporting the month end close process from an FP&A perspective with variance analysis focusing on streaming tech and product non-personnel opex costs as well as capital.

• Summarizing key findings to support discussions and decision making with the business

• Monitor actuals utilization vs budget/prior year and provide required commentary on key variances.

• Advise and drive developments in systems to provide more accurate and timely reporting,

• Participate and lead transformation projects related to FP&A Streaming Tech and Product (e.g. ERP and EPM systems implementation and process re-design and stabilization)

Qualifications & Experience...

• 12+ years of relevant finance professional experience with minimum 5+ years in FP&A area,

• Team management experience is a must,

• Experience in Tech Finance environment is strongly appreciated and big plus (e.g. software house/tech company finance roles),

• CIMA, ACCA qualification is a plus,

• Working experience with financial control, management reporting and business analyses, preferably within an international environment

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills

• Intellectual capacity to digest complex information, see trends and analysis through data and to translate this into concrete actions

• Project management, change management and process improvement experience

• Experience in working with EPM solutions for planning and reporting (ie. SAP BPC, Hyperion, Anaplan, Adaptive)

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong team leader

• Business driven attitude and a sparring partner for management

• Excellent analytical skills

• Pro-active and hands-on

• High drive and energy level

• Fluent in English

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