Manager, Financial Planning Systems (EMEA/APAC)

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Warsaw, Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Hybrid
Senior level
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The Role
The PSG Manager of Financial Planning Systems will facilitate the global EPM strategy and manage related projects for EMEA/APAC regions. Responsibilities include providing system support, acting as a primary contact for issue escalations, managing projects, conducting user acceptance testing, leading change management efforts, and ensuring compliance with controls documentation and audits.
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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.
Your New Role...
As the PSG Manager of Financial Planning Systems for the EMEA/APAC regions, you will be a valued facilitator of the company's global EPM strategy and roadmap, manage related projects, support system implementation activities, and provide functional end-user support.
Your Role Accountabilities...

  • System Support: Provide comprehensive power user support for Oracle EPM (PlanONE), including end-user training, documentation, QA, and power user testing. Develop system and business process flows and help to drive process improvements.
  • Problem Solving: Act as the primary functional contact for issue escalations, liaising between Finance and Enterprise Tech to manage business process context, resolution expectations, and cross-functional communication. Assist in closing user-generated service tickets for supported applications. Address system and process issues, collaborating with stakeholders to provide timely solutions.
  • Technical Expertise: Design and develop system configurations, hierarchies, allocations, calculations, input forms, queries, and financial reporting. Offer deep technical and functional understanding of system structures.
  • Project Leadership: Define and document business scope, functional and system requirements, and process changes for system enhancements and financial system-related projects. Lead PSG workstreams on projects and initiatives, ensuring that project objectives are met.
  • User Acceptance Activities: Coordinate user acceptance testing, develop test scripts, assist with defect resolution management, and oversee new process training and documentation. Validate production migrations and communicate with users regarding system enhancements.
  • Change Management: Lead change management efforts to ensure the successful implementation of financial systems projects and transformations of business processes.
  • Compliance: Maintain financial system-defined controls documentation and assist with related audit and SOX compliance requests.


Qualifications & Experience...

  • Education: BA/BS degree in MIS, Finance, or Accounting.
  • Experience: 5+ years of financial systems support experience, preferably with Oracle EPM or similar financial planning systems.
  • Knowledge: Strong understanding of accounting and forecasting principles, financial analysis and reporting, and financial/application controls.
  • Skills: Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills. Effective communicator with the ability to influence and persuade across organizational levels. Fluent in English. Proficient in Excel and other Office applications.
  • Abilities: Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing tasks and deadlines. Familiarity in working with global/remote teams is a plus.
  • Business Analysis: Experience translating business requirements into system solutions.
  • Leadership: Ability to develop strategic plans, set clear goals, and deliver high-quality services. Strong problem resolution skills, integrity, tact, and diplomacy.
  • Collaboration: Proven change agent with strong collaboration and organizational skills.


What's in it for you...

  • Contract of employment
  • Hybrid work model, flexible working hours
  • Free access to 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


#LI-Hybrid
Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.
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.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
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 with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

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HQ: New York, NY
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What We Do

Warner Bros. Discovery 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.​

WBD is bringing together the scripted and the unscripted, the local and the global, the timely and the timeless. Taking the world’s greatest possibilities and making them a reality. Creating impact, inspiring imagination, and building connections. Here you can succeed, here you are supported, here you are celebrated.

Why Work With Us

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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