Manager, FP&A, APAC

Company Description
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Job Description
JOB OVERVIEW
The primary focus of this role is to work in a team to design, build, and manage a financial planning, analysis, & reporting function for APAC UP&E Finance:

• Fit-for-purpose for a start-up environment, focusing on areas that best support the group's aggressive growth strategy, and
• Scalable for the world-class organization that we are setting out to build.
• Note: APAC covers Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, SEA, India & South Asia

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and manage annual P&L budget and forecasts for selected APAC territories (covering Japan and Korea)
• Perform and facilitate financial validation processes on revenues and costs, identify key financial risks and opportunities and report the updates in forms P&L statements and financial excel models.
• Partner with key regional business leaders and finance teams to achieve financial targets and drive financial performances.
• Work as a team member of APAC Finance to play a cross-regional APAC roles such as managing APAC revenue pivot tables and consolidating regional forecast deliverables.

Recurring processes:

• Annual budgeting process
• Quarterly financial forecasting and pacing (quarterly closing)
• Quarterly licensee reporting of royalties

Examples of specific tasks (that one may be involved):

• Facilitate financial forecast discussions with key market business leaders, analyze and identify key business drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Perform, report and deliver financial forecast analysis comparing vs. budget and prior year performance in forms of excel financial models.
• Communicate and support licensees with forecast and royalty uploading processes using internally developed internet-based systems.
• Preparation of forecast submission templates and facilitate the submission from licensees and rendering parties.
• Preparation of presentation slides for annual budget and quarterly reviews with senior management teams
• Research and preparation of market or competitive data and information reports to uncover business opportunities and risks on an ad-hoc basis

General:

• Provide strong professional and technical leadership, implementing best practices.
• Process Improvement (financial & operational)

Qualifications
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Technical & Professional:

• Career Level: Experienced
• Basic Qualification: bachelor's degree in finance or related field required (e.g., accounting)
• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience (in a Consumer Products business or Global Media & Entertainment industry a plus), in a finance function
• Solid accounting background & technical expertise
• Qualified accounting and finance skills (i.e., certified accountant, Mastery in business administrations) are plus
• Native/ Fluent language skills in Japanese (ability to facilitate and run discussions) and Advanced skills in English (ability to read/write/interpret smoothly, ability to speak in simple business settings)
• Experience with systems such as SAP
• Advanced Excel skills (ability to create financial models from PowerPivot and Data Modeling)
• PowerPoint skills, including ability to "tell a story" using PowerPoint

General:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Applicant should be a team player and be able to work with a variety of personalities.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work across multiple divisions.
• Takes initiative and lead on projects.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in this fast- paced environment.
• Proactive approach to problem solving including analytical and information system skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments and work well under pressure
• Must be accurate, highly organized with great attention to detail

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• A flexible, innovative, and can-do attitude that thrives in a "start-up" environment
• Excited about enabling aggressive growth and a world-class organization
• Sense of humor, with a commercial, pragmatic outlook
• Interested and passion in entertainment, character and consumer products businesses
• Ability to travel (not must)

Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].