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Warner Bros. Discovery Manager, FP&A Content in Mexico City, Mexico

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 FP&A CoE DTC Content Manager , you will manage one of the domains within the CoE which offers you a great opportunity to participate in the overall finance transformation roadmap setting standards for the FP&A processes related to content spend management.

  • Your main responsibility is to ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting, reporting and analysis of the content P&L and balance sheet. You will take a leading role within a team of senior and Junior analysts, and you will ensure deep knowledge and competencies are developed within the team to provide business stakeholders with required information to make educated decisions.

Your Role Accountabilities…

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential as well as strong initiative and the ability to work well in a team environment.

  • Strong proficiency in E xcel and other financial data analysis tools and techniques . Demonstrated experience in financial modelling .

  • Critical thinker and strong problem solver with excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to frame issues, articulate findings and present optimal solutions. P roven ability to distil complex findings into a ‘story’ with actionable findings to support commercial decision making .

  • Proven ability to build confidence and trust based long term relationships with department members and external business partners.

  • Experience working accurately and efficiently with high volumes of data under strict deadlines.

  • Motivated by challenging, high-energy environment.

  • Strong organizational skills, very detailed oriented, and deadline driven .

Qualifications & Experience…

  • 4+ years’ experience in financial planning and analysis.

  • Bachelors’ degree in Finance or Accounting required. MBA and other post graduate studies will be considered a plus.

  • Experience leading, coaching and developing teams. Ability to inspire others.

  • Experience working accurately and efficiently with high volumes of data under strict deadlines.

  • Strong working knowledge of financial software packages and Microsoft Office suite . SAP, Hyperion and SmartView tools knowledge will be considered a plus.

Experience working in Shared Business Services will be considered a plus.

  • Experience in Entertainment industry preferred.

II. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Please explain in specific detail the main responsibilities of this position. Explain not only what is done, by why it is done (and/or for whom) . Also include examples and note tools or equipment used to accomplish the duty .

% time spent

  • Work with business partner FP&A teams to evaluate financial impact of strategy/programming decisions ( i.e. support preparing business plans, content ROI analysis , etc. ). Generate insights on current questions, opportunities and challenges related to Content and Production investments and amortization . Elaborate, review and present value-added ad hoc reporting for senior management decision making . 25%

  • Support forecasts/budgets development for global scope by working with content budget holders to review and validate their bottom’s up, providing assessment and recommendations. Provide variance analysis to properly explain actual and forecasted performance of managed area vs prior year/plan/prior forecast. 25%

  • Ensure high data quality of managed content databases with updated financial data points within these systems. Drive simplification projects to improve efficiency. Foster, facilitate and implement systems, process and routines improvements in the duties and task assigned to the teams under its scope. 25%

  • Become a reference for junior and senior analysts to provide high quality support to their stakeholders. Collaborate across boundaries, share best practices with other COE and business partner teams. Build and maintain helpful and productive relationships with key contacts in HQ and across the regions to encourage the flow of information and knowledge sharing. 25%

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, union status, 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 (https://careers.wbd.com/global/en/accessibility) for instructions to submit your request.

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