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Who We Are…

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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.

As the FP&A Analyst, you work within the OPEX COE which offers you a great opportunity to participate in the overall finance transformation roadmap setting standards for the financial processes related to Global DTC Marketing spend .

Your main responsibility is to ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting, reporting and analysis of the costs. You will support the business partners in decision making and provide required reporting to senior business and FP&A stakeholders.

Your Role Accountabilities…

• Supporting the month end close process from an FP&A perspective with variance analysis focusing on Marketing cost

• Performing detailed reviews of actual spend with finance business partners and budget holders

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

• Assisting in the production of the monthly forecast submission and updating of related systems

• Supporting the annual budget process, including the design of templates and the critical review of planning assumptions

• Supporting the financial review of key initiatives focused on driving business performance, including the creation and analysis of business cases

• Providing insight of financial performance through accurate , timely and relevant reporting

• Interpretation and clear communication of results, reports and analysis

• Continuous review and improvement of management information

• Raising queries to FP&A colleagues based on analysis and insights into Management Information

• Performing ad hoc tasks and reporting related to cost management and governance meetings as appropriate

• Maintaining and improving the processes supporting financial planning and analysis activities

Qualifications & Experience…

• 2 + years of working experience preferably with experience in FP&A department

• Solid understanding of forecasting and budgeting OPEX process

• General accounting knowledge (accruals, prepayments, costs recognition)

• CIMA/ACCA qualified or education in progress desired

• Excellent analytical skills

• Strong MS Excel (power query, power pivot) & PowerPoint skills

• Strong oral and written English communication skills

• Assured self-starter on relevant projects and work is a plus

• Strong IT affinity to drive required digital agenda in FP&A (EPM ie . Hyperion, SAP BPC, SAP Analysis , AO, SmartView, PeopleSoft, BI tools ie . Power BI)

What's in it for you...

• Contract of employment

• Hybrid work model, f lexible 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

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How We Get Things Done…

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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.

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