Manager, Finance – Distribution FP&A and Global Forecasting - 1622

Must Have:

• 5–7 years of FP&A experience
  
• Entertainment or media industry FP&A experience
  
• Financial consolidation, forecasting, and budgeting
  
• Strong P&L and variance analysis
  
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel
  
• Executive-level financial reporting and presentations
  
• Experience identifying business drivers, risks, and opportunities
  
• Experience supporting complex forecast cycles
  
• 1–3 years of Manager-level experience preferred
  

Responsibilities:

• Support worldwide distribution FP&A consolidation across forecasts, budgets, and financial reporting cycles
  
• Consolidate financial submissions from regional teams and review results for accuracy
  
• Analyze P&L performance and explain key forecast and actual variances
  
• Identify business drivers, risks, and opportunities impacting financial performance
  
• Prepare polished, executive-ready PowerPoint presentations and financial reporting packages
  
• Update forecast presentations quickly based on management feedback and changing assumptions
  
• Work directly with senior leadership to review financial results and answer questions regarding analyses
  
• Coordinate with regional and central finance teams to gather forecast inputs and variance explanations
  
• Support the 3-week forecast process and deliver updates within tight turnaround times
  
• Learn and operate within existing forecasting systems, reporting tools, processes, and timelines
  
• Perform financial modeling and ad hoc analysis to support management decisions
  
• Maintain accuracy, consistency, and formatting standards across financial presentations and reports
  
• Work independently while supporting and managing team members when required
  

Qualifications:

• 5–7 years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience
  
• 1–3 years of Finance Manager experience preferred
  
• Prior FP&A experience within entertainment, media, television, streaming, or content distribution
  
• Strong financial consolidation and forecast review experience
  
• Strong understanding of P&L performance and variance analysis
  
• Experience preparing financial materials for senior executives
  
• Ability to work hands-on as an individual contributor
  
• Experience working across regional or global finance organizations
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related discipline
  

Nice to Have:

• Television or content distribution FP&A experience
  
• SAP, BPC, or EPM experience
  
• Power BI experience
  
• Experience with global forecast consolidations
  
• Experience supporting short, high-intensity forecast cycles