Finance Analyst

About the Role & Team

We are looking for an experienced Finance Analyst to make a meaningful impact and be part of our CS Physical and Localisation team here at Disney on an initial 6 month Fixed-Term contract! Our CS Physical and Localisation team is responsible for the sales, distribution and marketing of up to 20 cinematic new releases per year in the physical home entertainment category along with the large library slate across Disney and 20th Century brands and 3rd party distribution deals. In addition, the team is responsible for FP&A activity in relation to the EMEA costs for localisation. Please note: This role will be based in our London Hammersmith office, 4 days a week, with either a Monday or Friday working from home.

Values

You’ll join a team grounded in our Disney values – acting with Integrity, welcoming everyone through Inclusion, embracing boundless Creativity, working together through Collaboration and caring deeply for our Community. These values shape how we work and how we support one another every day.

What You Will Do

As a Finance Analyst within our CS Physical & Localisation team, the successful candidate will assist in delivering effective, timely and accurate forecast and close process across EMEA with a focus on cost consolidation. This role requires effective collaboration with financial and non-financial business partners, working with key budget holders as needed to provide meaningful insights from data.

• Delivery
• Take responsibility for accurate tracking of localisation costs (dubbing, voiceover and subtitling) across all LOBs for all financial planning cycles, questioning variance drivers for line manager review to ensure effective financial administration for localisation costs.
• Assist with effective delivery of forecasting and budgeting processes to support CS- Physical.
• Review specific cost centres to identify issues, opportunities and possible solutions and flag them to senior colleagues or business managers as appropriate.
• Generate reports using finance and accounting systems to provide accurate data for use by colleagues/the business.
• Analyse reporting data to identify themes and trends and highlight these to relevant business managers together with a view on the wider possible implications.

• Business partnering
• Provide financial support to multiple budget owners across multiple geographies, ensuring all budgeting, forecasting and financial processing is delivered on time and to high quality standards.
• Work directly with business managers to provide basic financial support and reporting, advising them of trends and issues accordingly.
• Assist more senior colleagues in preparing presentations to communicate clear financial messages to the business.
• Share knowledge effectively across the function to facilitate good financial management.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Degree level essential and Accounting qualification (may be part qualified) e.g. ACCA, CIMA.
• Demonstrable track record of providing commercial support to a business partner that’s insightful, timely and responsive.
• Experience of supporting commercial management to a high standard and working with the Regional Finance and Commercial head office.
• Highly proficient in spreadsheets, MS Office, Power BI and financial software application.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to produce clear and insightful analysis that deliver key messaging at the appropriate level of detail.
• Numerate and analytical with a desire to think through and resolve problems.
• Results focused and outcome driven.

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave.
• Private medical insurance & dental care.
• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free.
• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing.
• Excellent parental and guardian leave.
• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney Mosaic, Disney PRIDE, our disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.