At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial operations and ensure accurate reporting for a global entertainment powerhouse.
- Company: Join NBCUniversal, a leader in media and entertainment with a diverse portfolio.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, dynamic work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative team culture with exciting projects across multiple regions.
- Why this job: Make an impact in the entertainment industry while developing your finance skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in financial controllership and strong stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 60000 £ per year.
NBCUniversal is hiring a Senior Manager Controllership.
As one of the world’s premier entertainment portfolios, NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer delivers quality content and compelling brands to over 160 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific. NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience.
The Senior Manager, Controllership sits within the NBCU International Networks HQ team, reports to the Director, Controllership and has 1 direct report. The team is responsible for overseeing the timely and accurate completion of monthly and quarterly financial closings in accordance with US GAAP.
Job description:
- Support all phases of finance system implementation projects – including design, build, testing, deployment & stabilization – and take accountability for delivery of key milestones.
- Assist with oversight of monthly and quarterly closes to ensure accurate financial bookings and timely reporting of financials and balance sheet reviews to Corporate teams in New York.
- Ownership of Networks HQ legal entities from a Controllership & FP&A perspective including statutory accounts process, corporate reporting requirements, pacing cycles, budgeting, account reconciliations and balance sheet reviews.
- Day-to-day management of 1 direct report as well as additional offshore resources (outsourced provider) which includes review of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and Corporate data requests.
- Assist Director, Controllership with ad hoc finance projects such as acquisitions, disposals & other purchase accounting, system implementations to drive controllership improvements & efficiencies, monthly close initiatives, and legal entity rationalisations.
- Assist in quantifying impacts of group accounting policies & regulatory changes and providing accounting/technical support for more complex transactions.
- Assist with determining implications of forex arising as part of close and consolidation processes and on non-standard transactions.
- Assist with the identification and communication of risks & opportunities impacting on the monthly & quarterly results and supporting FP&A counterparts in the forecasting and budgeting processes.
- Assist with providing finance support to commercial and legal teams including new business initiatives such as channel launches ensuring robust, efficient and compliant process in place to support the business.
- Work closely with Tax teams & Compliance for Corporation Tax, VAT and WHT.
- Build relationships with key stakeholders – including opco functional leads, Corporate Finance, Tax, Treasury, outsource partners & other divisions across NBCUniversal.
- Support the implementation of forecasting and reporting systems and tools.
- Any other duties commensurate with the level of responsibility of this post, for which the post holder has the necessary experience and/or training, as determined by the Director, Controllership.
Skills & Technologies:
- US GAAP
- Financial Controllership
- Financial Systems Implementation
- Monthly and Quarterly Close Processes
- FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Statutory Accounts and Corporate Reporting
- Forex and Consolidation Accounting
- Tax and Compliance (VAT, WHT, Corporation Tax)
- Stakeholder Management
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