Warner Bros. Discovery · 8 hours ago
Sr. Finance Manager, Global Content Operations
Burbank, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $204K/yrWarner Bros. Discovery is a global leader in media and entertainment, known for its iconic content and beloved brands. The Sr. Finance Manager will serve as a strategic business partner to the Global Content Operations division, overseeing financial planning, analysis, and reporting while collaborating with senior leadership to enhance operational efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Management and production of the consolidated budget for GCO / PPCS P&Ls, as well as LRP, budget, and monthly reforecasts for headcount, related expenditure and capital spend
Partner with Regional and Operating Management to ensure that all relevant information is captured and reflected in budgets and forecasts, challenging and verifying all underlying assumptions to ensure the integrity of the numbers
Oversee delivery of variance analysis for GCO / PPCS expenses (e.g. actual versus budget comparison)
Review and consolidate business cases, forecasts and scenario analysis for new business initiatives, support new projects and initiations with financial analysis and modelling, establish clearly defined, roll-out and report on other core measures of success (financial and non-financial) for all GCO operations
Support resource planning, headcount allocation, cost modelling and volume planning
Track and report on the performance of executed projects and other business initiatives that are implemented and fully integrate these into the international consolidated reporting process
Provide ad hoc analysis, forecasting and modelling as required
Work across global partners and clients to support the operations of the GCO and PPCS business
Train/educate business contacts to use and understand financial/data analysis and reporting tools as appropriate
Liaising with budget holders and business contacts to ensure the correct coding of GCO / PPCS expenditure
Ensure monthly and annual planning processes are completed and uploaded into relevant systems in line with reporting deadlines
Qualification
Required
Experience to include significant forecasting, budgeting, modelling and analysis
Experience of working with a high volume of data
Variance analysis
Digital Products experience
Media experience
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
Highly computer literate including advanced Excel, Hyperion (or similar)
Experience of collaborating with pan regional and cross functional teams
English – fluent verbal and written
Use best practice tools such as SmartView, Tableau (or similar analytical tools)
Experience and market knowledge of specified territories
Commercial approach, aware how industry trends and micro/macroeconomics affect the business
Solid organizational, prioritizing and multi-tasking abilities to work in a high pressure, fast paced environment and deal with a high volume of data
Ability to prioritize and work under own initiative
Meticulous attention to detail
Relationship building skills
Highly numerate and analytical
Able to communicate with and present explain data and analysis concepts to non-finance personnel
Ability to question and research detail in order to achieve a full understanding and accurate reflection of the financials
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
An employee wellness program
Life and disability insurance
A retirement savings plan
Paid holidays and sick time
Vacation
Company
Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros.
Founded in 2022
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$17.5BKey Investors
JP Morgan
2025-12-05Acquired
2025-06-09Post Ipo Debt· $17.5B
2005-07-15IPO
Leadership Team
David Zaslav
President and CEO
Mark Thompson
CEO
Recent News
2025-12-31
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