Sr. Manager, News Group FP&A

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Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Reporting to the VP, News Group FP&A, this key role on the News Group finance team will be responsible for consolidated News Group FP&A as well as play a key role in shaping reporting and finance systems usage. Partnering closely with finance leadership at News, Local and Telemundo this role will be a unique opportunity to drive FP&A reporting and play an integral part in the evolution systems and data strategy.

Responsibilities include:

• Support News Group FP&A team for all revenue, cost, and EBITDA analysis at a News Group level (News, Local, and Telemundo) for reporting to both NBC corporate and Chief Business Officer, News Group and Chairman, News Group.
• Drive the creation of financial presentations to internal News Group senior leadership as well as the NBCU corporate team, including Op Reviews to both NBCU CEO and CFO.
• Lead efforts to standardize reporting across News Group business units as well as strategy around best use of new systems (S4/Code Block/FP&A Reporting/SAC)
• Partner with News Group FP&A leadership to drive the Long Range Plan/Estimate and Budget processes, collaborating with finance teams across News Group to build consistent revenue/cost views.
• Act as critical partner to News Group FP&A leadership, Business CFOs, and Chief Business Officer for financial and strategic storytelling.
• Challenge the organization to drive standardization in data and process.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to a direct report, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in FP&A, proactively recommending innovative solutions to drive business value.
• Assign and execute on other ad hoc requests assigned by the News Group FP&A Leadership, CFO and Chief Business Officer.

• 8+ years of professional experience in finance, preferably in media / production.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• The ability to present recommendations and analyses in a clear and concise manner
• Advanced skill in Excel/Powerpoint
• Experience in SAP systems (AOE, BPC, S4, SAC etc)

What will make you stand out:

• Significant finance and accounting skills, including experience in Financial Planning and Analysis.
• Must demonstrate integrity, excellent judgment and business acumen, providing thoughtful strategic insights to senior leadership that translate into successful business strategies.
• Proven execution focus with the ability to multi-task and lead wide ranging business initiatives.
• Excellent writing and verbal presentation skills and strong project management skills.
• Must have a flexible, creative approach to the business and ability to modify their experience and knowledge base and adapt to the organization.
• Persuasive communicator with a vision, a proven ability to self-motivate who can work independently as well as collaboratively, and effectively deal with strong personalities and points of view.

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $110,000-$145,000. 

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