FP&A Manager at Warner Bros. Discovery

Your New Role...

Join the Consumer Products team as a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, acting as a strategic partner to Finance and Commercial stakeholders across EMEA territories and categories, as well as Burbank HQ. You’ll play a key role in financial planning and delivering insights that shape long-term growth. From annual strategic planning to quarterly re-forecasting and project involvement, this role offers the opportunity to influence outcomes across diverse product categories and markets.

Your Role Accountabilities...

• Act as a key business partner to Toys, Food, Health & Beauty, Promotions and Publishing category teams (“Hardlines”), providing strategic insights and supporting forecasting and close processes.
• Manage and coordinate revenue close processes across EMEA, ensuring accuracy and timely communication.
• Prepare and consolidate revenues for budget and forecast cycles, delivering insights on category, territory, franchise and top licensees.
• Review and validate forecasts, providing trends, risks, and opportunities to commercial teams.
• Oversee foreign currency translation and apply revenue recognition rules.
• Develop and maintain reporting tools in Tableau/Power BI for forecasting purposes.
• Monitor performance against long-term plans and provide actionable insights.
• Review Toy market data monthly, highlighting competitor trends and opportunities.
• Support quarterly and year-end processes, including accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Partner with category teams and local territories to drive business planning, licensee reviews, and strategic alignment.

Qualifications & Experience…

• Proven experience in financial planning and reporting.
• Background in Retail, Consumer Goods or FMCG preferred.
• Professional qualification (CIMA or ACCA).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; Access beneficial.
• Experience with Tableau or Power BI; SAP/BW knowledge advantageous.
• Strong understanding of consumer and retail trends.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with ability to engage finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to manage processes across remote teams.
• Fluency in a major European language (French, German, Spanish or Italian) is an advantage.
• Passion for WBD iconic brands and franchises.