Manager, Fp&a, Apac

Company Description

Universal Pictures were the first of the modern Hollywood studios, and over their one hundred years, they have been responsible for some of the world’s most memorable feature films. The home of ET, Jurassic Park, Despicable Me, Jason Bourne, Dracula, Bridget Jones, Mamma Mia, The Mummy, Les Misérables, King Kong and the unstoppable Fast & Furious franchise, to name a few. Consumer Products group of the Universal Products & Experiences (“UP&E”) oversees NBCUniversal's consumer products licensing for Universal Pictures, NBC Television, Focus Features and DreamWorks Animation Film and Television. UP&E is part of NBCUniversal. 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. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading internet-based businesses.

NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. UP&E has been embarking on an aggressive growth strategy since 2016

**Job Description**:
The primary focus of this role is to work in a team to design, build, and manage a financial planning, analysis, & reporting function for APAC UP&E Finance: Note: APAC covers Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, SEA, India & South Asia

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build and manage annual P&L budget and forecasts for selected APAC territories (covering Australia, New Zealand and SEA markets)
- Perform and facilitate financial validation processes on revenues and costs, identify key financial risks and opportunities and report the updates in forms P&L statements and financial excel models.
- Partner with key regional business leaders and finance teams to achieve financial targets and drive financial performances.
- Work as a team member of APAC Finance to play a cross-regional APAC roles such as managing APAC revenue pivot tables and consolidating regional forecast deliverables.
- Annual budgeting process
- Quarterly financial forecasting and pacing (quarterly closing)
- Quarterly licensee reporting of royalties
- Facilitate financial forecast discussions with key market business leaders, analyze and identify key business drivers, risks and opportunities.
- Perform, report and deliver financial forecast analysis comparing vs. budget and prior year performance in forms of excel financial models.
- Communicate and support licensees with forecast and royalty uploading processes using internally developed internet-based systems.
- Preparation of forecast submission templates and facilitate the submission from licensees and rendering parties.
- Preparation of presentation slides for annual budget and quarterly reviews with senior management teams
- Research and preparation of market or competitive data and information reports to uncover business opportunities and risks on an ad-hoc basis
- Provide strong professional and technical leadership, implementing best practices
- Process Improvement (financial & operational)

**Qualifications**:
**Technical & Professional**:

- Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field required (e.g., accounting)
- Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience (in a Consumer Products business or Global Media & Entertainment industry a plus), in a finance function
- Solid accounting background & technical expertise
- Qualified accounting and finance skills (i.e., certified accountant, Mastery in business administrations) are plus
- Native or an Advanced/ Fluent language skill in English (ability to facilitate and run discussions)
- Experience with systems such as SAP
- Advanced Excel skills
- PowerPoint skills, including ability to "tell a story" using PowerPoint

**General**
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Applicant should be a team player and be able to work with a variety of personalities.
- Strong leadership skills and ability to work across multiple divisions.
- Takes initiative and lead on projects.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in this fast
- paced environment.
- Proactive approach to problem solving including analytical and information system skills
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments and work well under pressure
- Must be accurate, highly organized with great attention to detail

**Personal **Characteristics**
- A flexible, innovative, and can-do attitude that thrives in a “start-up” environment
- Excited about enabling aggressive growth and a world-class organization
- Sense of humor, with a commercial, pragmatic outlook
- Interested and passion in entertainment, character and consumer products businesses Ability to travel

Additional Information

NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and