Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.

　　Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

　　Who We Are…

　　When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

　　From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

　　Company Overview

　　Every great story has a new beginning. We're excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD is a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, sports, news, streaming and gaming. We’re home to the world’s best storytellers, creating world-class products for consumers. From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers and beyond, join us as we step into the next chapter.

　　The Role

　　As the FP&A COE Ad Sales Manager EMEA, you will support the Ad sales revenue domain within COE for the EMEA Region which offers you a great opportunity to participate in the overall finance transformation roadmap setting standards for the FP&A processes related to Ad sales revenue management. Your main responsibility is to ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting, reporting and analysis in the Ad sales revenue domain. In addition, you will manage the financial modelling based on market trends and key KPIs and provide expertise and insights to commercial teams. You will manage a team of analysts and you ensure deep knowledge and competencies are developed within the team to provide business stakeholders with the required information to make educated decisions.

　　This role is based in Warsaw, Poland

　　Responsibilities:

　　Prepare financial forecasts & budgets for managed areas and validate them with the commercial team to capture any risks and opportunities and provide assessment and recommendations of revenue drivers

　　Track business performance by updating Ad sales models on a regular basis, understand drivers behind the change, track and verify the data to make sure it is complete and accurate

　　Provide variance analysis with comments to explain actual and forecasted performance of managed channels vs prior year/plan/prior forecast

　　Prepare advertising sales analysis to understand performance (customer, agency, industry, KPI trends analysis), discuss observations with stakeholders

　　Responsible for the development and updates of standard SMT and local commercial team reporting to highlight important trends, events, or unexpected variances

　　Manage ad hoc strategic and BAU Ad sales-related financial requests i.e. preparing business plans, financial models and scenario analysis

　　Collaborate with Billing/Revenue Accounting/Collections teams supporting month-end closing processes, reviewing accruals, providing feedback etc.

　　Constantly review processes, identify areas where we can simplify and improve processes and drive efficiencies, propose solutions and drive changes

　　Establish collaborative relationships with key contacts in business finance teams to encourage the flow of information and knowledge sharing

　　Lead, develop and coach a team analyst to provide high-quality support to their stakeholders

　　Requirements:

　　5+ years’ experience in Finance function in the FP&A department including at least 2 years on manager position

　　Diversified experience in financial reporting, forecasting, planning, modelling, and strong analytical skills followed by good storytelling

　　Knowledge of media Ad Sales markets and dynamics of key metrics impacting revenue would be an asset

　　Self-motivated individual, focused on constant development and process improvement, open to changes and new challenges

　　Very good English

　　Great communication skills and relationship-building

　　Ability to establish a professional, trust-based relationship with a variety of finance and non-finance stakeholders

　　Be able to meet stringent deadlines and work under pressure while showing excellent attention to detail

　　Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize and adhere to strict deadlines

　　Experience leading, coaching, and developing a team

　　Advanced Excel skills

　　Strong working knowledge of financial software packages and Microsoft Office suite

　　Experience in using EPM solutions such as SAP BPC, Hyperion, Anaplan, Adaptive

　　What's in it for you?

　　Contract of employment

　　Hybrid work model, f lexible working hours

　　Free access to player.pl and HBO Max

　　Benefit package: private medical health care, life insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria including sport card, social funds, retirement pension plans, recognition platform, employee referral program

　　Work-life balance initiatives: wellbeing platform, yoga, massages, educational webinars, Employee Assistance Program, internal media initiatives

　　training & development: sharing the cost of English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, Bridge learning platform, sharing sessions with experts, periodic movie shows in the office cinema room

　　CSR activities: volunteering, eco & social initiatives

　　Casual dress code

　　Parking space available for booking

　　#LI-Hybrid

　　How We Get Things Done…

　　This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

　　The Legal Bits…

　　Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

　　If you’re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at [email protected].