Sr Financial Analyst, Opex

**_Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here._****_ Welcome to Warner Bros. Discoverythe 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 nextFrom 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.**Your New Role**FP&A COE is known for its innovative thinking, best practices implementation and great customer service. Discovery seeks to unlock value for the company through igniting curiosity in all of its team members, encouraging collaboration and constantly transforming the way we work.As the Senior FP&A Opex Analyst, you support the Media Technology & Ops expenses domain within the CoE, which offers you a great opportunity to participate in the overall finance transformation roadmap setting standards for the FP&A processes.Your main responsibility is to ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting, reporting and analysis in the Technology OPEX P&L. You will develop deep knowledge and competencies in this area to provide business stakeholders with required information to make right and timely decisions.**Your Role Accountabilities**- Driving OPEX Insights and Analysis - Lead OPEX analyses across managed functions, to improve understanding, identify opportunities and feed into broader strategic questions.- Support month end close activities related to accruals/deferrals of different costs and validation of actual results in the system- Provide variance analysis to explain actual and forecasted performance of managed markets/regions vs prior year/plan/prior forecast- Support forecasts/budgets development for managed functions by working with finance business partners to review and validate their bottom’s up, providing assessment and recommendations for OPEX and Capital drivers.- Build and develop Opex reporting- Ad hoc Operational and Cost Management Projects e.g. transitions, allocations projects, presentations etc.**Qualifications & Experience**- Experience in Finance function, controllership or FP&A department,- Very good English verbal and written communication skills,- Strong analytical and numerical skills- Advanced Excel skills- Experience in using EPM solution such as SAP BPC, Hyperion, Cognos, Anaplan- Experience in using one of the ERP systems as SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle is a plus- II. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESForecasting/Budgeting/Strategic planning: collect forecast data and drivers, prepare forecast for opex & capex, prepare long term/strategic plans, set annual targets, planning assumptionsReporting development: create/maintain self-service reports, create ad-hoc reports and support custom presentations, consolidate forecast and perform forecast reporting, develop plan and long-range plan reportingMonth End Close/Variance Analysis: coordinate with controllership and RTS teams on month end activities, create ad-hoc analytics and reports, Identify Gaps to Targets, incl. Risks and Opportunities (e.g., Scenario / Sensitivity Analysis), Review Current Performance vs Forecast (e.g., Variance Analysis, reports, metrics)Data Governance/System Maintenance/Projects: Provide Financial Systems Support/ Maintain Financial Systems, Maintain Planning Systems, Tools and Templates, Maintain Planning Calendars, Policies and Procedures, Maintain Allocation models: Systems used: Peoplesoft, Hyperion and other.**How We Get Things Done****The Legal Bits