Manager FPA APAC

JOB OVERVIEW

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:

• Fitforpurpose for a startup environment focusing on areas that best support the groups aggressive growth strategy and
• Scalable for the worldclass organization that we are setting out to build.
• 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 Japan and Korea)
• 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 crossregional APAC roles such as managing APAC revenue pivot tables and consolidating regional forecast deliverables.

Recurring processes:

• Annual budgeting process
• Quarterly financial forecasting and pacing (quarterly closing)
• Quarterly licensee reporting of royalties

Examples of specific tasks (that one may be involved):

• 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 internetbased 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 adhoc basis

General:

• Provide strong professional and technical leadership implementing best practices.
• Process Improvement (financial & operational)

Qualifications :

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Technical & Professional:

• Career Level: Experienced
• Basic Qualification: bachelors 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/ Fluent language skills in Japanese (ability to facilitate and run discussions) and Advanced skills in English (ability to read/write/interpret smoothly ability to speak in simple business settings)
• Experience with systems such as SAP
• Advanced Excel skills (ability to create financial models from PowerPivot and Data Modeling)
• 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 multitask 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 cando attitude that thrives in a startup environment
• Excited about enabling aggressive growth and a worldclass organization
• Sense of humor with a commercial pragmatic outlook
• Interested and passion in entertainment character and consumer products businesses
• Ability to travel (not must)

Additional Information :

As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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