Director, FP&A COE

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General Summary:

This role is a key position within the Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Center of Excellence (COE). As a key business partner this role will serve as part of the leadership team of the global Operating Expenses FP&A COE organization delivering core forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and analysis functions.

This role will support the VP FP&A COE in driving Global Process across these functions and will work with the FP&A COE teams across the capability centre locations to provide valuable reporting and insights.   

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Operating Expense FP&A COE team based in Hyderabad and deliver key planning, reporting, and analysis capabilities in support of the WBD finance organization in the areas of personnel, marketing, technology, and other SG&A expenses.

• Support the VP FP&A COE in Hyderabad in driving and ensuring Global Process for Operating Expense within the WBD FP&A organization, helping to define processes, and driving global consistency and alignment across business units and geographies, using automation and predictive tooling capabilities where possible.

• Demonstrate expert-level knowledge of the organization's Operating Expense business drivers to establish a capability for reporting and monitoring business performance and KPIs. Identity emerging risks and opportunities.

• Track and monitor leading indicators to identify initiative, delivery and operational performance gaps, partner with FP&A COE teams across the capability centre locations and Business FP&A to drive actions.

• Develop and maintain an efficient, effective and diverse staff through selection, training, supervision, counseling and measuring the performance of direct reports and staff members. Create a positive work environment that fosters team and individual performance.

• Develop, implement and communicate performance goals and objectives. Facilitate ongoing dialogue and performance reviews designed to provide measurable and timely feedback and implement corrective action as needed.

Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum of 13+ years relevant work experience with at least 5 years experience in a leadership position. Demonstrated experience in a BPO/Shared Services organization in the FP&A space required.
• Chartered Accountant (or) Master’s degree in a related field (e.g. MBA)
• Solid knowledge of, and experience with, financial planning, analysis and reporting concepts, and of financial systems and tools, such as ERP systems, BI tools and advanced financial planning systems and software that leverages AI/ML capabilities
• Experience in project and change management, process improvement and global process ownership.
• Process oriented with a solid understanding of financial planning accounting principles, and internal control concepts.
• An experienced people leader with proven results in building, leading and developing local teams.
• Experience with handling International

Other Considerations

• Hybrid role, with 3 days/week on-site requirement, working across global timezones
• World-class learning and development opportunities

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