# Responsibilities
The FP&A; Senior Analyst is a key role to provide the finance team management, production companies and the business leaders with accurate and timely financial planning support including preparation of title ultimates, as well as quarterly forecasts, annual budget, long range plan and management reporting.
# Qualifications/Requirements
* Ownership of label P&Ls;: Deliver forecasting, reporting, and scenario analysis for key International TV Production labels including Carnival Films, providing insight and analytics.
* Prepare the title ultimates (lifetime forecast) to assess return on investment and monitor performance of existing titles.
* Liaise with label production teams to track development spend, and upcoming title delivery dates and financial terms.
* Business partnering and management reporting responsibility for Commercial Brand Management team financials, provide quarterly performance updates, as well as licensing and merchandising deal analytics.
* Deliver by title forecasts for financial planning cycles: Budget, Long Range Plan, Quarterly Estimates, Pacing and Ultimates reviews. Provide detailed variance analysis with accurate and timely submission to NBCUniversal Corporate.
* Evaluate actual performance and provide insightful support to business and commercial teams acting as a key finance business partner.
* Management reporting deliverables including Budget Presentations, Operating Reviews, Executive Board Papers, development tracking, and key metrics (e.g. sales performance by territory) information to various stakeholders in ITVP and the NBCUniversal corporate teams .
* Work closely with the Controllership team in support of the quarterly close process.
* Support the system upgrade project for the forecasting tool ‘SMART;’ partner with IT project leads to provide business user feedback and perform testing. Upon upgrade delivery, define processes to leverage tool capabilities to improve planning and reporting.
* Continuously improve and streamline business forecasting methods and processes.
* Coach and support the FP&A; Analyst and Intern.
* Ad-hoc projects and tasks as required.
Skills & Experience:
* Qualified accountant (ACCA / CIMA) with wide ranging planning and commercial finance experience
* Strong PC skills - SAP/BW experience preferred, strong Excel & PowerPoint
* Excellent verbal and written presentation skills, report formats, PowerPoint etc.
* Proactive & solution focused with high attention to detail
* Strong team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact across cultural & business environments
* Enthusiastic self-starter with an ambition to grow through the role
* Willingness to work the hours as required by a high growth business
* Strong technical skills, controllership experience an advantage
* TV, Media and relevant industry experience is preferable
* Previous experience of Ultimates Accounting would be preferable
* All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove they are eligible to work in the United Kingdom
*Job Number:* 16145BR
*Business Segment:* International
*Sub-Business:* International TVP
*Function:* Finance
*Career Level:* Experienced
*Country:* United Kingdom
*State/Province:* - -
*City:* London