Finance Analyst

NBCUniversal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global media company is seeking a Finance Analyst to join their Universal Products & Experience team in London. This role is vital for providing operational and financial support, focusing on financial planning and analysis across the EMEA regions. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, financial reporting experience, and proficiency in Excel, ensuring the delivery of budget and forecast processes. Join a company dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce while driving commercial strategies in the industry.

Qualifications

• A keen understanding of commercial awareness and curiosity.
• Detail-oriented with strong financial reporting skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and financial support to the finance team.
• Assist with FP&A processes and reporting.
• Support centralized reporting to finance and commercial stakeholders.

Skills

Financial planning and analysis

Excel proficiency

Strong analytical skills

Budgeting

Communication skills

Education

Part Qualified Accountant or equivalent international qualification

Tools

Excel

Micro Strategy

Job description

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

UP&E globally drives expansion of the company's intellectual properties, franchises, characters and stories through innovative physical and digital products, content, and consumer experiences. Games, fashion, and toys only scratch the surface of ways we take Universal stories and characters from the screen and put them into fans' daily lives around the globe. Along with franchise brand management, UP&E’s core businesses include Consumer Products and Games and Digital Platforms. We take properties such as Jurassic World, Gabby’s Dollhouse, Minions, Fast & Furious from our creative content engines like Universal Pictures, Illumination and DreamWorks Animation partner with best-in-class category leaders (e.g. Mattel, Lego, PUMA, Primark, Ferrero etc.) to create amazing products for our fans. UP&E is part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
https://www.universalproductsexperiences.com/

UP&E is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce of the highest caliber. We are committed to fostering equitable and inclusive environments that honor the experiences, perspectives, and uniqueness of each colleague.

At UP&E EMEA, we are proud of our unique culture. We are inclusive, curious and creative; channeling a growth mindset in order to drive the commercial and develop our people. In order to achieve this culture, we live by our 3 values:

• Being Human Matters to Us


• Together We Can Achieve Anything


• We Always Keep Growing

Job Description

The Finance Analyst, is an integral member of Universal Products & Experience, responsible for providing operational and financial support to the Universal Products & Experience EMEA team across all teams (category, retail & marketing, etc). The primary focus will be financial planning, analysis and reporting and to support both regional and country teams. We are looking for a true finance business partner to support commercial teams drive performance and execute business strategies. The qualified candidate must be able to multi-task and balance priorities on competing initiatives and be used to working within in a matrix organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

• Assist Finance Manager with FP&A processes and reporting to deliver the Annual Budget and Quarterly Forecast.


• Work on the preparation of the overall forecast / close / budget review presentations within defined deadlines – at Country/Hub, Line of Business and Regional Level.


• Help to deliver the Quarter Close process, reviewing key P&L movements and interpret financial impact (i.e. latest True Ups and Non Accruables and ensuring Guarantee Shortfalls are fully reconciled and understood).


• Support on all centralized standard reporting to both finance and commercial stakeholders.


• Assist the Finance Manager to ensure EMEA consolidation is correctly reflected in all systems.


• Assist with the preparation and accurate reporting of the Line of Business, Country/Hub and Regional P&Ls, providing commercial context, variance analysis and assist with any reconciliation requirements.


• Lead and support on ad hoc projects, as requested.

ABOUT YOU

• Willing to learn – open to new skills, ways of working, how things work and why.


• Good communicator – honest, transparent, and flexible depending on the audience. The ability to influence stakeholders.


• Relationship builder – able to flex style, understand needs, build a strong network and work within a matrixed environment.


• Global & holistic thinker – understand the wider context.


• Results driven – own the numbers, be invested and be hungry to grow the business.


• Commercially curious – continuously seeking to understand the market.


• Willing to get stuck in – hard worker, who is not rigid with the ability to prioritise, manage own time and respond quickly and efficiently.


• Conscientious – consistent with clear attention to detail.


• Trusted to deliver – autonomous, taking on ownership and responsibility for tasks.


• Passionate – energetic, engaged, positive and desiring to make a difference.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Part Qualified Accountant or equivalent international qualification.


• Commercial awareness and curiosity together with experience in a Consumer Products and/or Retail/Online and/or FMCG business.


• Highly numerate with strong excel skills, including financial budget modelling, pivot tables and experience of working with complex data.


• Detail oriented with strong financial reporting and analysis presentation skills.


• Strong analytical skills, including the ability quickly to grasp the "big picture" and exhibit judgment in drawing conclusions and solving problems.


• Excellent technical and systems skills (including development of reporting templates etc.).


• Budgeting and reporting experience, including reporting systems, preferable with exposure to Micro Strategy.


• Acumen to navigate and troubleshoot system issues providing solid recommendations and workarounds where needed.


• Strong organizational skills and ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously, working under pressure and to tight deadlines.


• Strong team player with an ability to operate in a collaborative & flexible manner across multiple functions in a matrixed environment to achieve goals.


• Sense of humour, with a commercial, pragmatic outlook.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's 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.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [e-mail].