Manager, Finance

As a key member of the O&T (Operations & Technology) Finance team, the Finance Manager will own the budgeting/LRP (long range plan), forecasting, expense management, headcount, capital and allocation processes for the News Group O&T department. This role provides the unique opportunity to gain a solid understanding of NBCU operations through daily exposure/interaction with O&T operational teams as well as the greater NBCU finance organization. Some of the brands that we support are TODAY, NBC News Now, Nightly News, Meet the Press, etc. Position overview: Own monthly and quarterly close processes through accurate pacing updates, variance analysis, journal entries, expense accruals, allocations, and other necessary closing activities Create/update/maintain operating models for budgeting & tracking of expenses Responsible for owning the P&L planning processes for all estimates, budgets, and long-range plans (LRP) for Production operations Work with operators on KPIs and other ad hoc modeling Perform P&L analysis, i.e. identifying risks and opportunities and assisting in summarizing performance in pitch presentations to senior management for estimates & plans Track capital by integrating into operations teams to understand schedule and delivery Create reports with metrics for budget and P&L tracking purposes Maintain and support build out of various allocations Partner with operations teams and participate in regular business meetings, operations analysis, and strategic projects to drive productivity Present on-going results to finance leadership & operations Process and analyze all the necessary reports in software tools including SAP, BW, Essbase, AOE, SNAP (AP tool), Purchase Manager (PO tool), and Concur (T&E)