Business Analyst

Company Description

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. 

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

NBCUniversal is seeking a Business Analyst to join a driven and highly motivated team within Media Operations, part of the larger Operations & Technology organization.

Media Operations is responsible for managing NBCUniversal’s content supply chain, including ingest, QC, prep, and fulfillment to deliver content on behalf of the company’s Domestic and International properties ranging from film studios to broadcast networks and streaming platforms.

The Business Analyst will serve as a supporting member of a team who can help identify, extract, analyze, and report out on all financial data points for NBCUniversal’s Domestic and International content supply chain.  They will play an integral role in the day-to-day management of Media Operations finances, including facilitating payments, revenue tracking, budgeting, and forecasting. In addition to being responsible for financial aspects of Media Operations, the Business Analyst will aide in analyzing and proposing thoughtful operational changes based on revenue trends; collaborating with internal Studio Fulfillment, Enterprise Product, Business, Engineering and Finance teams. 
 
Responsibilities

• Regularly track and report amortization and production accruals for each line of business supported by Media Operations
• Regularly generate revenue projections for each line of business supported by Media Operations
• Extract and analyze financial data metrics to support workflow improvements and illustrate key trends.
• Conduct financial analysis of budgets and prepare thorough presentations to highlight any issues or areas of concerns providing sound financial recommendations to upper management. Assist with creating presentations to communicate strategic initiative scope, findings and execution plans to management, stakeholders, and broader groups across NBCUniversal.
• Associate financial data points with operational KPIs by collecting data, and presenting the data visually. Automating data collection processes where possible.
• Own financial reporting (project status, accomplishments, updates, KPIs, and productivity) on behalf of the Media Operations department.
• Support the department’s operating rhythm for long-range planning (LRP) as needed.
• Use business acumen to thoroughly understand the operation and to develop operational expertise.
• Identify risks & opportunities and provide solutions to potential overage issues with budgets.
• Coordinate working sessions with Finance team to regularly deliver on billing calendar deadlines.
• Lead weekly/monthly calls across operations teams and ad-hoc as needed.
• Identify data patterns to help recommend and implement timely solutions with appropriate parties throughout the NBCU supply chain.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business Administration.
• 2+ years of recent relevant work experience in finance, data procurement, program or portfolio management or metrics reporting.
• 2+ years of experience creating business presentations for executive audiences.
• 1+ years of experience managing financial data reporting in an operational environment.
• Ability to clearly and concisely articulate complicated financial metrics in an understandable way for a variety of audiences. 
• Experience with Microsoft Excel formulas, lookups and Smart