Director, SAP S4 Business Transformation (Media Segment)

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 global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.

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.

Job Description

The Director, Transformation – Media Segment is a critical role for the segment within NBCUniversal’s finance transformation objective, Project Keystone. This role will support the Media & News business lines, serving as the main point of contact and liaison for the business units from an FP&A and Reporting & Analytics Transformation perspective. This role will partner across Corporate, Media and News Finance teams, and cross-functional stakeholders, in order to drive excellence in FP&A and Reporting capabilities, leveraging enterprise-wide tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) as a key technology enabler. In this role, you will align with your dedicated business unit leaders and team members on reporting and analytics requirements to ensure business critical inputs are incorporated into future state designs. You will play a key role in driving the evolution of financial reporting forward, with an eye towards streamlining processes, enhancing analytical capabilities, optimizing planning and reporting, and enabling data-driven decision making, with the mission of Fit-to-Standard as a guiding principle. The ideal candidate will understand reporting processes and business rules for Media and/or News, be able to clearly articulate those, and act as a change agent in the business areas. 

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic thinking based on subject matter expertise (SME) for next generation Finance solutions, including master data, implementation, and process design for Media & News.
• Interface with Media Segment teams, Keystone Teams, business units, matrix teams, System Integrator EY, and O&T to capture & analyze business processes, workflows, policies, tables, objects, master data elements, programs, transactions etc. currently in place in order to:
  • Translate Media needs into Fit-to-Standard design of NBCU Finance wide solutions.
  • Translate Media reporting needs into master data design of SAP S/4 and/or SAP Analytics Cloud solutions for NBCU Finance.
• Own SAP ECC to S/4 Code Block coordination and mapping related processes across the Segment
• Challenge the organization to drive standardization in data and process.
• Participate in workshops and sessions around FP&A process, Reporting and Analytics, business process analysis, process re-engineering, global templates, and value chain analysis.
• Build Media stakeholder consensus while ensuring understanding of, and agreement to, proposed solutions. 
• Support NBCU Finance change management initiatives within the Media segment to ensure successful adoption of new Finance processes and technologies, including training, communication, and stakeholder engagement.
• Change agent to Finance transformation, driven by SAP S/4 implementation. 
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting or other relevant area and a minimum of 8 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or related roles.
• 5+ years experience in the media industry, preferably in Media/News.
• Solid understanding of Finance processes, methodologies, and best practices, with the ability to drive process improvements and automation.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels