Sr. Financial Analyst, Finance

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.

Job Description

About Us:

NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution is responsible for the licensing and distribution of NBCUniversal product to all forms of television and new media platforms in the U.S., Canada and in over 200 territories internationally. NBCUniversal’s content portfolio includes a vast and diverse library of more than 6,500 feature films and 170,000 television episodes, including current and classic titles, non-scripted programming, kids, sports, news, long-form and short-form programming from Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Television, UCP, Universal International Studios, Sky Studios, NBC Late Night properties, DreamWorks Animation, Telemundo, and more, as well as locally produced content from around the world. Global TV Distribution is a division of Comcast NBCUniversal.

Job Description:

The Senior Financial Analyst of Global Television Distribution is responsible for Financial Planning & Analysis of NBCUniversal’s television product distributed in the US and Canada markets. In this role, the SFA will support the development and analysis of revenue budgets and forecasts. This position will be responsible for working collaboratively with the Sales team, Sales Administration, Television Planning Groups and Information Technology.

Responsibilities

• Manage revenue planning activities for domestic clients, working directly with Sales organization to maintain budgets in Salesforce and Dealsite
• Create and maintain deep deal analysis/financial models for domestic deals
• Analyze financial results against prior plan/forecasts including providing detailed by-title variance analysis and summarizing financial results
• Understand licensing and distribution agreements, assessing financial impact of deals
• Oversee development and update of Television ultimates, including presenting findings to senior management and stakeholders
• Participate in quarter close process, including tracking and review of revenue recognition within SAP; validating and reconciling to ensure stakeholders have accurate and timely data
• Assist with preparation of monthly executive summary decks including supporting documents for senior management
• Performs ad-hoc financial analyses to support senior management decisions and initiatives

The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above descriptions and may be modified at any time by the Department or NBCUniversal

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance
• 2+ years of experience in performing quantitative analysis, forecasting, and/or financial modelling
• Proficient Microsoft Excel (formulas & pivot tables)

Desired Characteristics:

• Solid analytical skills and attention to detail with ability to manipulate high volumes of data
• Excellent judgment and problem-solving skills to quickly resolve unique and challenging issues/concerns independently
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills wit