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Warner Bros. Discovery Senior Financial Analyst - Data Analytics in Mexico City, Mexico
Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
SUMMARY OF POSITION :
This position will support the management of the WBD Global Business Services organization through specialized O2C and P2P reporting and analysis. This position will assist with high-profile asset financing reports such as AR Securitizations and AR Factoring. This will position will also require periodic and ad-hoc reports and reporting tools for internal and external customers; This position will support reporting and analysis at the corporate level, as well as divisional level.
Job Responsibilities % of Time.
High-Profile Reporting (Securitization and Factoring), KPIs and Metrics
Responsible for sourcing and consolidating data for high-profile company AR reports like AR Securitization, Factoring and Bad Debt Reserves. Assist with division-specific reporting and manage consolidated company-wide reporting.
Manage the various internal and external processes and communications to ensure compliance with all contractual and compliance protocols. These include communications with treasury, account payable, accounting, and representatives from the Factoring and Securitization banking institutions
Create reporting for leadership with Key Performance Indicators, and metrics to assist AR, AP and resource performance evaluation and trending.
KPIs include but are not limited to DSO, DBO, CEI, DTP, DPO, % Unapplied Cash, Default %, Delinquent %, Days to Apply Cash, Days to Invoice, etc.
Prepare dashboards and ad-hoc reporting for senior leadership.
Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Portfolio Reporting
Researches, analyzes and synthesizes large amount data from multiple sources into business information for Global WBD Order to Cash and Purchase to Pay.
Create into reports and reporting tools to provide visibility for key AR and AP stakeholders.
Create reporting to assist stakeholders and leadership in AR Collections, Cash Target, AP Payments, and Cash Disbursement decisioning.
Provide company-wide as well as division-specific reporting.
Ensure quality and accuracy of reporting through strong understanding and analysis of data.
Supports the monthly financial analysis with operations.
Independently identify and resolve reporting issues. Escalate appropriately.
Create and maintain periodic and ad-hoc reports using various reporting software like Hyperion Essbase, SAP Business Objects, SQL, MS Suite, PowerBI, and Peoplesoft Query.
Continually assess and implement automation of reporting and portfolio analytics.
Portfolio Analysis & Risk Mitigation
Analyze AR reports, data, and metrics to identify business drivers, opportunities and risks. Communicate findings with appropriate stakeholders.
Analyze and assess potential credit risk of all portfolio tranches (Agency holding company, advertiser, industry, region/country) to identify trends and potential issues.
Where appropriate, review and analyze relevant financial statements and credit bureau information. Monitor exposure per risk category.
Communicate trends and potential issues to appropriate stakeholders.
Based on WBD O2C Global Credit Policy, review customer credit worthiness performed by Risk & Reporting Analyst. Perform deeper dive analysis as needed.
For new clients, make decisions regarding credit approval; or, for existing clients, communicate findings and recommendations to collection team.
Escalate significant risk issues to leadership, and appropriate stakeholders.
Participate and contribute to periodic reviews of credit risk policies and procedures.
Continually assess and implement automation of reporting and portfolio analytics.
Coaching and Training
Help train and guide more junior level team members
Acts as a mentor and role model to more junior level team members
Assists in reviewing work produced by more junior level team members.
JOB QUALIFICATION STANDARDS
Work Experience
5+ years in finance/accounting reporting experience
Experience working with accounts receivable
Experience working with accounts payable
Experience working with credit risk analysis
Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification
- Undergraduate degree in business, finance, or accounting
Knowledge/Skills
Advanced analytical skills with the ability to explain & present findings in an easy-to-understand language.
Advanced skills reconciling reports for accuracy from data source
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
The Legal Bits…
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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