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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.
The Finance Director is the finance lead for unscripted realities, live events, and tentpole productions. This role works with the various business teams to ensure adherence to policies, procedures, and practices in compliance with NBC Standards and Practices, and to maintain accurate financial reporting. This role reports into the SVP Content Finance and manages a team of 2+ employees.
Maintain accurate and transparent financial records including for month-end close, invoicing, financial projections, tax incentives, greenlights, management reporting, variance analysis, scenario analysis, financial modeling and auditing
Ensure accuracy of closing entries and provide supporting documentation for account reconciliations and other closing activities
Meet financial planning deliverables on time, with accuracy and clear variance analysis
Maintain an active list of risks and opportunities and provide potential contingency plans
Review, approve and ensure payments are performed timely based on contractual obligations
Work closely with key business operating leads (ie Director and VP of Production Management), support functions (HR, O&T, Legal, IT, Sourcing Vendor Management), finance teams (Controllership, FP&A) and content programming finance lead to discuss projects and anticipate staff and business needs
Review production budgets to secure project approvals (ie greenlights), make recommendations for cost savings by reviewing benchmarks and relevant comparisons, and identify proper accounting and tax treatment
Maintain regular reporting rhythm with operators to review actuals vs projected spend (using Powerpoint and Excel) and help operational groups remain within approved budgets
Work with treasury and tax departments to process production funding as needed, ensuring accuracy and following corresponding policy and guidelines
Align with Human Resources on production-related hiring to be able to plan appropriately and adhere to compliance standards
Align with Sourcing Vendor Management and Business & Legal Affairs for contractual obligations related to business areas
Align with O&T on production needs, accurate spend and reporting
Collaborate across Telemundo, NBC Entertainment, Cable and/or NBC News Group to align processes and projects as needed
Manage unscripted production finance team according to business and finance priorities
Support individual development needs including training opportunities
Develop advanced Excel and Powerpoint skills
Align team goals with broader content finance and business deliverables
Work with IT and other finance teams to integrate financial systems that help streamline manual processes
Project Keystone NBCU SAP initiatives
Compass Profin asset management accounting and forecasting process
Leveraging BPC Reports for reporting and analysis
Support SVP Finance in ad hoc analysis and executive presentations
Basic Requirements:
Minimum of five years' experience within Finance/Accounting field
Proficient in Spanish written and verbal
Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or other related fields
Minimum of two years' experience as a people manager
Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
Experienced in using financial/accounting software and applications
Production Finance experience
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office at Telemundo Center a minimum of three days per week
Must be available to work (whenever necessary for show production) early mornings, evenings, holidays, and weekends and available for time-sensitive business requests
Desired Characteristics:
Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
Excellent communication, leadership, interpersonal and organizational skills
Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
Desire to improve processes and elevate status quo
Team player and self-motivated
Customer service oriented
Additional Requirements:
This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.
