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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) markets and distributes NBCUniversals film and television offerings across transactional digital and disc formats worldwide. Distributed lines of content include contemporary and classic productions within the companys expansive entertainment catalog spanning properties from Universal Pictures Focus Features DreamWorks Animation Illumination Universal Media Studios and Peacock as well as from select thirdparty partners.

UPHE distributes through its own operations in parts of North America Europe Asia Pacific and South America and through a variety of licensee partnerships across major territories around the world. The Company is leading the way in exploring innovative technologies and in developing and adapting dynamic new windowing strategies and other initiatives for the evolving global home entertainment market.

Its vast 4000plus title catalog is among the largest and most celebrated in the industry comprising a wide variety of titles and genres. Among its mostprized properties are such franchise as The Fast and the Furious Jurassic Despicable Me Minions Mama Mia! Downton Abbey Shrek Back To The Future Jaws E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial and the legendary classic monster movies; recent films including Wicked Oppenheimer and The Super Mario Bros. Movie ; as well as such acclaimed television series asthe Chicago and Law & Order franchises and The Office .

In addition UPHE is committed to fostering diversity equity and inclusion (DE&I) within its operations and content. As part of Universal Pictures UPHE benefits from the companys comprehensive DE&I initiatives which aim to create an inclusive environment both onscreen and behind the scenes.

Job Description

The Commercial Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Senior Financial Analyst will help to support the forecasting reporting and analysis of the digital & physical lines of businesses within Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The Analyst will play an important role in title level forecasting & budgeting weekly / biweekly reporting monthly financial pacing and various quarterly and annual financial reviews. This person should have a finance or related background with strong technical and analytical skills. Attention to detail is important as the reporting our team generates is distributed across several teams within UPHE as well as other business units we work closely with. This position will report to the Director of Commercial FP&A supporting the Commercial & Analytics team and will work closely with Brand Global FP&A and Film HQ.

Responsibilities :

• Coordinate and execute all the process elements to support our Global FCF and Global Overhead forecasts budget planning and indepth variance analyses.
• Execute and deliver indepth analysis and insight essential to support the Intl Digital forecasts and actualization processes.
• Narrate and present financial results to key internal and external stakeholders.
• Reconcile financial interface data from 3rd Party distribution partner to NBCU SAP system.
• Create and perform systemic checks to ensure data integrity and accuracy
• Understand system processes and initiate ideas to streamline existing processes
• Build collaborative relationship with core team members and broader finance organization
• Contribute to various initiatives and ad hoc projects (ex. Synergies between domestic / international and physical / digital process Power BI etc.)

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Business Finance Accounting or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Accounting / Finance
• Proven experience of financial modeling analysis and forecasting

Desired Characteristics :

• Detail oriented and proficient with MS Office Suite products particularly strong Excel technical skills with some SAP / AoE / BPC or Essbase knowledge
• Solid finance and accounting skills excellent analytical abilities outstanding process improvement capabilities and strong interpersonal skills
• General understanding of accounting principles : accruals revenue and cost recognition
• Experience working with and mining large amounts of data and streamlining manual processes
• Exceptional attention to detail and high standards for quality and accuracy
• Solid organization skills and ability to prioritize multiple and competing priorities
• Solid track record of automation & process improvements
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and a proactive approach to building working relationships in a matrix environment
• Ability to plan and organize work to meet tight deadlines in a fastpaced environment managing multiple projects
• Ability to effectively handle sensitive and confidential matters
• Quick learner selfstarter team player

Additional Requirements :

Hybrid : This position has been designated as hybrid generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits including medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) paid leave tuition reimbursement and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range : $85000 $90000

Additional Information :

As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals 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.

NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories or arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.

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

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