Director, FP&A
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World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., - a public media and entertainment company (NYSE: WWE) is seeking a motivated and dynamic Director, Financial Planning and Analysis to support the Company's growth. This is a critical role for WWE, which will partner with the company's business leaders and have a high degree of interaction with its senior financial management.
This is an exciting time to begin a career at WWE. The Company creates and delivers original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience, producing more than 1,500 hours of content per year and generating 5-6 billion hours of consumption across pay-television, direct-to-consumer (OTT), and digital and social platforms. The Company reported record results in 2017, surpassing $800 million in revenue, and anticipates record revenue, record Adjusted OIBDA, and a record level of subscribers to its direct-to-consumer network again in 2018. For more information about the company, see www.corporate.wwe.com/investors.
General Responsibilities
• Lead development of annual operating and three-year plan for WWE business units
• Monitor ongoing business performance and prepare presentations that communicate both financial results and operating issues to the Company's senior management
• Conduct monthly reviews with management to insure the Company and business units meet and/or exceed financial targets
• Guide the development of comprehensive financial models to assess product profitability; influence decisions to manage WWE's portfolio of assets and strategies to maximize value
• Participate in the development of sophisticated predictive forecasting models that utilize a wide array of relevant factors and automated assessment of attributes to enhance accuracy
• Develop feasibility studies and business models to evaluate new business opportunities
• Create and implement mechanisms to track and report key financial and operating metrics
• Analyze trends in key performance indicators and performance vs. media benchmarks
• Review Company presentations to equity analysts and investors
Qualifications:
• 5-7 years FP&A experience – preferably in Entertainment and/or Media
• Knowledge of media accounting, measurement of product profitability and digital technology
• History of effectively influencing senior executives; Skilled in preparing presentations with clear narrative and impactful graphics
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills and sound business judgment
• Ability to proactively gather and synthesize data from internal and/or external sources
• Knowledge of financial software; Experience with TM1 and/or other OLAP tools a strong plus
• MBA preferred
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