Manager, FP&A, APAC

JOB OVERVIEW The Manager, Finance is an integral member of the NBCUniversal, UP&E Consumer Products finance team, responsible for providing operational and financial support to the APAC Consumer Products team across all categories (Toys, Fashion & Living, Consumables, Stationery, Publishing, etc). The primary focus will be Financial Planning & Analysis and support business development to drive growth and organizational performance. The qualified candidate must be able to multi-task and balance priorities on competing initiatives. Note: APAC covers Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, SEA & India KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Build and manage separate annual full P&L (revenue and costs) budget and forecasts for Japan and Korea markets, that rolls up to the larger APAC region Partner with Japan and Korea Business/Commercial leads to achieve annual financial targets and provide analysis to support key decision for business expansion and new business opportunities Perform and facilitate financial validation processes on revenues and costs, identify key financial risks and opportunities, analyze variances between actuals and forecasts, identifying key drivers and recommending corrective actions Manage Japan and Korea’s Order-To-Cash process for direct cost (marketing and retail activations) including PO tracking and invoice processing Support cross-regional APAC functions including managing APAC revenue pivot tables and consolidating regional forecast deliverables Collaborate with Global LA team and Controllership to validate/identify accurate reporting, findings and observations; assist in new processes, systems implementations, and improvement plans Recurring processes: Annual budgeting process Quarterly financial forecasting and pacing (quarterly closing) Quarterly licensee reporting of royalties Examples of specific tasks (that one may be involved): Facilitate financial forecast discussions with key market commercial heads, analyze and identify key business drivers, risks and opportunities Perform, report and deliver financial forecast analysis comparing vs. budget and prior year performance in forms of excel financial models Communicate and support licensees with forecast and royalty uploading processes using internally developed internet-based systems Own the Japan and Korea presentation decks for annual budget and quarterly forecast reviews and assist with Regional APAC presentation deck to be presented to the Senior management team Assist in research and data-driven insights on market landscape and key business metrics to help uncover business trends and opportunities on an ad-hoc basis Identify and implement improvements to forecasting, budgeting and reporting processes, including financial systems and tools to increase overall efficiency and accuracy