Finance Manager, Capital & Allocations

NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal's affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

As a key member of the O&T (Operations & Technology) Finance team, the Finance Manager will own the budgeting/LRP (long range plan), forecasting, capital, and space allocation processes for the Rockefeller Center Operations Facilities team in NY and NJ.

This role provides the unique opportunity to gain a solid understanding of NBCU operations through daily exposure/interaction with O&T operational teams as well as the greater NBCU finance organization. The role’s responsibilities include:

Position overview

• Own monthly and quarterly close processes through accurate pacing updates, variance analysis, journal entries, capital labor accruals, allocations, and other necessary closing activities

• Create/update/maintain operating models for budgeting & tracking of capital expenses

• Responsible for owning the Capital planning processes for all estimates, budgets, and long-range plans (LRP) for Facilities operations

• Work with operators on KPIs and other ad hoc modeling

• Support Facilities operations team on invoicing, vendor relations, and reporting

• Ownership and maintenance of Facilities space allocations

• Perform P&L analysis, i.e. identifying risks and opportunities and assisting in summarizing performance in pitch presentations to senior management for estimates & plans

• Create reports with metrics for budget and Capital tracking purposes

• Drive Capital performance through actively monitoring and reviewing POs, invoicing, and account payables cycles

• Partner with operations teams and participate in regular business meetings, operations analysis, and strategic projects to drive productivity

• Maintain up to date finance process documentation

• Process and analyze all the necessary reports in software tools including SAP, BW, Essbase, AOE, SNAP (AP tool), Purchase Manager (PO tool), and Concur (T&E)

• Manage, coach, and develop one direct report

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in Finance or Accounting

• Must be proficient with MS Office Suite products – particularly advanced excel skills (comfortable with v-lookups, if statements, pivot tables, etc.) and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualification:

• Operational finance experience and/or the desire to learn the facilities industry as well as effectively communicating any financial impacts in a digestible way to stakeholders (i.e. controllership, leadership, operations, FP&A)

• Experience with SAP and Essbase preferred

• Solid understanding of basic accounting principles: accruals, amortization of pre-paid expenses, P&L, balance sheet, and free cash flow

Desired Characteristics:

• Quick learner and team player

• Highly collaborative and willing to “pick up the phone” to follow up and get answers when needed

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast paced environment with minimal supervision

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex information to all levels of the organization

• Exceptional attention to detail and a critical thinker

   

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: $90,000 - $110,000 (bonus eligible).

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