Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis, APAC

The Manager, Finance is an integral member of the NBCUniversal, UP&E Consumer Products Financial, Planning & Analytics team, responsible for providing operational and financial support to the APAC Consumer Products team, primarily supporting the Japan and Korea markets across all categories (Toys, Fashion & Living, Consumables, Stationery, Publishing, etc). The primary functions will be financial planning, forecasting and analysis, as well as support business development to drive growth and organizational performance. The qualified candidate must be highly analytical and able to multi-task on competing initiatives.KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIESSupport Regional Finance Director across all financial cycles for Japan and Korea markets remotely in Australia: Annual Budget, Quarterly Forecasts, Quarterly Close and Long Range Planning cycles; assist in delivering presentations to senior leadership teamBuild and manage separate annual full P&L (revenue and costs) budget, forecasts and close for Japan and Korea market and own variance analysis and insightsPartner with Japan and Korea Business/Commercial leads to achieve annual financial targets and provide trend/industry analysis to support key decision for business expansion and potential new business opportunitiesEnsure accuracy and consistency of financial data through validation of revenues and costs across systems and reportsIdentify key financial risks and opportunities, analyse variances between actuals and forecasts, identifying key drivers and recommending corrective actionsSupport cross-regional APAC functions including managing APAC revenue pivot tables and consolidating regional forecast deliverablesCollaborate cross-functionally with other Departments across the organization (Commercial, Controllership, Legal, ITCore ResponsibilitiesPerform, report and deliver financial forecast analysis comparing vs. budget and prior year performance in forms of excel financial modelsSupport licensees in forecasting and royalty submission processes, utilizing internal web-based systems and tools.Facilitate financial forecast discussions with key market commercial heads on a remote basis, analyze and identify key business drivers, risks and opportunitiesOwn 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 teamAssist in research and data-driven insights on market landscape and key business metrics to help uncover business trends and opportunities on an ad-hoc basisIdentify and implement improvements to forecasting, budgeting and reporting processes, including financial systems and tools to increase overall efficiency and accuracyKey to the success of this role is your ability to provide strong technical support to your key stakeholders as well as promoting a culture of continuous improvement by leading and supporting process improvement initiatives across financial and operational areas.Recurring processes:Annual budgeting processQuarterly financial forecasting / pacing and closeQuarterly licensee reporting of royalties