Finance Analyst

About the Role & Team

This team is responsible for marketing costs of our Studio content across Theatrical and streaming services. The Studio content is delivered by the following brands - Marvel, Lucas, Disney, Pixar, 20th Century, Searchlight, and New Regency. In addition the broader team is responsible for the Music business within EMEA – across recorded music, publishing and concerts.

The role is responsible for delivering an effective, timely and accurate AOP, Forecast, FYP and close process for Studio Content Marketing. It requires effective collaboration with financial and non-financial business partners, communicating with key budget holders around risks and opportunities, and proactive identification of opportunities for business and process improvement.

What You Will Do

Delivery:

• Analyse and interpret reports and wider business data to identify risks and opportunities for Content Marketing

• Prepare analysis to communicate clear financial messages to a non-technical audience

• Use own initiative to highlight problems before they arise and propose solutions to mitigate business risk

• Provide financial support to multiple budget owners across multiple geographies, managing updates of models, actuals and routine tasks as required to assist the wider team

• Take responsibility for discrete Finance projects to deliver improved financial management or systems to the business

• Share knowledge effectively across the function to facilitate good financial management and support the development of others

• Any other FP&A activity to support the team as required

Business partnering:

• Build relationships with key budget holders to provide specialist advice, guidance and support to help financial management

• Influence key budget holders on the basis of identified risks and opportunities to help guide future business planning

• Provide cover for SFA, deputising in their absence to provide support and guidance to business stakeholders

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Accounting qualification (part qualified or qualified) e.g. ACCA, CIMA

• Demonstrable track record of providing commercial support to a business partner that’s insightful, timely and responsive.

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

• Ability to produce clear and insightful analysis that delivers key messaging at the appropriate level of detail.

• Experience of supporting commercial management to a high standard and working with the Regional Finance and Commercial head office.

• Numerate and analytical with a desire to think through and resolve problems. Results focused and outcome driven.

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave

• Private medical insurance & dental care

• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free

• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing

• Excellent parental and guardian leave

• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.