Finance Manager

About the Role & Team

The Direct-to-Consumer Finance team are responsible for the financial management of Disney+ in EMEA available in 70 markets.

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager who has a strong media background and excellent stakeholder management skills.

You’ll join a team grounded in our Disney values — acting with Integrity, welcoming everyone through Inclusion, embracing boundless Creativity, working together through Collaboration and caring deeply for our Community. These values shape how we work and how we support one another every day.

What You Will Do

• Review and consolidate EMEA local content spend for financial planning cycles (Close, Forecast & Annual Operating plan) 

• Prepare US local content submissions 

• Business support for UK and regional acquisition and programming teams  

• Track global content slate and costs 

• Partner with the programming team to appraise the localisation strategy by analysing KPIs and return on investment 

• Finance representative in cross function process mapping  

• Develop close relationships with the wider EMEA Finance team, with a ‘one team’ approach’ and build a network across lines of business, markets, Burbank and controllership, sharing resources and knowledge 

• Adopt a flexible approach to provide ad hoc finance support to the wider D+ finance and business teams 

Required Experience & Skills

• ACA/CIMA Qualified or equivalent qualification  

• Significant experience in business partnering, financial planning and analysis

• Comfortable working with large volumes of data, preparing insightful reporting and analysis to support management decision making 

• Experience in presentations will be useful 

• Attention to detail 

• Working in an equivalent role within the Media sector a big plus 

• Working with financial IT systems, SAP/BW, Cognos Reporting and excellent proven Excel skills 

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

• Disney+ Subscription

• Excellent parental and guardian leave

• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN@Disney, Disney MOSAIC, 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. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.