Manager, Finance - Olympics Production

Job Description

Responsibilities

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Job Description

The Finance Manager will be responsible for financial management of key areas of NBC's production of the Olympic Games. The manager will be an integral partner with Olympics Production and Operations team in the budgeting, reporting, analysis, payment and controllership of their budgets. They will become an expert in all matters regarding NBC Sports' SCORE application for reporting of position metrics, spend, cost trends and variance analysis of games time travel and pay. SCORE is an application for users to plan, crew, execute and approve payment for events across NBC Sports.

Responsibilities:
• Olympics Production
• Collaborate with Production and Operations team to build financial plan
• Assist with financial roll ups by identifying risk and opportunities, reporting variances, meeting cost targets and pacing foreign cash spend
• Review and approve PCard purchases
• Deliver on FP&A and Controllership requirements – monthly closing, pacing, estimates and assigned responsibilities
• SCORE
• Lead on reporting and variance analysis on all Olympics games time travel and pay in SCORE
• Assist with approving games time payment including talent
• Participate in building Olympics event module for each game for financial and production planning
• Improvements to streamline and enhance current workflow

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
• 5+ years of finance, accounting, or business analysis experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and SAP
• Demonstrates technical aptitude, communications and interpersonal skills
• Highly organized and process/detail-oriented
• Solid analytical, communications and strategic thinking skills. Ability to analyze current processes, define and implement improvements
• Excellent time-management skills with ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Understanding of and commitment to controllership principles
• Background in accounting and close cycles

Additional Requirements:
• Willingness to work overtime
• Must be willing to work in Stamford, CT

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

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