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Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('SpinCo') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

About Us:

NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution is responsible for the licensing and distribution of NBCUniversal product to all forms of television and new media platforms in the U.S., Canada and in over 200 territories internationally. NBCUniversal’s content portfolio includes a vast and diverse library of more than 6,500 feature films and 170,000 television episodes, including current and classic titles, non-scripted programming, kids, sports, news, long-form and short-form programming from Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Television, UCP, Universal International Studios, Sky Studios, NBC Late Night properties, DreamWorks Animation, Telemundo, and more, as well as locally produced content from around the world. Global TV Distribution is a division of Comcast NBCUniversal.

Job Description

The Manager role will join our systems finance team during an exciting time as we embark on a large subledger replacement project.  The individual will be an active owner and contributor of various accounting/finance projects to investigate challenging current financial operational pain points through system research, as well as partnering with varying levels of internal cross functional business stakeholders.  The new team member will be a self-starter who looks forward to solving puzzles, analyzing data, and recommending strategic system operational process improvements.  In addition, this role will work closely with the IT business support team to ensure consistent communication and positive customer experience for all system users for current production open tickets.  

The individual must be extremely organized, customer focused, inquisitive, detailed, and have an accounting background to understand impact to financial statements.  This role is highly visible as it will have the unique responsibility of working closely with our cross divisional NBCU Finance family (Film, TV Networks, Peacock, and Production studios), as well as exposure to several global financial and technology leaders.  

Key Responsibilities:  

  • Become Finance support superuser for all Global TVD Financial systems (GTM, SAFE, CAFÉ, ARMR, MicroStrategy, JIRA, and SAP). Develop and maintain close relationships with all technology system leads. 
  • Partner with Operations, Revenue Assurance, and Controllership teams to understand Global TVD end-to-end scenarios for all deal types.  
  • Provide recommendations for workaround solutions for open issues during the sunset period of the current system, to reduce wholesale logic enhancements prior to moving to the future target system. 
  • Support Finance team through ownership of data management updates of various systems which includes, but is not limited to, foreign currency rate uploads and content title management. 
  • Serve as a member of the project team and assist in the exploration, requirements gathering, reconciliation / data-conversion, and testing phases of the future state Order to Cash system implementation. 
  • Support project team with data migration strategy. 
  • Continuously document challenging pain points throughout the current tickets process to help with scenarios for future state testing. 
  • Proven experience in developing clear and effective presentations that convey complex accounting data, system performance, and operational metrics to stakeholders. 
  • Ad hoc special projects as needed. 

The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above descriptions and may be modified at any time by the Department or NBCUniversal. 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications 

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance 
  • 5+ years of relevant experience, with a minimum of 3 years concentrated in Accounting and/or Finance

Desired Characteristics 

  • Must have advanced level MS Excel, Powerpoint experience 
  • Solid analytical ability and detailed oriented 
  • Experience in working with technology for system enhancements/projects preferred 
  • A team player who can also work independently and is a self-starter 
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver while working under time pressure on multiple assignments 
  • Ability to adapt and work well in a rapidly changing environment 
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills 
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to liaison with various internal professionals 
  • Possesses high level of personal and professional integrity 
  • Proven problem-solving skills 

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.

NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

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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