Director FP&A ,Streaming Tech

2 Months ago • 12-2 Years • Finance

Job Summary

Job Description

The Director FP&A, Streaming Tech manages a team responsible for planning, reporting, and analyzing global Streaming Technology and Product operating and capital expenses. This role leads the team in forecasting, reporting, and analysis to inform strategic decisions. Key responsibilities include team management, transitioning activities into FP&A structures, ensuring deep knowledge of streaming technology costs, leading expense allocation, designing cost KPIs, building financial models, driving cost efficiencies, implementing FP&A processes, providing financial insights, collaborating on special projects, supporting month-end close, monitoring actuals vs. budget, advising on system development, and participating in transformation projects. The role requires strong financial expertise, team leadership, and experience in the technology finance environment.
Must have:
  • 12+ years relevant finance experience
  • 5+ years in FP&A
  • Team management experience
  • Tech finance experience preferred
  • Strong stakeholder management
  • Excellent analytical & communication skills
Good to have:
  • CIMA, ACCA qualification
  • Experience with EPM solutions
  • Project/change management experience

Job Details

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role… 


As FP&A Director Streaming Tech, you manage non-personnel Opex & Capex FP&A CoE team responsible for planning, reporting and analysis of global Streaming Technology and Product related operating and capital expenses. Streaming Technology supports development and maintenance of Direct-to-Consumer products as MAX and Discovery+ which are key growth contributors for WBD organization. 

Your main responsibility is to lead the team and ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting, reporting and analysis which enables finance and budget holders to make critical, strategic decisions which build strong foundation for WBD success. 

Your Role Accountabilities… 

  • Manage and develop team of 8-10 people, 

  • Manage transitions of activities from local finance into center of excellence FP&A structures,  

  • Ensure deep knowledge withing the team related to streaming technology and product non personnel costs (e.g. Cloud, Content Delivery Network, Platform Engineering, Product &Design), 

  • Lead allocation process of expenses between DTC and other segments of WBD organization (News, Networks, Studios) 

  • Partner with VP Finance Streaming Tech on daily basis, 

  • Design and maintain cost KPIs and benchmarking analysis which can be reviewed on regular basis by business, 

  • Build models and analytics related to Cloud and CDN variable spend, 

  • Challenge the business to drive process efficiencies and cost reductions, 

  • Implement and maintain standard FP&A processes within managed streaming tech cost domain and ensure effectiveness and efficiency of these processes (month end close, forecast, budget), 

  • Provide high quality financial information and insights to business partners and finance leadership related to managed cost of organization (both opex and capex), 

  • Work proactively together with the Business Partners on special projects in the area of streaming tech costs (system implementations, standard process design, development of required reporting, cloud modelling) 

  • Supporting the month end close process from an FP&A perspective with variance analysis focusing on streaming tech and product non-personnel opex costs as well as capital. 

  • Summarizing key findings to support discussions and decision making with the business 

  • Monitor actuals utilization vs budget/prior year and provide required commentary on key variances. 

  • Advise and drive developments in systems to provide more accurate and timely reporting, 

  • Participate and lead transformation projects related to FP&A Streaming Tech and Product (e.g. ERP and EPM systems implementation and process re-design and stabilization)  

Qualifications & Experience… 

  • 12+ years of relevant finance professional experience with minimum 5+ years in FP&A area,  

  • Team management experience is a must, 

  • Experience in Tech Finance environment is strongly appreciated and big plus (e.g. software house/tech company finance roles), 

  • CIMA, ACCA qualification is a plus, 

  • Working experience with financial control, management reporting and business analyses, preferably within an international environment 

  • Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills 

  • Intellectual capacity to digest complex information, see trends and analysis through data and to translate this into concrete actions 

  • Project management, change management and process improvement experience 

  • Experience in working with EPM solutions for planning and reporting (ie. SAP BPC, Hyperion, Anaplan, Adaptive) 

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 

  • Strong team leader 

  • Business driven attitude and a sparring partner for management 

  • Excellent analytical skills 

  • Pro-active and hands-on 

  • High drive and energy level 

  • Fluent in English 

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at   along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our for instructions to submit your request.

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