Finance Manager, Nordic & Baltic

Job ID 10108116 Location Stockholm, Sweden / Copenhagen, Denmark / Helsinki, Finland / Oslo, Norway Business The Walt Disney Company (EMEA) Date posted Jan. 20, 2025

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

In this role you will own the financial planning, reporting and analysis of our Theatrical business, central planning and central cost management. You will take an active role in the Nordic & Baltic Finance team as well as the Theatrical Leadership team, providing commercial financial expertise and guidance, partnering with the business to deliver our ambitious growth targets. Other key stakeholders would include the regional finance team and the Nordic HR team.

Primary areas of focus are forecast and planning, commercial finance support, developing and articulating strategies to grow the business and to maximize long-term profitability.

This role will require you to be onsite 4 days a week. This role can be based in any of our Nordic offices: Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo or Helsinki.

What You Will Do

Support in the financial planning cycle for our Theatrical business (movie distribution), including budget, forecasts, actuals reporting and reconciliations of forecasts/actuals. This includes reconciling and explaining numbers submitted by the business, driving the financial planning for specific P&L lines, coordinating internal reviews, annual planning and reporting of actuals
Leading on central planning such as headcount planning, managing functional support budgets and their forecasting
Manage central Nordic marketing budgets, this includes driving a cross-functional marketing set up across the Nordic & Baltic region, ensuring focus is on both the individual business lines and the total Nordic & Baltic P&L
Key finance partner to the Nordic & Baltic Finance Director, Theatrical leads and cross-LOB Marketing
Present and explain the results to key stakeholders in a clear and comprehensive way
Ensuring that the forecasts are correct and updated in the reporting systems
Support with financial analysis on new deals including partnerships, promotional activity & launch markets
Project management of central finance projects and ways of working improvements, incl. creation and maintenance of tools and templates, where needed
Drive, or provide support to Finance Director and line manager, on ad hoc projects, business development opportunities and analysis
Build and develop a strong relationship with the regional team
Challenging management in their thinking and making sure that the right business decisions are being made
Participate and take an active part in weekly/ monthly meetings both locally and regionally
Establish and develop a strong relationship with the wider EMEA Finance organization

Required Qualifications & Skills

BSc or MSc or equivalent experience in Finance, Economics or Marketing
Significant experience from comparable finance roles in international, sophisticated organizations
Confident in handling multiple stakeholders in a matrix organization, up to senior management level
Experiences in leading financial planning and reporting
Strong financial analysis and modelling skills incl. project management and presenting to senior management
Excellent ability to perform detailed analyses as well as seeing the big picture
A proactive approach is key – to communication, stakeholder management and project management
Ability and willingness for continuous learning and improvement to drive the finance function forward
Excellent presentation skills both verbal and graphical, with an ability to convey relevant information in a candid and timely manner
Strong MS Office Skills and ideally with SAP
Excellent oral and written skills in English, knowledge of Nordic languages is beneficial

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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with the necessary accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive all benefits of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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About The Walt Disney Company (EMEA):

Disney EMEA aims to drive growth, innovation and brand affinity across an extremely diverse collection of countries with a team of over 6,000 employees operating in 59 markets with offices in 29 countries.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Walt Disney Company Nordic AB, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (EMEA).

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