Business Operations Coordinator, Warner Bros Discovery
Office located in Old Street, London
Entertainment company
Job no longer available
Entertainment company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Office located in Old Street, London
1001+ employees
Company mission
To take the world’s greatest possibilities and make them a reality - creating impact, inspiring imagination, and building connections.
Role
Who you are
- Solid experience in a similar role
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, with strong data analysis skills
- Highly accurate, detail-oriented, and analytical with excellent communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively within a team
- Well-organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively
- Familiarity with expense reporting systems, ideally SAP Concur
- Experience with accounts payable systems, such as PeopleSoft and SAP Ariba
- Prior experience within a multinational and/or media organization is a plus
- Experience in project management and/or process improvement (Lean Six Sigma) is desirable
What the job involves
- The position will support the CNN editorial news and programming operations throughout EMEA, based in London. Provide visibility into business activities by maintaining cost reports on expenses and providing ad hoc analysis to facilitate decision making.
- As a ‘company connector’ you will ensure compliance with expense management, company policies, procedures, processes, and procurement – liaising with Finance, Accounting, HR, Legal, Security, Procurement, and Compliance.
- Where appropriate, issues will be escalated to appropriate levels. Although a significant amount of time will be spent on transactional activities, several strategic process and cost-saving initiatives are currently in-flight, where support will be required
- Manage and review Concur expense reports, ensuring accurate allocation of expenses and timely approvals
- Oversee invoice approval processes and ensure purchase orders are properly receipted in the system
- Maintain and update department budgets, tracking expenses and ensuring alignment with financial goals
- Provide regular updates and reports on cost tracking to relevant stakeholders
- Facilitate the procurement of equipment as needed, ensuring proper vendor selection, cost control, and delivery timelines
- Manage the onboarding process for new employees, freelancers, and vendors, ensuring compliance with company policies
- Provide operational support for strategic projects, assisting with resource allocation, timeline management, and tracking progress
- Be available on-call for urgent matters, including handling breaking news and processing cash advances
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is an entertainment company formed from the 2022 merger of Warner Bros and Discovery. It is a leader in the creation, production, distribution, licensing, and marketing of content, with Warner Bros alone boasting a huge library – more than 100,000 hours of programming – before the companies were joined. WBD’s portfolio includes Discovery Channel, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Discovery+, HBO Max, and franchises like “Batman” and “Harry Potter”.
Both of the company’s previous businesses have operated throughout the digitisation of the media space. David Zaslav, CEO of WBD, headed Discovery during its expansion into digital media, to make it a “content company” over a “cable company”. The recent focus for Warner Bros has been on next-gen distribution efforts, expanding the availability of its content across platforms and devices to reach the modern viewer. The new company has plans to migrate to one tech stack, which will require extensive retooling, as well as exploring cost-saving automation opportunities for its operations.
Since the merger, the new giant that is Warner Bros Discovery has had a shaky start, forcing the company to wind down operations and cut back on content, which included the very public scrapping of the “Batgirl” movie. However, it now seems the company may have been ahead of the curve, as a wider trend of cutbacks has been seen from peers in the space. This early move, combined with a hyper-focus on cash generation, seeks to establish WBD as an outperformer in an industry on the downturn.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Company values
- Act as One Team: Trust each other, succeed together, and growth together
- Create What's Next: Be curious, innovate, and focus on the future
- Empower Storytelling: Put creators, consumers and partners at the center, and share extraordinary stories
- Champion Inclusion: Empower others, have courage, and pursue equity
- Dream It & Own It: Advocate the mission, ove with speed, and drive results
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
David Zaslav
(CEO, not founder)Spent 17 years at NBCUniversal including as President of NBC Cable LLC and NBC Media LLC.
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