Manager, Finance

About the Role

The Manager, Finance will play a leadership role providing financial and analytical support across the Marketing Finance Center-of-Excellence (COE), a newly created centralized operating model within Disney Entertainment Television (DET). The COE provides robust reporting and actionable insights so Marketing can maximize and optimize its budgeted spend in support of content promotion, managing content marketing and publicity investments across hundreds of titles.

This Manager covers a wide range of responsibilities, including brand finance support for FX and Hulu Originals, COE finance support for Creative/Production and Paid Media functional COEs, and ownership of labor and overhead financial planning for assigned Marketing organizations. The role reports to the Senior Manager, Finance and supports consolidation of forecast and budget submissions for both Linear Networks and DTC P&Ls.

What You'll Do

• Lead budgeting and forecasting for assigned brands (FX and Hulu Originals) and Marketing COE functions (Creative & Production, Paid Media)
• Partner with Marketing, Controllership, and Business Management teams to align budgets, forecasts, and actual spend
• Provide leadership with forecast reporting, financial insights, and actionable analysis, including risks, opportunities, and trade-offs
• Support standardization of financial processes, reporting frameworks, templates, and stakeholder engagement models
• Serve as primary Finance point of contact for assigned brands and functional areas
• Deliver title-level and functional spend tracking, reporting, and variance analysis
• Establish and maintain standardized datasets, reporting tools, and governance practices
• Own end-to-end labor and overhead planning: annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, monthly close support, and long-range planning
• Partner with HR, Business Management, and Controllership on labor & overhead reporting and recommendations
• Support senior leadership with ad hoc financial analyses and special projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field required; MBA and/or CPA preferred
• 5+ years of progressive finance experience, preferably in television, media, or entertainment, with strong understanding of marketing finance, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Proven ability to build partnerships, influence stakeholders, and communicate across all levels of the organization

Compensation

The hiring range for this position is $126,800.00 to $154,800.00 per year.