Christopher G. Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

The primary point of contact between Group and the Finance teams based in Spain, the Nordics, Latin America and the UK. The purpose is to understand the business rationale and commercial circumstances behind each territory in order to achieve growth and successfully deliver on company strategy.Commercial Responsibilities;• Timely delivery of monthly financial management reporting in the appropriate GAAP, with consistent explanation of significant variations.• Ensure financial elements of LTP, annual budget and quarterly re-forecast materials are prepared and accurate.• Understanding of territory assumptions used in program slates, per episode revenues and CoS, ultimates and by-title costing forecasts during relevant financial planning and reporting cycles.• Prepare HQ headcount and overhead assumptions including allocations to CoS, amortization and depreciation charges, interest expense and other income and costs as appropriate.• Ensure accurate cash-flow forecasting and reporting process, including analysis of related assumptions and variations, closely monitor the working capital position of each Opco.• Oversight and management of the calculation and distribution of intellectual property (IP) royalties across the WBITVP Group liaising with all Finance Business Partners, Sales teams and Head office (Burbank).Operational Responsibilities;• Build and maintain relationships, supporting territory & HQ Management Teams and MD's.• Ensure the accounting policies for all revenue streams and royalties are booked in accordance with Licensing Policy.• Attend each assigned territory BRM (4-6 times a year) with the corresponding Opco Management Team, VP Business Management and SVP Finance.• Oversee CAPEX budgeting, approval & reporting processes for the WBITVP Group ensuring strong relationships with the Burbank, Technical Operations, Procurement, Real Estate and MIS teams.

London, United Kingdom

• Management of commercial analysis and process enhancement functions• Finance business Partner to Sales and customer related activity• Provide customer based reporting to sales and management teams (targeting, forecasting, commissions etc)• Manage customer provisions providing analysis and support for audit purposes• Management of commercial provisions to ensure sales allowances, markdowns and co-op are accurately accounted for.• Investment / acquisition due diligence and appraisal.• Manage analysis of all customer and supplier proposals i.e. term negotiations and to represent finance on the sales/supply chain in teams performing negotiations.• Develop system solutions to maximise reporting capabilities.• Act as main internal customer to Credit Manager and team incl. agreeing performance targets and prioritisation for cash collection and disputes.

London, United Kingdom

Essential Job Functions:• Scope: UK & Ireland WB Home Video and other businesses as directed by the business• Manage a team of 6 finance professionals to exceed the expectations of their customers• Deliver business requirements related planning & forecasting processes: Budget, MYF, LRP, Rolling Forecasts, Ultimates, polling and such other forecasts as required by the Director of FP&A• Co-ordinates WHV elements of financial reporting to the Home office• Manage and review the variance analysis in monthly financial statements• Manage New Release sell-off and tracking reports • Responsibility for the review and/or calculation of all key financial information, provisions and accruals and the retained divisional monthly close process. • Works with other teams to determine customer-led accruals including co-op and allowances.• Report and deliver insightful analysis of actual business performance to WHV• Manage and review all WHV acquisition, greenlight & marketing P&Ls• Ensure adherence to BU-specific controls as necessary to meet internal control and SOX requirements. Support QVC preparation where required. Maintain SOX files for SOX compliance audit, producer audit• Support of International Supply Chain to ensure corporate compliance• Provide all information & support for Audits relating to distribution deals• Review & approve licensee royalty reports• Other duties as required by the business including support and implementation of GPP/BPC forecasting system.

London, United Kingdom

The Finance Manager for EMEA, Global Channels is responsible for providing financial and non-financial information to enable the business to make effective commercial decisions. The EMEA Finance Manager, along with the Channels Financial Controller, is a key point of liaison between the EMEA GM and Business Leads and other finance support departments being influential in helping direct the outputs of Finance and the way the business interfaces with these departments. The EMEA Finance Manager will also assist the Channels EMEA team to develop their commercial strategy providing assistance with business modelling and investment case preparation where required.Key Responsibilities for the role are:• Analysis and interpretation of EMEA regional results. • Production of all required monthly reporting packs and presentation to relevant recipients such as GM of EMEA, Business Managers and Channels Group Finance• Contributes to the achievement of the company objectives by providing guidance on financial strategy. • Co-ordinate the EMEA business to deliver accurate forecasts and budgets. • Work with the Channels Group FC to establish a strong financial control and reporting environment.• Work with the EMEA GM & Business Analyst to assess long term financial trends and prospects for future growth of income and new product areas.• Work with FC to ensure a strong corporate governance. • Provide support and develop performance analysis and business modelling for new channel initiatives. • Develop relationships to assist in the implementation of new CRM systems • Communicating key financial terms and controls to non-finance staff. • Management of specific departmental improvement projects. • Assist Group FC with commentaries on financial results, including cashflow and balance sheet items as well as a being a point of resource for the audit team. • Responsibility for the EMEA management accounts, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

London, United Kingdom

As Senior Analyst in the Home Entertainment division it was my role to directly assist the Finance Manager with the day to day operations of the department. The role was also to support the Commercial Manager with all licensee requirements throughout the CEE regions (Central & Eastern Europe). This responsibility covered ad hoc projects or development of cost/benefit analysis to facilitate the services of a new licence who expressed a desire to distribute our DVD and Blu-Ray material. The fundamental tasks of the role were as follows:• Preparation, analysis and recommendations on business development projects i.e. an in depth report on whether marketing should remain a responsibility of an external party, or the costs / benefits that would result from bringing all marketing and promotions responsibilities internal. • Engage multiple marketing staff to compare and forecast the marketing schedules to those of the finance department.• Assist in the preparation, planning and lodgement of the Annual Operating report (budget)• Lead analysis on various regional AOP performances vs. current market forecasts and identifying any risks and opportunities that exist with all CBL’s and titles.• Systems analysis and reconciliation of data transfers from old systems to new (SAP to COGNOS)• Preparation of a business case and recommendation on all dubbing costs and whether they should be continued to be produced over various titles in all regions.• Reconciliation and review of all market forecasts submitted on a monthly basis by all regional licences • Support finance manager on specific tasks with respective action areas as appropriate (i.e. GBO & Admissions analysis, IT projects, various other ad hoc analysis)• Development and template preparation for system reports. Systems used: SAP, COGNOS, Business Warehouse, Business Intelligence (BI)

As manager I reported directly to the MD and Financial Director of the EMEA division. The role was to support the Global Networks finance & operations team for all channels in Central & Eastern Europe covering both financial & management accounting (US GAAP), extensive analytical and project tasks as well as being a ‘stand-in’ for the Director during absences.Key responsibilties for the role were as follows:• Management & financial reporting across multiple feeds & channels • Financial preparation, analysis and recommendations on business development projects and initiatives focussing on channel setup in other various regions within Central and Eastern Europe. • Engage multiple P&L owners across countries to validate and understand financial performance• Budgeting preparation & planning and analysis on regular intervals• Lead analysis on identifying risks and opportunities within plans for senior management• Preparation of group schedules for period end reporting• Financial accounting for period end (Accruals, Interco, Reconciliations etc)• Balance sheet, cash flow & legal entity ownership• Preparation of financial statements for external auditors• Prepare key operating plans 1yr, 3yr etc• Support team on specific tasks with respective action areas as appropriate (Ad & Affiliate sales presentations, IT projects, ad hoc analysis)

Cpa Qualified (Cima), Accounting

Bachelor, Accounting / Information Systems