JOB SUMMARY:

Disney Entertainment Television is seeking a Coordinator to join its Business Management department, which is a fast-paced, dynamic team whose responsibility is to partner with Marketing and Publicity teams to effectively manage their budgets, track invoices, troubleshoot AP-related issues, and support Finance with reporting.
The Business Management Coordinator who will be an integral part of the team supporting all of Disney Entertainment Television Marketing and Publicity. Reporting to the team’s Business Manager, the Coordinator will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives and maintain compliance with company policies and procedures. Responsibilities also include but are not limited to managing budgets to support Business teams to ensure SAP actuals spend is accurate, pending invoices are tracked, and forecasts are reconciled to AOP-approved budgets. This work involves day-to-day operations ensuring vendors are set up in the system, liaising with Accounts Payable and Procurement, handling purchase order (PO) exceptions, after-the-fact POs, and, as needed, working with Contingent Workforce Management, HR, and Legal. The Coordinator is also responsible for re-iterating business management processes that will solve business teams’ needs, such as working with HR to pay Daily Hires in Workday and Kronos. The Coordinator will be expected to submit internal budget adjustments via journal entries or external adjustments via billbacks. The successful candidate will be a professional who can build relationships and trust and who has the resourcefulness to tackle any assignment, think through it, and readily grasp the most efficient and effective way to get to the goal.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1+ year experience working in Business Management, Accounting or Finance, ideally at a streaming or entertainment company.
• Self‐starter mentality with exceptional critical thinking, attention-to-detail, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task and learn – as well as adapt – quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• A positive, team-oriented attitude.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• SAP, Workday, and Payroll knowledge is a plus.
• Working knowledge of MS Outlook, MS Excel, and Google Drive apps.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiarity with Kronos and Airtable.
  The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $53,300 to $71,300 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered

• Provide an expertise in business operations, budget management, and strategic planning, including reviewing budget reports and scenarios with Business Manager, and incorporating actuals and commitments to drive strategic budget management decisions.
• Interpret internal and external business challenges, re-iterating existing business finance operations processes such as managing Daily Hire Onboarding, Workday, SAP, or Kronos, including training, reviewing, and providing guidance.
• Connect and communicate with all levels of management, communicating difficult concepts clearly and fostering collaboration across departments to achieve shared objectives.
• Ensure internal controls are followed in compliance with the Walt Disney Company Policy and Procedures for managing business finance operations.
• Preserve integrity of the vendor master database to mitigate risk to company data and/or assets.