Director, FP&A COE

Warner Bros. Discovery

Director of FP&A COE leading the financial planning and analysis team at Warner Bros. Discovery in Hyderabad, focusing on key planning, reporting, and analysis for global operational costs.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeHyderabad • 🇮🇳 IndiaLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Operating Expense FP&A COE team based in Hyderabad and deliver key planning, reporting, and analysis capabilities in support of the WBD finance organization in the areas of personnel, marketing, technology, and other SG&A expenses.
Support the VP FP&A COE in Hyderabad in driving and ensuring Global Process for Operating Expense within the WBD FP&A organization, helping to define processes, and driving global consistency and alignment across business units and geographies, using automation and predictive tooling capabilities where possible.
Demonstrate expert-level knowledge of the organization's Operating Expense business drivers to establish a capability for reporting and monitoring business performance and KPIs.
Identity emerging risks and opportunities.
Track and monitor leading indicators to identify initiative, delivery and operational performance gaps, partner with FP&A COE teams across the capability centre locations and Business FP&A to drive actions.
Develop and maintain an efficient, effective and diverse staff through selection, training, supervision, counseling and measuring the performance of direct reports and staff members.
Create a positive work environment that fosters team and individual performance.
Develop, implement and communicate performance goals and objectives.
Facilitate ongoing dialogue and performance reviews designed to provide measurable and timely feedback and implement corrective action as needed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 13+ years relevant work experience with at least 5 years experience in a leadership position.
Demonstrated experience in a BPO/Shared Services organization in the FP&A space required.
Chartered Accountant (or) Master’s degree in a related field (e.g. MBA)
Solid knowledge of, and experience with, financial planning, analysis and reporting concepts, and of financial systems and tools, such as ERP systems, BI tools and advanced financial planning systems and software that leverages AI/ML capabilities
Experience in project and change management, process improvement and global process ownership.
Process oriented with a solid understanding of financial planning accounting principles, and internal control concepts.
An experienced people leader with proven results in building, leading and developing local teams.
Experience with handling International

Benefits

Comp & perks

World-class learning and development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Financial PlanningFinancial AnalysisReporting ConceptsProject ManagementChange ManagementProcess ImprovementFinancial Accounting PrinciplesInternal Control ConceptsAI/ML CapabilitiesKPI Monitoring

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipPerformance ManagementCommunicationCoachingConflict Resolution

Certifications

Chartered AccountantMaster’s DegreeMBA