Senior Manager, International Controllership

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of. Who We Are… When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next… From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive. The Senior Manager, Record to Report for Controllership will provide end-to-end leadership for the Record-to-Report accounting and controllership activities. This role will be based in Hyderabad and will be responsible for leading a large controllership team, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting, strong balance sheet governance, effective internal controls, and successful delivery of close, reporting, audit support, and compliance requirements. This is a critical leadership role within the Accounting COE and will play a key part in building, transitioning, stabilizing, and scaling controllership activities including transition from other regions. The Director will partner closely with Controllership, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Global Business Services (GBS), and other global and regional stakeholders to deliver high-quality financial outcomes at scale. The role requires a strong controllership mindset, deep technical accounting knowledge, proven people leadership, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, matrixed, global environment. The successful candidate will be expected to lead transition of accounting work to WBD’s Hyderabad center, drive operational discipline, process standardization, automation, continuous improvement, and a culture of accountability, quality, and compliance. This role will manage ~ 2 Manager level accounting positions in Hyderabad and will oversee a broader team of ~10 accounting positions, supporting the controllership function. Your normal hours of work are 3:00 p.m IST. to 11:00 p.m IST. Monday to Friday. However, due to business needs, you may be required to work outside these hours and on holidays for the proper performance of your role without any additional pay. Subject to any applicable laws, the Company reserves the right to change your hours of work where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you Your Role Accountabilities… Controllership, Close and Reporting Leadership • Lead and oversee RTR accounting and controllership activities • Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and compliance with applicable accounting and reporting requirements. • Supervise intercompany reconciliations and resolve out-of-balance items with WBD counterparts. • Ensure strong balance sheet governance, account reconciliation quality, variance analysis, management reporting, and timely issue resolution. • Review and analyze financial results against expectations and provide meaningful insights to controllership and business stakeholders. • Review and sign-off monthly and quarterly Balance Sheets, Income Statements, and Cash Flow Statements, including footnotes disclosures and supplemental schedules, ensuring completeness and accuracy. • Ensure accounting implications of business transactions are assessed timely, including coordination with Technical Accounting teams where required. • Responsible for system/manual reconciliations between the Business Unit boundary systems and SAP, ensuring data consistency and accuracy • Continuously identify, design, and implement process improvements and standardizations across areas of responsibility to enhance efficiency