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Overview & Responsibilities
The Content Licensing Planning team is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join the team! You will immediately contribute towards optimizing the growth and performance of financial processes within the Global Distribution Group Division. This position will be responsible for processing monthly revenue and cash flow, as well as other functions of the WWTV distribution business. It will provide analytical support for TV licensing sales activity.
Responsibilities to include, but not limited to:
- Process monthly actuals and forecasted revenue; provide variances to forecast and report achievement against quarterly and full-year targets
- Maintain planning system in support of the preparation, review, and submission of monthly reporting, quarterly reforecast, and annual budget
- Build and manage relationships with key Paramount departments, including all areas of distribution and sales, to capture relevant data to build/revise the reforecast as required
- Build and maintain financial dashboards
- Maintain the Cash Planning model for Monthly and quarterly forecasting
- Support the monthly cash forecasting process
- Participate in the research/development/implementation process of new systems
- Prepare Film Ultimates and Greenlight estimates, and manage storing the data
- Ad hoc assignment as needed
Basic Qualifications
- BS/BA in Accounting, Finance, or Economics
- 4 years of experience in Finance, preferably within the Media/Entertainment industry
Additional Qualifications
- TV Distribution Finance experienced preferred
- Advanced proficiency in Excel with good data mining capabilities required, as well as Word and PowerPoint
- Experience with planning systems, reporting software, and data visualization tools preferred (Hyperion Essbase, Cognos and Tableau)
- Ability to respond with urgency and accuracy in a fast paced, high pressure and dynamic environment
- Strong aptitude for financial analysis and modeling, well-developed analytical and conceptual skills, with good judgment and decision-making ability
- Attention to detail and well-developed oral and written communication skills are required; able to research thoroughly and present accurate information precisely and confidently
- Must be self-motivated, flexible, and have excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize, and multitask
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Reference: ECNJOBID-66-249-70-97 in the application