Overview & Responsibilities:

 

The US Distribution (USD) Affiliate Finance team is responsible for the reporting and analysis of all financial information through budgeting, monthly/quarterly close and forecasting processes. USD delivers ~$7 billion in affiliate revenue through the distribution of Paramount broadcast stations and domestic cable networks across Comcast, Charter, DirecTV, YouTube TV, Hulu+Live, etc.

 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

 

This is an important role for our organization with a wide range of responsibilities primarily focusing on expense management. The role also has the opportunity to gain exposure and provide assistance to support the USD Affiliate Revenue Finance team in monthly activities.

 

Month-End Close Processes: Coordinate with business team to ensure all invoices submitted timely and all expenses are accrued accordingly across marketing, events, T&E, and other overhead expenses. Prepare and communicate monthly results to senior management, including explanations key variances to budget and forecast, and year over year. Own reconciliations to ensure accuracy of associated accrued and prepaid balance sheet accounts. Liaise with controllership and cross divisional finance leads on key month-end deliverables. Participate in identifying & implementing improvement process with emerging technologies.

 

Forecast & Planning: Work closely with USD senior management and business partners to build planning assumptions for current year forecast and upcoming annual budget & long-range planning. Communicate and coordinate across Paramount finance on key budget assumptions owned by the USD business.

 

Operational Maintenance: Monitor invoice payments and assist in vendor set up creation. Own USD expense master data maintenance. Distributor Remittances (Revenue): Conduct the accurate and timely input of monthly distributor remittances, ensuring the integrity of data transferred among various financial applications

 

Basic Qualifications:

 

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative area of study or equivalent work experience required Minimum of 3 years of experience of relevant finance or accounting work

 

Additional Qualifications:

 

High level of proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, must be adept at working with large data sets Strong interpersonal and oral/written communications skills for conveying essential information, ability to contextualize data optimally and efficiently Ability to learn quickly, be flexible and adapt to changing industry and organizational landscape Experience in general ledger systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle) a plus Experience in forecasting and reporting tools (e.g. automation tools, SAP Analytics Cloud, Longview, Tableau, Cognos) a plus Interest in and passion for media and technology Don’t check all the boxes? That’s okay! We encourage you to still apply if you feel like you possess an adjacent skillset and are interested in learning more about this position.

 

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Paramount Networks International, is comprised of many of the world's most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, MTV LIVE HD, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Comedy Central, Paramount Channel, BET and more. Paramount brands reach more than 3.8 billion cumulative subscribers in 180+ countries and territories via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties, in 40 languages.

 

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. 

 

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status. 

 

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