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Paramount · 1 day ago

Sr Financial Analyst

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$85K/yr - $100K/yr

4+ years exp

Paramount is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. The Sr Financial Analyst will be responsible for financial reporting and analysis through budgeting, monthly/quarterly close, and forecasting processes, specifically focusing on distributor remittances and month-end close activities.

Digital EntertainmentEventsMedia and Entertainment

Responsibilities

Review and understand contractual terms to accurately input into financial databases for proper revenue recognition

Manage & resolve high volume of accurate and timely input of monthly distributor remittances, ensuring the integrity of data transferred among various financial applications

Perform system reconciliations and reporting & analysis to ensure the accuracy of revenue recognition. Troubleshoot and resolve system errors

Participate in identifying & implementing improvement process through standardization and with emerging technologies

Perform month end close and accounting activities

Maintain and monitor outstanding account receivable balances and communicate with customers to reconcile variances and ensure payments / subscriber reporting is received

Prepare and communicate monthly results to senior management inclusive of explaining month to month changes

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

Qualification

Financial analysisExcel proficiencyAccounting knowledgeGeneral ledger systemsForecasting toolsInterest in mediaInterpersonal skillsOral communicationWritten communicationAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative area of study or equivalent work experience required

Minimum of 4-5+ years of experience of relevant finance or accounting work

High level of proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, must be comfortable 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

Demonstration of basic Accounting/Finance knowledge (e.g. account reconciliation, debits/credits, etc.)

Preferred

Experience in general ledger systems (e.g. 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

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) plan

Life insurance coverage

Disability benefits

Tuition assistance program

PTO

Company

Paramount

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Paramount is a leading media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. It is a sub-organization of Paramount Pictures.

Founded in 1914

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees