Senior Financial Analyst - Paramount+ Global FP&A

Overview

Paramount Global Streaming, an enthusiastic group helping to lead the future of media and technology by providing Financial Planning support to all of Paramount Global, is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst. The Senior Financial Analyst will support the Streaming division of Paramount Global Streaming, with a focus on Paramount+ Global. Paramount+ Global includes content from CBS, Showtime, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Smithsonian Channel, TV Land, VH1, Paramount Pictures, and other sports programming, as well as original streaming content.

As part of an aligned FP&A team, the Senior Financial Analyst will report directly to the Manager of FP&A and will assist in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of forecasts and budgets, tracking performance, managing monthly operating expenses, and using analysis to assist in fostering informed decision-making. This position offers the right candidate an exemplary opportunity within a successful and growing global media organization.

It will provide wide-ranging exposure to the evolving interactive content industry while working within the broader media umbrella of Paramount Global Corporation.

• Assist with Paramount+ regional daily subscriber pacing, partnering with multiple business partners globally to assess and model complex subscriber trends
• Tasked with creating and maintaining complex financial models to support the budgeting, forecasting, expense optimization, and expansion of Paramount+ globally
• Ownership of purchase order tracking and reporting; provide stakeholders with transparency into spending and ensure that purchase orders are raised promptly
• Expense management, forecasting, and budgeting for markets internationally, partnering with regional teams globally
• Assist Accounting in the monthly/quarterly close, which includes preparation of accruals, reconciliation, and variance analysis of forecast to actual results
• Run and analyze reports from the general ledger
• Create strategic value-added analyses around using key KPI and core business metrics to drive better decisions and results
• Coordinate on the month-end close process with cross-functional finance teams, e.g., P2P, RtR
• Controllership Work with internal business partners, gaining insight and knowledge that could affect forecasts
• Work with Controllers, Tax, and Legal teams to establish requirements applicable to P+ in each region
• Ad hoc requests and analyses will be frequent.
• Ensure that the appropriate financial procedures and controls are maintained, including continuous review and improvement of working practices

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Minimum of 4+ years experience in FP&A, finance, or equivalent quantitative roles
• Basic accounting knowledge
• High level of proficiency in Excel, experience in preparing complex financial models, and manipulating large datasets
• Well-developed communicator with the ability to moderate based on audience and demonstrate an ability to partner with a range of cross-functional partners
• Experience in a highly analytical environment
• Robust work ethic and an acute attention to detail are required
• Ability to work quickly and precisely on multiple projects concurrently

• Finance/Economics/Mathematics/Accounting major preferred
• Top-notch interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team environment.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.
• Deep organizational skills with the ability to multitask
• Experience with P&L management and forecasting
• Prior experience in digital media, specifically in a subscription-based role, is highly desirable

Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service from Paramount Global, combines live sports, breaking news, and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel.

The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS…