Manager, Global Licensing Finance

This is a Full Time Job

Viacom is home to premier global media brands that create compelling entertainment content - including television programs, motion pictures, short-form content, games, consumer products, podcasts, live events and social media experiences - for audiences in 183 countries. Viacom's media networks, including Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, VH1, TV Land, CMT, Logo, Channel 5 (UK), Telefe (Argentina), Colors (India) and Paramount Channel, reach approximately 4.3 billion cumulative television subscribers worldwide.

Join our Domestic Media Networks group as a Manager, Global Licensing Finance. As part of this team, your principal responsibilities include managing the financial planning process for DMN’s Consumer Products and Home Video organization. This role requires an autonomous individual who will handle the domestic revenue and expense packages around financial recognition, forecasting, reporting, internal analysis, etc. You will be in charge of organizing and reporting Domestic P&L performance across all brands to various audiences, including our sales, marketing, senior management, and corporate finance teams. You will also have the opportunity to communicate strategic changes directly to the business, implement policies and procedures, and improve operating efficiencies.

Responsibilities:

Monthly Closing Process
• Ensure monthly revenue is recognized in alignment with guidelines.
• Liaise with Operations & Account Executives to ensure maximum revenue is recognized.
• Consolidate and analyze expenses related to marketing and T&E.
• Provide detailed variance explanations for any deviations from the approved budgets.
• Partner with the domestic marketing and sales teams to closely monitor the expenses associated with various major events and travel.

Forecasting & Budgeting
• Perform and prepare annual budgeting and monthly re-forecasts in conjunction with Sales and external partners
• Create and submit required monthly outlooks, quarterly estimates, and ''real time'' financial forecasts.
• Complete FP&A P&L – reforecast packages with variance explanations
• Improve forecasting practices for both revenue and operating expenses.
• Assist with tracking Risks and Opportunities to provide weekly updates to Corporate.

Ad hoc analysis & Project work
• Partner with Director of Finance and CP Senior Management for Revenue and Expense Analysis
• Long Term Planning Analysis
• Assisting preparation of leadership presentations, as needed.
• Coordinate Global participations across the business.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Finance/Accounting Required
• Deep understanding of financial accounting & financial statement analysis
• Strong Microsoft Excel & Strong PowerPoint skills required

Additional Qualifications

• • Budget management experience a plus
• Strong Project Management skills necessary - must pay close attention to detail & follow-up
• Ability to work well in a quick moving environment, working through multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills, both written and verbal #LI-CJ1