SVP, Production Finance

This is a Full Time Job

Paramount Television is a leading studio, developing and financing a wide range of cutting-edge and entertaining television content across all media platforms for distribution worldwide. The studio's robust slate includes Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" (Amazon), "13 Reasons Why" (Netflix), "Maniac" (Netflix), "Shooter" (USA), "Berlin Station" (EPIX), "The Alienist" (TNT), "The Haunting of Hill House" (Netflix), "Catch-22" (Hulu), "First Wives Club" (Paramount Network), "Looking for Alaska" (Hulu), "Briarpatch" (USA), "Boomerang" (BET), "Shantaram" (Apple), "Dream Team" (BET), "The Contender" (EPIX) and "Snow Crash" (Amazon), among others. Paramount Television is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a subsidiary of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), a global content company with premier television, film and digital entertainment brands.

Overview and Responsibilities

The Senior Vice President is responsible for the supervision of production accountants assigned to Paramount Television. Responsibilities include:
• Estimate production costs of potential Paramount Television productions.
• Review budgets prepared by production accountants.
• Manage financial aspects of co-productions, including forecasting, reporting and billing/collecting from or paying partners depending on which party is the producing entity.
• Forecast cash needs of Paramount Television productions and term deal and development activities.
• Work with Viacom Treasury to open, maintain and close production bank accounts.
• Implement and enforce Viacom/Paramount policies and procedures.
• Prepare daily hot cost and weekly estimate-to-complete cost reports and review with senior management.
• Understand guild rules and ensure production practices and recording of payrolls are in compliance.
• Maintain an effective relationship with third-party payroll services
• Prepare forecasts of production and development activities for monthly, quarterly and annual corporate business planning process.
• Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of worldwide production incentives.
• Prepare, track, assist in statutory audits of and collect production incentive applications
• Assist guild auditors in their review of wrapped TV projects
• Participate in weekly staff production meetings
• Contribute to preparation of weekly production status report for submission to senior management

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or equivalent field
• Minimum 10 years’ experience of production finance management.
• Prior experience in television production.

Additional Qualifications

• Prior extensive experience as production accountant
• Knowledge of the workflow and procedures involved in TV production
• Thorough knowledge of collective bargaining agreements
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to prepare, analyze, interpret and present financial information to senior management
• Excellent organizational and management skills
• Evidence of success in dealing with all levels of Company personnel, production talent and other outside stakeholders.