Finance Leadership Development Analyst

This is a Full Time Job

Finance Leadership Development Program (NYC)- July 2027 Start

Two years. Three rotations. One launchpad to lead.

The Finance Leadership Development Program turns ambitious, innovative Analysts into Skydance’s next generation of Finance leaders. Starting summer 2027, you’ll join as a full-time employee for a two-year program, rotating through three eight-month assignments across our Finance organization – learning the business from the inside, building real financial and leadership skills, and pitching your own capstone project directly to company leadership. A dedicated mentor is with you every step of the way.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Financial Modeling & Forecasting
• Craft and maintain complex financial models that shape real budgeting, forecasting, and expense optimization across the business
• Turn data into direction – translate KPIs and core business metrics into analyses leadership will use to drive decisions
• Capstone Innovation Project
• Identify a real business problem, build a solution, and pitch it directly to company leadership – a chance most analysts don’t get until years into their career
• On-the-Job Training & Leadership Development
• Own real, high-impact work from day one – guided by your manager and a dedicated mentor invested in your growth
• Receive comprehensive AI training, including in-depth sessions on how and when to use finance and other enterprise-wide tools
• Sharpen your leadership edge through recurring feedback, a day shadowing an executive, and dedicated leadership training
• Reporting & Close
• Own critical pieces of the monthly and quarterly close – accruals, reconciliation, and variance analysis that keep the business accurate
• Dive into the general ledger and turn raw numbers into clear, actionable reports
• Run the quarterly payment process end-to-end
• Business Partnership
• Partner directly with finance, accounting, and business leaders – your insight helps shape how the business plans ahead
• Take on ad hoc, high-visibility requests that put your problem-solving in front of the people who matter
• Build a cross-functional network of relationships that will follow you for the rest of your career

LEADERSHIP TRAINING | INNOVATION | CAPSTONE PROJECT | DIRECT EXECUTIVE ACCESS

Basic Qualifications
• Proper work authorization is required to be employed within the United States for the full length of the program (July 2027-July 2029).
• Associates or Bachelor’s in finance, accounting, or other related quantitative degrees.
• Strong proficiency in Excel (formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP’s, macros, etc.)

Additional Qualifications
• Experience in finance or accounting
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressure environment
• Self-directed, highly developed motivation for accelerated development
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team environment
• Must be detail oriented with organization skills and the ability to prioritize deadlines
• Strong analytical skills to analyze financial data
• Works well as a team member with strong interdependency within the team
• Good written and verbal communication skills

As part of the evaluation process, applicants will be required to play a games-based assessment. This assessment is a mandatory part of the application process and will require approximately 30-45 minutes of your time.

Recruitment Timeline (subject to change):
• Deadline to Apply: November 13
• Excel Assessment: Late November
• Video Interview Invitations: December
• Zoom Interviews: Late January/Early February
• Offers: February
• Program Start: July 2027

Additional details around NYC Local Law 144 Compliance are available on Paramount’s Terms of Use Page: https://www.paramount.com/terms-of-use.

Strong performers who complete the program will transition into a full-time, Senior Financial Analyst position.