Manager FP&A & Business Decision Support
ViacomCBS
Hollywood, CAThis was removed by the employer on 5/24/2018 8:54:00 AM PST
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This position is responsible for playing a key role in the business decision support and forecasting for the activities of Paramount’s Worldwide Home Media Distribution partners (CBS Television and Viacom Media Networks).
Responsibilities
to include, but not limited to:
Forecasting / Budgeting / Variance Reporting, which may include such things as:
• Support the department in delivering P&L commitment for the year through developing well supported budgets and forecasts, identifying risks and opportunities, analyzing variances, and working with stakeholders to ensure the financial commitment is “owned” and on track for success
• Develop and maintain financial models to streamline and automate forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning support, working with macros in Excel to help facilitate the process
• Analyze budget vs. actual variances for timing vs. performance, identify go-forward risk and opps
• Create and maintain (by territory / by title) forecast for last quarter of CBS’ fiscal year
• Participate in subsidiary territory Budget and Estimate calls; Provide guidance and feedback to the local teams on their by title / franchise forecast submissions
• Prepare quarterly forecast submissions to partners
Partner Business Decision Support and Analysis, which may include such things as:
• Provide financial support to the Home office and local marketing teams by providing ongoing reporting and ad-hoc analysis on title / franchise performance
• Review inception to date performance for new release titles, create 52 week extrapolated projections and compare against competitive title performance.
• Prepare title greenlight analysis for partner releases in all subsidiary territories (Domestic and International); Liaise with various stakeholders to compile comprehensive 3 yr forecast and obtain partner approval
• Review and summarize territory requests for inventory destruction to determine if local offices are acting in best interest of our partners.
• Perform on-going reporting and analytical projects as well as on an ad-hoc basis as requested by senior management
Support Worldwide FP&A and Business Decision Support team for Partners, which may include such things as:
• Assist in development and analysis of quarterly business review presentation materials and underlying support analyses and appendices
• Assist in generating monthly and quarterly consolidated reports and stay abreast of all material issues
Basic Qualifications
• BS/BA in Accounting, Finance, or Economics, MBA preferred
• 5 years of financial planning, accounting and/or finance experience
• Strong complex financial modeling ability required
Additional Qualifications
Desired skills/experience:
• Entertainment or media industry experience preferred
• Experience with Hyperion Essbase/SmartView and SAP preferred
• Strong proficiency in all Microsoft applications (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio), and exceptional/ advanced Excel skills, experience with macros and VBA preferred
• Able to respond with urgency and accuracy in a fast paced, high pressure environment
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, along with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong initiative and ability to take ownership of a process are required
• Must be able to reason logically and often independently to resolve issues and propose solutions to problems that have multiple stakeholders
• Must be self-motivated, highly organized, and flexible
• Team player with a demonstrated ability to operate in a cross-functional team environment