Finance Director, Vis- Mat Leave Cover

Job Description

Is this the role for you?

The Finance Director for PTIS will excel at developing strong business partnerships and collaborating effectively with key partners. We are looking for an analytical, collaborative and proactive individual to build integrated budget and forecast processes across PTIS. The role excels in understanding the key drivers and assumptions to lead budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes for both PTIS and its key streaming partners. The role works directly with Senior Management and the International FP&A team. The role offers the right candidate wide ranging exposure to the evolving content industry in a successful and growing media organisation. The Finance Director for PTIS plays a critical role in providing senior management with an assessment of financial performance, including analysis of risks and opportunities. It also provides the ability to work collaboratively across all departments (programming, operations, marketing, distribution, production, planning and controllership).

What will you be doing?
• Build and maintain quarterly forecasts by partnering with relevant departments to understand key assumptions, drivers, metrics, and title slate.
• Collect and roll-up detailed budget and forecast submissions across departments, challenge assumptions and understand key drivers for each business unit.
• Analyse and monitor forecast inputs against targets; proactively identify both risks and opportunities
• Build and maintain the annual budget, long-range plan and monthly forecasts, including cash planning
• Participate in forecast, greenlight and film amortisation and impairment processes.
• Assist with analysis and explanations as related to monthly and quarterly financial packages
• Assist in development of metrics and analysis of actual and forecasted amounts, against metrics, to ensure that forecasts are reasonable and accurate
• Work closely with Strategy, Production Management and Studio leads to understand business issues impacting revenue, direct expenses and overhead and identify and understand risks and opportunities
• Assist in development of dashboards to guide insight into both financial and operational performance, with a focus on improving forecast accuracy and predictability

The ideal candidate will be highly detail-oriented, possess strong communication skills, be able to process many tasks simultaneously with accuracy and take the initiative to drive process improvements.

What are we looking for?
• Required Skills/Abilities
• Experience in entertainment, streaming, licensing, or production preferred
• Excellent financial modelling and analytical abilities (Excel)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, Tableau and SAP. Smartsheet a plus
• Exceptional analytical skills and passion for data
• Highly collaborative with strong interpersonal and project management skills
• Clear communicator with ability to present concepts and convey information to Senior Leadership in a concise and actionable manner.
• Ability to take the lead in improving processes and procedures.
• Ability to influence and drive effective decision making.

Education:
• Bachelor's degree required (emphasis in Finance or Accounting preferred)
• MBA and/or CPA a plus
• Vast experience in similar role required.
• Bilingual desired – Spanish and English. Portuguese a plus.

Additional Qualifications:
• Proactive self-starter and phenomenal teammate
• Ability to be flexible and lead a team in a changing industry and organisational landscape.
• Track record of handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, preferably with a sense of humour
• Attention to detail and ability to independently navigate complex issues; balance competing priorities and deliver results under tight deadlines.
• Ability to take the lead in improving processes.
• Ability to influence and drive effective decision making.

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Unleash your potential in a place you belong!

At Paramount in London, we have an iconic portfolio of brands, like Paramount, MTV, Nickelodeon, Channel 5, Comedy Central and many more, reaching more than 3.8 billion subscribers in 180+ countries and territories, via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties, in 40 languages.

Come and join a culture where content, people and ideas merge. An exciting and open place where your talents can truly thrive and where our employees make it unique. You could be the next addition to our incredible team!

We offer an inclusive environment where you can really be yourself and find your niche. You'll get to work alongside streaming platforms you can be proud of, with content that touches millions of lives. Plus, you can learn about the things we're doing to make the industry more sustainable, and enjoy lots of perks:
• A monthly streaming fund
• All the health and financial benefits you'd expect, and some you wouldn't
• Flexibility to own the way you work
• Mental health activities and support
• All manner of BBQs, socials and events

97% of our recent hires would recommend us to their friends and family, so what are you waiting for?
Our values are intertwined and work together to drive the business outcomes we seek, and once combined we believe these will power our company forward.
• Optimism & Determination | We share a positive belief that we can navigate and thrive in the landscape ahead
• Inclusivity & Collaboration | We embrace new and diverse voices, act with care and work together to capture opportunities and manager through challenges
• Agility & Adaptability | We think entrepreneurially, are resilient in change and move quickly to anticipate and create what's next

At Paramount, we value and celebrate difference. We want to ensure that we fully represent the make-up of UK society in our workforce as well as bringing diverse perspectives to our business. We want to make sure Diversity and Inclusion are not just buzz words; we truly want to foster an authentic inclusive environment, where all employees feel that they can bring their whole selves to work. We take responsibility of being a Disability Confident Employer seriously and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria of the role applied for. If you require any support or assistance during the interview process, please let your recruiter know or email uk.recruitment@vimn.com and we will be happy to help.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9ko29-216-73-216-105-42 in your application.