Senior Financial Analyst, Compensation & Headcount

Job Description

Overview & Responsibilities:
• Assist in the preparation of the long range plan, annual budget, quarterly outlook and monthly financial reviews for compensation and headcounts in collaboration with business partners and Finance colleagues aligned with the Company's fiscal calendar. Plans must align to corporate deliverables and timeline, be accurate and tied to financial strategic targets.
• Partner with the finance and human resource teams to collect accurate information and input data into financial and HR systems.
• Upload the budgets and forecasts into and apply any changes in assumptions in a timely manner.
• Process financial data related to compensation and incentive bonuses based on contracted information, department performance, regional and country requirements.
• Maintain accurate and up to date headcount and compensation data within the planning tool.
• Compare data to budget and approved headcount metrics and report variances to executive team members.
• Help prepare and consolidate various ad hoc analysis, reports and information requests.

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting or any Business related field
• 2+ years of accounting functions and/or finance experience

Additional Qualifications:
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Outlook, Internet Explorer, MS Project, MS SharePoint)
• CPA or ACCA is a plus
• Experience in HFM, Longview and SAP a plus
• Experience in the Media and Entertainment industry a plus
• Strong working knowledge of general accounting principles, concepts and processes (US GAAP/IFRS)
• Strive to identify process efficiency/effectiveness improvement opportunities and propose suggestions
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to challenges and issue resolution
• Demonstrate ability to work independently and show ownership and accountability for assigned tasks and meet deadlines

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dy40wq-18-119-104-238-42 in your application.