Finance Analyst

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Sector: Finance and Accounts
Role: Analyst
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

Is this role for you?
The technology finance analyst (FA) will partner with financial and business colleagues to evaluate, budget and actively run the financial field for the technology centre of expertise (CoE). Key components of the role include helping to build the budget and forecasts, ensuring the accuracy of reported actual costs, and reporting on variance analysis to both business and financial leaders. The FA will provide the technology finance director and senior management with financial reporting and analysis to be used for strategic and tactical decision-making, long range financial plans, annual operating plan and forecast cycles. Work with business partners to build financial and strategic plans, budgets, and forecasts for improved outcomes.

What will you be doing?

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

• Managing the long range plan, annual operating plan, and monthly financial forecasts for technology in some regions, in collaboration with business partners and finance colleagues, aligned with Paramount's fiscal calendar. Plans must align to corporate deliverables and timeline, be accurate and tied to financial strategic targets.
• Partner with the finance and business support transactional teams to ensure all technology expenses are accounted for correctly, including CAPEX and OPEX data.
• Partner with the finance and technology teams to collect accurate information and ensure the accurate transfer of data into financial and planning systems.
• Preparation of monthly reporting, including P&L variance analysis vs budget/forecast.
• Preparation of reporting and analysis of capital expenditure submission vs prior estimates.
• Help prepare and consolidate various ad hoc analysis, reports, and information requests.
• Must manage and develop processes and policies to support regional locations and remote financial operations. Continue to build consistency and efficiencies in order to continue to establish standard processes between the teams and across the COE.
• Work with department heads to provide day-to-day financial management and business support.
• Manage communication and responsiveness to partner requests and questions in a timely manner based on criticality of business. Some responses will need to be real time depending on the business/fiscal calendar.

What are we looking for?

Must-have Requirements:

• 2+ years of FP&A experience.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Well organised with strength in prioritising.
• Flexible attitude to achieve results.

Advantages:

• Accounting or finance degree.
• (ACCA, CIMA, CPA) part qualified accountant or equivalent.
• Experience working with a general ledger (SAP) and financial reporting systems.
• Experience of a media technology landscape.
• Positive outlook and ambition to progress within.
• Driven by a challenge.

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?

Company About Us!

Paramount is committed to the power of storytelling, because Representation matters, Visibility matters, Social change matters, Investment matters, Hard truths matter and inspiration matters. To kids. To adults. To everyone around the world. We're on a journey together. And we've only just begun.

Our brands have been market leaders for more than 10 years, reaching 22.9 million homes! From MTV to Nickelodeon and Comedy Central to Channel 5 our brands offer opportunities for you to unleash your potential and bring your whole self to work! Find out more!

Our Values!

Optimism & Determination We are 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 manage through challenges.

Agility & Adaptability We think entrepreneurially, are resilient to change and move quickly to anticipate and create what is next.

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion! As a company, we are committed to creating an environment of inclusion and belonging, and content that reflects, celebrates and elevates the diversity of our audiences. We recognize our responsibility to use our platforms to connect the world, create culture, mark the moments that matter to us all and make meaningful and lasting change.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Our global ERGs embody the spirit of diversity and inclusion by providing a forum for employees to flourish personally and professionally while offering direct business support to all our brands. More than 50% of our workforce are members of these employee-led groups.

• Fusion Fusion aims to promote inclusion by celebrating cultural diversity in the workplace.
• Pride Pride is Paramounts' Employee Resource Group focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and allies.
• The Parenthood The ParentHood is Paramounts' Employee Resource Group focused on working parents and families.
• Rise Rise, a Paramount Employee Resource Group, provides an inclusive global community where next-generation leaders engage with ideas, executives and each other.
• Women+ Women+ Networking Group creates a network rooted in mentorship, education, programming and philanthropic endeavours for our members.