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Paramount

Entertainment Providers · 38k people

VP - Office of the CFO, Analytics and Special Projects

Posted 25 Oct

What’s this role about? The Vice President will serve as a strategic partner to the CFO, managing high-priority finance projects and overseeing the office's operational rhythm. This role involves synthesizing complex data for executive decision-making and coordinating cross-functional initiatives across the finance organization.

Los Angeles, California
On-site
$177K – $215K
Full-time
10+ years exp
Los Angeles
Bachelor degree or Postgraduate degree

Skills required

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Company

About Paramount Paramount is a leading media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Skydance Animation, Skydance Sports, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, Skydance Games, and Pluto TV, among others. Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions.

Paramount

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10,001+ employees
Entertainment Providers
Public Company
759k LinkedIn followers

Responsibilities

  • collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best
  • ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners
  • and audiences every day.
  • If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global
  • media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be
  • thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!
  • Lead and manage high-priority finance special projects on behalf of the CFO,
  • including strategic initiatives, cross-functional analyses, and
  • transformation efforts.
  • Serve as a thought partner to the CFO on key business decisions, synthesizing
  • complex information into clear, actionable recommendations.
  • Drive follow-through on strategic priorities across the finance leadership
  • team, ensuring alignment and accountability against commitments.
  • Prepare board and executive-level briefing materials, presentations, and
  • talking points for the CFO.
  • Support earnings, investor day, and board-related content development in
  • partnership with Investor Relations and Corporate Finance.
  • Serve as a gatekeeper and air-traffic controller for the CFO’s time, triaging
  • incoming requests and ensuring the CFO’s bandwidth is focused on the
  • highest-value priorities.
  • Exercise independent judgment on what does and does not require the CFO’s
  • direct attention, resolving issues on his behalf where appropriate.
  • Anticipate needs and potential issues before they escalate, proactively
  • coordinating with stakeholders to keep initiatives on track.
  • Plan and execute finance organization town halls, all-hands meetings, and
  • leadership offsites, including content development and logistics.
  • Own the CFO’s staff meeting cadence, setting agendas, leading follow-ups, and
  • tracking action items to closure.
  • Serve as a central point of contact between the CFO’s office and the broader
  • finance leadership team, as well as cross-functional partners.
  • Shape internal communications strategy for the finance organization, ensuring
  • consistent and clear messaging.
  • Represent and speak on behalf of the CFO in select internal forums where his
  • direct presence is not required.
  • Partner with the CFO’s direct reports to coordinate priorities, surface
  • issues early, and remove roadblocks.
  • Manage the CFO’s key operating mechanisms (staff meetings, business reviews,
  • planning cycles) and maintain a scorecard of strategic priorities.
  • Partner with the CFO and Human Resources on finance organization design,
  • headcount planning, and leadership succession considerations.
  • Work closely with Human Resources to help build and maintain a healthy team
  • culture within the finance leadership organization.
  • Coordinate the finance organization’s initial response to urgent or sensitive
  • issues (e.g., control matters, audit findings) in partnership with the
  • relevant functional leaders.
  • Build relationships with Chiefs of Staff across the C-suite to keep the CFO’s
  • agenda aligned with company-wide priorities.

Qualification

Finance & AccountingManagement & LeadershipConsultingData & AnalyticsCreative & Media
  • 10 -15 years of experience in finance, strategy, investment banking,
  • management consulting, or a related field.
  • Strong foundation in financial analysis, corporate finance, or FP&A;
  • experience with financial planning processes preferred.
  • Prior chief of staff, strategy, or similar experience supporting a senior
  • executive strongly preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
  • Experience supporting board or investor-facing materials is a plus.
  • Strong technical fluency, including hands-on proficiency in SQL and
  • familiarity with AI/automation tools and their application to finance
  • workflows.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience
  • preparing executive-level materials.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities with strong attention
  • to detail and follow-through.
  • High emotional intelligence and discretion; ability to build trust and
  • exercise sound judgment across all levels of the organization.
  • Comfortable operating with significant autonomy and representing the CFO’s
  • perspective in his absence.
  • Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised
  • of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media.
  • Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros.,
  • HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports,
  • Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.

Benefits

  • Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our
  • full list of benefits here [http://www.skydance.com/careers/benefits].
  • Generous paid time off.
  • Complimentary subscriptions to HBO Max, Paramount+, and other Skydance
  • streaming services and digital news products.
  • Robust employee engagement opportunities, including access to exclusive
  • screenings and events, speaker series, volunteer activities and more.
  • We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of

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