Job Description

Media Budget Operations Manager

Location and Schedule

Burbank, CA at 231 West Olive Ave is preferred
New York, NY at 1515 Broadway may be considered as a secondary location
Onsite
Hours: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM based on assigned location

About The Role

Paramount+, the streaming service from Paramount, has an exciting opportunity for a Media Budget Operations Manager to join the Streaming Media team. As the central hub for all paid media efforts at Paramount+, the Streaming Media team manages service-sell campaigns, annual media partnerships, first-to-market executions, and on-device and performance media.

This role will be a key member of the team in helping to manage the Paramount+ marketing budget and processes related to forecasting, reconciliation, reporting, and other special projects.

This position reports to the Senior Director, Media Strategy.

Responsibilities

Responsible for financial forecasting and invoice tracking for the marketing department to support strategic decision-making leading the consolidation of monthly expense forecasting documents.
Liaise with media channel owners, creative team, and key internal marketing partners to gather expense information.
Prepare expense and forecast documents for senior leadership as well as the Finance teams to identify potential changes in our budget.
Develop and optimize budgeting processes that consolidate large data sets.
Track expenses and invoices to update marketing budget accordingly.
Assist with expense reconciliation for month/quarter and ensure marketing costs reports are submitted timely.
Develop new tracking and reporting templates; helping to prepare tools and processes for future planning and analysis.

Qualifications

A Bachelor's Degree, background in business or accounting/finance or similar
4-5+ years' experience working in financial planning & analysis
Be highly analytical and have a passion for numbers
Candidates will have a proven track record of superior financial analysis and invoice reporting skills
This person must thrive in a fast-paced environment and be able to work with multiple teams
Ability to multi-task and adapt to a challenging, fast-paced environment of multiple priorities
Advanced usage of Google Sheets and Excel to maintain large spreadsheets and trackers
Excellent oral and written communications skills with keen attention to detail

Nice to Have