Administration & Finance: Accounting, Administration, Financial Management

About The Brand
Founded in 1912, Paramount Pictures works with talented filmmakers to produce and distribute entertainment around the world. The iconic Paramount logo has opened some of the most successful and beloved films in cinematic history, including timeless classics such as Sunset Boulevard, The Godfather, Forrest Gump and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and blockbuster franchises such as Star Trek, Transformers, and Mission Impossible. Recent innovative break-out films such as Interstellar, Arrival and A Quiet Place have added to Paramount's film legacy. Paramount Pictures Television's 13 Reasons Why, The Alienist and Jack Reacher have also been thrilling audiences. With a beautiful 65-acre lot in the heart of Hollywood, a worldwide network of offices and a culture of engagement, Paramount's passionate employees ensure the studio continues to deliver creativity and innovation to a dynamic industry. Paramount is a subsidiary of ViacomCBS, which reaches 700 million global subscribers through MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET and other media networks.

Overview and Responsibilities
Are you ready to assist the SVP and VP level executives with Feature Productions in the pre-greenlight process as well as prep, production and post-production stages? This position will be immersed in all facets of Production Finance!

Banking & G/L Tracking responsibilities:

• Set up and monitor bank accounts
• Coordinate accounting systems
• Monitors third party billing and receipts
• Set up vendor accounts

Reporting & critical review:

• Prepare executive management reports for upper management
• Assist with production incentive tracking and data analysis

General responsibilities:

• Manages user access to accounting systems
• Assists in management of production accounting teams
• Process accounts payable and payroll
• Manages production accounting file retention
• Trains production accounting teams on studio systems, policies, and payment processes
• Assist with administrative duties as needed

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (Finance/Accounting or related field a plus)
• 1+ years' finance/accounting related experience
• Intermediate to advanced IT skills, in particular the MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Additional Qualifications

• Previous experience of payroll processing, banking systems and/or booking journal entries is ideal
• Understanding of accounting terminology (e.g. debits, credits, trial balance)
• Experience using accounting software, such as SMART ACCOUNTING, PSL, SAP, Movie Magic a plus
• Proficient organization skills with ability to coordinate self and others, to prioritize tasks and work to multiple deadlines
• Ability to learn
• Film production terminology desired but not required

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

At ViacomCBS, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. ViacomCBS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.