Job Title: Sr. Finance Manager, Domestic Compensation Finance Location: New York, NY 10036 (Onsite) Duration: 9 Months Possibility of Extension Pay Range: $70/hr. - $75/hr.
Overview:
The Sr. Manager of Domestic Compensation Finance within the Cable Networks Finance team will manage headcount and compensation planning for Domestic Cable Networks operations.
This is a highly visible leadership role and must be able to work collaboratively across the organization engaging with executives from Human Resources (HR), Operating Groups, and Finance. The candidate must be a finance domain expert on compensation expense, providing key leadership in compensation planning, reporting, analysis, and metrics.
This is a crucial role in the organization with financial oversight on a major component of Client annual operating expenses. This position will report to the Vice President of Cable Networks FP&A.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Principal Responsibilities:
Financial oversight of headcount and compensation for domestic operations with over 1,000+ staff employees, including review of commissions monthly payouts
Leverage various financial systems to forecast and report compensation expenses and headcount related to monthly/quarterly closes, periodic forecasting, annual budgeting process, and long range planning
Provide leadership team with information and insights to better plan and manage labor workforce
Partner with HR to align headcount reporting and related expenses to organizational changes
Maintain strong working relationship with various stakeholders:
HR which includes Operations, Compensation & Benefits, Systems, and Generalists
Finance track leads by Groups and Departments
Operating groups
Represent the finance team on initiatives that impact headcount and compensation planning, reporting, and analytics
Skills and Capabilities:
The successful candidate will bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and able to juggle multiple and frequently changing priorities.
Ability to communicate effectively across various departments and with various levels throughout the organization.
The accuracy of inputted compensation and headcount data will be an important key performance indicator of this role.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor s degree in Finance or Accounting
6-8+ years of financial planning & analysis, reporting and accounting related experience, preferably in the media industry
High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office, in particular Excel
Ability to communicate effectively across various departments and with strong executive presence and relationship management
Strategic and highly analytic mindset that is self-motivated and self-starter
Strong analytical abilities and decision-making skills
Ability to multi-task, adapt to fast paced working environment and deal with ambiguity
Ability to create strong working relationships and work well both as team player and individually
Additional Qualifications:
Experience in Oracle Fusion, 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 and issue resolutions
Strive to be recognized by stakeholders as a business partner
Demonstrate ability to work independently and show ownership and accountability for assigned tasks and meet deadlines
Team player who fosters a spirit of collaboration and strives for excellence
Numbers & Facts
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$70–$75 Per Hour
Skills
Accountingunmatched
Accounting Closeunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Budgetingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Compensation Analysisunmatched
Compensation Managementunmatched
Compensation and Benefitsunmatched
Customer Relationsunmatched
Entertainment and Mediaunmatched
Executive Relationshipsunmatched
Expense Reportsunmatched
Financeunmatched
Financial Managementunmatched
Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)unmatched
Financial Reportingunmatched
Financial Systemsunmatched
Forecastingunmatched
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
Human Resourcesunmatched
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)unmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Metricsunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Network Administration/Managementunmatched
Operational Expenditure (OPEX)unmatched
Oracle Fusion Middlewareunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Process Developmentunmatched
Relationship Managementunmatched
SAPunmatched
Sales Managementunmatched
Strategic Analysisunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Workforce Managementunmatched
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