902 Advizers
Tim
Director Of Finance
Paramount
University of Scranton 2008
UCLA EMBA Class of 2023
UCLA Anderson
Q1Career path
Media & Entertainment Industry
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Career Transition
1:56
"It was a tough job market. It was during the time of the Great Recession. So just happy to get a job right out of college."
Q2Main responsibilities
Budgeting
ROI Analysis
Financial Modeling
0:55
"it's also just building a lot of monthly presentations for the SVP and president of our studio group."
Q3Day in the life
Finance
Financial Analysis
Budgeting
0:53
"Usually the first thing that I do is I connect with my boss, the VP of Studio finance and we kind of collaborate together to lay out the day."
Q4Most important skills - role
Strategic Thinking
Emotional Intelligence
Financial Modeling
1:27
"You really do need a high EQ, a higher level of emotional intelligence, so that you're able to interact and influence decision makers."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Media & Entertainment
Executive/Leadership
Finance
1:25
"I work for one of the most famous Studio Lots in the world. You can't get better than that."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Executive/Leadership
Influencing Decision Makers
Financial Modeling
1:36
"You really have to be nimble and self-aware in order to effectively influence what they're thinking."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Teamwork
Finance
Entertainment Industry
0:42
"I get treated very well and a lot of creative down-to-earth people working entertainment."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Passionate
Personable
Self-aware
1:07
"It has to be as much fun as it is work for these individuals."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Patience
Business Knowledge
Hard Work
1:25
"Patience is critical. It's very difficult to be successful in a business that you don't have the business knowledge of in the beginning."
Q10Entry-level positions
Entertainment Industry
Entry-Level Positions
Financial Analyst
0:52
"So there are, you know, hundreds of financial analyst positions that are open within the entertainment industry"
Q11Significant lesson - career
Networking
Career Development
Resilience
1:33
"Your career is not going to be linear. There's going to be Peaks and valleys to it."
Q12College ideas for success
GPA
Finance
Work ethic
0:48
"I excelled when I worked very hard, so I made sure that I was getting a good GPA, particularly in my major core classes."