Senior Financial Analyst, CBS News

TekWissen • New York, New York • Full Time • $46.44–$46.44 / hour

Posted on Fri, Sep 18, 2026

Overview:
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Title: Senior Financial Analyst, CBS News Duration: 6 Months
Location: 524 W 57th St, NY, 10019 Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite Job Description: Role Overview

CBS News is seeking a detail-oriented and strategically minded Senior Financial Analyst to join their finance team.
The focus of this role will be to assist in the day to day financial reporting and business management of CBS News Broadcast Shows.
The role will work alongside the Business Manager for Broadcast Shows to build out and implement fiscal strategies that both meet the business needs of each individual show and the financial realities of the Broadcast News Industry.
The Financial Analyst will perform a variety of financial activities including assisting day to day financial requests from Executive Producers, financial planning and budgeting processes, forecasting, building financial models, preparing reports and presentations, and performing research and analysis using large data sets.
The ideal candidate is well organized, solution-oriented, and able to take initiative.

Main Responsibilities (including but not limited to)

Owns and maintains recurring reporting cycles across CBS Mornings, Evening News, Sunday Morning, Weekend News, Overnight News, and Morning News
Drives financial discipline for the organization, partnering with Financial and Business colleagues, and Finance Leads, to evaluate and manage budgets
Leads preparation, review, and consolidation of the annual operating budgets and Long Range Plan (annual budget and monthly forecasts)
Owns accuracy of reported actual costs and develops variance analysis reports, and monthly financial reporting/budget-vs-actual commentary for leadership review
Tracks cost and budget performance at the individual story/segment level, flagging overruns and feeding that data into show-level and portfolio-level reporting
Owns segment-level budgeting for Sunday Morning
Identifies and reclassifies miscoded expenses
Leads ad hoc analysis and support as needed

Top Critical Skills / Must-Haves

4-5 years of related work experience, including forecasting and budgeting experience, ideally in media/entertainment
Interested in understanding the ins and outs of Broadcast News production
Knowledge of accounting and finance principles
Strong Excel/financial modeling skills as this is a reporting-heavy role
Highly analytic; able to synthesize data and provide insightful narrative of business results, using AI tools to accelerate analysis and reporting
Experience with Oracle Fusion, SmartView, EDMCS, or similar enterprise finance systems is a strong plus; Power BI experience a plus
Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to navigate a high pressure environment, work effectively across teams, and flag when something isn't working
Comfortable with a high-volume, fast-moving production environment; detail-oriented enough to own recurring formula/data integrity work
Ability to manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment with a high level of accuracy

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