SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYSTS

(2) SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYSTS
NEW YORK- (NYC) REGULAR EMPLOYEE

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Business Analysts will support one or more of the following groups: Digital Media, Research, Finance and/or Programming. This role requires the entire business skill set - strategy, communications, problem solving, and analytics. It is a high- profile role that will bring significant executive management interaction and require a person who can solve difficult problems in short periods of time. The Business Analysts will assist with both the development and evolution of the long term company strategy, as well as supporting the shorter term finance, operations, and strategic needs of the department they support. Projects are broad ranging from analysis of new business opportunities to assessment of current business platforms. Projects will deal with areas such as: (Strategy, Business Development, Operations and M&A.)

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• Provide objective and unbiased perspectives on the value of potential business development transactions
• Create consistent frameworks to value projects and compare against a portfolio of initiatives
• Leverage fact based market fundamentals to establish key assumptions
• Identify key sensitivities and develop scenarios to test robustness of investment thesis
• Develop pro-forma models that can be easily integrated into the overall corporate model
• Provide support for the strategic development process
• Develop simple and clear communications materials for key stakeholders (investors, board of directors)
• Support business unit strategy development and execution
• Support regulatory advocacy through fact based economic analysis
• Provide direct support for potential large scale M&A transactions
• Develop bottoms value driver based models to value potential targets
• Utilize market comps and recent transactions to develop appropriate industry trends
• Make fact based synergy estimates based on replication of current performance
• Create pro-forma models to predict credit, cash and income statement metrics
• Help develop creative structures to maximize value and minimize risk
• Follow industry sector and provide insight into current M&A trends

SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE:

• 1-3 years of consulting background required ideally within a top strategy consultancy.
• Detailed financial modeling capabilities, prior experience working in Finance at a: Hedge Fund, Investment Banking or Corporate Finance is key!
• Must come equipped with a fully developed “consulting tool kit”.
• Presentation skills: Expert with PowerPoint
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills
• Proven ability to synthesize large amounts of data.
• Self starter with ability to drive independent problem solving
• Communication skills: Ability to summarize information and succinctly communicate analyses verbally and in writing. Ability to effectively present information and to interact with senior management.
• Interpersonal: Desire to be part of a fun, yet hard working team. Mature and professional.

CONTACT:

Qualified candidates may submit resume to Resumes@BET.net include Senior Business Analyst in the subject line.

ABOUT BET NETWORKS

BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: www.BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

BET NETWORKS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER – EOE