Finance - Junior Accountant at MLB

MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLBAM) is the interactive media and Internet Company of Major League Baseball. MLBAM manages the official league site, each of the 30 Club sites, Minor League Baseball Sites, and Player sites thereby creating the most comprehensive Major League Baseball resource on the Internet. We are seeking to immediately fill a Purchase Accounting position.

Objective: The Finance - Junior Accountant will assist the Accounting Manager with general accounting responsibilities to ensure an accurate and timely monthly close. In addition this position will work closely with the Accounting Manager and Vice President and Controller on control related process documentation related to areas of responsibility and enhancements to the company's travel and expense policy.

Responsibilities:

• Refund / Chargeback accounting
• Audit and process expense reports in accordance with the company's travel and expense policy
• Cash application for merchandising and sponsorship segments of business
• Assist the Accounting Manager with process control documentation for areas of responsibility
• Assist the Vice President and Controller with enhancements to the travel and expense policy and business travel third party vendor relationship
• Ad hoc reporting and projects

Crucial Competencies / Previous Experience:]

• 4 year college degree (BS Accounting) preferred
• Previous accounting related experience - minimum 2 years
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Able to work effectively under pressures of management deadlines
• Team player
• Computer skills: Excel

Measures of Success:

• Timely and accurate reporting
• Taking ownership of responsibilities
• Willingness to be flexible to variable demands

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Internet Search Marketing Analyst at LYCOS

Lycos is seeking an Internet Marketing professional with solid online experience to join our ambitious online Search team.
The ideal candidate will be effective working independently as well as a part of a team. We need someone with 1-2 years of full-time marketing experience although significant internship experience will be considered. You should want to be a part of a dynamic, creative, high energy environment, which is passionate about web search and innovative technologies. This opportunity is for someone who is entrepreneurial, shows strong growth potential and is ready to work for a company which rewards based on a meritocracy.

Company: Lycos, Inc.
Location: Waltham, MA 02451
Salary/Wage: Very Competitive
Status: Full Time, Employee
Job Category: Internet/E-Commerce
Relevant Work Experience: 1+ to 2 Years
Career Level: Entry Level
Education Level: Associate Degree

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyzing search data and developing new methods of improving campaign performance
• Developing vertical specific industry knowledge and best practices to effectively increase traffic and online revenue generation
• Developing Internet search marketing strategies that include the use of pay-per-click advertising and paid search advertising
• Conducting online traffic and web site analysis
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) including keyword analysis, competitive site analysis and ad copy generation

Requirements:

• 1-2 years of PPC experience preferred (Google Adwords, Yahoo!/Overture and MSN Adcenter)
• A background in conducting advanced searches using Google, MSN or Yahoo!
• Ability to analyze large volumes of data, identify trends and provide recommendations
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills
• Proven record of completing deadlines on schedule
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and superior attention to detail
• Very strong MS Office skills including advanced excel skills

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Production Accounting Assistant at PIXAR

Location: Emeryville, CA

About Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios is an Academy Award®-winning computer animation studio with the technical, creative and production capabilities to develop computer-animated feature and short films with memorable characters and heartwarming stories that appeal to audiences of all ages.
Pixar has created eight of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and most recently Ratatouille. The studio has won 20 Academy Awards® and its eight films have grossed more than $3.4 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The Northern California studio's next film release is WALL-E (June 27, 2008).

Summary of Position
The Production Accounting Assistant will work with the Film Finance Lead and will play an integral role in Pixar's Production Finance group. The Production Accounting Assistant will report to the Film Finance Lead on a Feature Film. The individual will be directly involved in the studio¿s core film production business, helping with the financial and operational activities and how films are budgeted and scheduled.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Production Accountant in the overall accounting, forecasting and scheduling for a feature film and other ancillary projects.
• Preparing periodic cost reports including cost-to-completion estimates, project unit costs and general ledger maintenance.
• Reviewing weekly payroll for the film crew.
• Updating and reviewing weekly departmental progress against the production schedule and productivity assumptions.
• Overseeing film accounts payable, accounts receivable and petty cash.
• Liaising between the Corporate Finance and Production Finance departments.
• Maintaining reports and accounting office databases.
• Preparing ad-hoc film analyses and variance reporting.
• Liaising with the Screen Actors Guild for talent payment and eligibility.

Qualifications

• BA or BS degree or equivalent in accounting, finance or other quantitative discipline.
• Minimum 2 years general accounting experience.
• Experience in a film, animation or entertainment-related field preferred.
• Strong background in MS Excel.
• Flexible nature with the ability to multi-task.
• Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills.
• Passion for the entertainment industry, animation and technology.

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National Sales Manager at Univision

Description
Responsible for all National Sales activities for Univision Radio/San Diego

Requirements
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Rate negotiation in association with GSM and GM.

• Write up or supervise writing up of all national orders.
• Maintain or supervise maintenance of national contracts and correspondence.
• Work with Promotions department on all national promotions, planning, set-up, follow through and recaps back to Katz clients.
• Participate in Katz conference calls.
• Budget planning and ability to meet budgets set by GSM.
• Sales trips as necessary and as requested by GSM and/or GM.
• Assist GSM with Special Event planning and coordination.
• Sales calls in region and area to drive and maintain national account relationships.

Minimum Qualifications for Consideration

• Previous sales experience in a similar position.
• Arbitron knowledge.
• Marketron knowledge.
• Maximizer and Tapscan knowledge.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Requires working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook software packages.

Experience and Education

• High School graduate, or equivalent.
• Completion of 2-5 years of sales experience and at least one year of management experience.

Necessary Language Skills

• Ability to communicate in Spanish including speaking, reading and writing a plus but not absolutely necessary.

Interested candidates should forward resume to:

• Attn: Human Resources
• Fax: 619-744-4300
• Address: 600 West Broadway, Suite 2150, San Diego, Ca 92101

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Receptionist or Administrative Assistant at Univision

Description
Univision Communications Inc. ("Univision") is the leading Spanishlanguage media company in the United States. Our powerhouse portfolio includes Television, Radio, Music and Internet offerings that entertain and inform more Hispanics each day than any other media company in the country.

Univision Online (www.univision.com) is ranked the #1 Spanishlanguage website in awareness and usage by US Hispanics. Univision Online has a nationwide presence that provides advertisers with wide coverage in an active medium that allows users access to information 24/7. It caters to Hispanic Americans by offering exclusive, original online content geared toward the interest of today’s Hispanics. Interactivity with the most watched Spanishlanguage television shows & advanced communication tools in Spanish including the largest Spanishlanguage message boards and chats keep Univision Online the Spanishlanguage internet destination.

Responsibilities include:

• Support G&A Department
• Answering phones; copying; faxing; filing; typing
• Order department supplies as required
• Maintaining calendar; book travel arrangements; coordinate meetings, process expense reports and vendor expenses
• Support in the procedures of the daily operational and /fiscal policies

Requirements
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; proficiency in Word, Excel, and Internet; strong oral and written communications skills. Ability to deal courteously and effectively with staff and guest. Fluent English and Spanish.

• 25 years experience in Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
• Must demonstrate good judgment as well as good strong customer service orientation
• A terrific work ethic accompanied by an everpositive, getitdone attitude
• Must be able to multitask, work well under pressure
• Able to work independently with minimum direction
• Must be detailed oriented
• Able to deal with very confidential matters with tack

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Staff Accountant at Univision

Description
Telefutura Network, Univision’s Spanish Language Sister Network, has an opportunity for a Staff Accountant. If you are ready to become part of our dynamic team, please send us your resume for consideration.
The selected individual will be responsible for overseeing the Capital Assets and Repair and Maintenance areas, as well as assisting the Director of Engineering and Business Manager in preparing and updating the monthly and annual capital budgets and estimates.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Obtaining bids for major purchases and selecting vendors
• Preparing, following up and closing purchase orders
• Reviewing and processing invoices for payments
• Maintaining spending balances
• Preparing month end closing
• Reviewing timesheets and processing timesheet summary for payments, as well as compiling employee attendance calendars

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Minimum of 1-2 years of related accounting experience – A/P, General Ledger, and Fixed Assets applications
• Experience with Oracle is plus
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel
• Bilingual (English-Spanish)
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced, changing environment
• Able to communicate effectively both in verbally and in writing

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Account Executive at Univision

Description
Univision/Telefura is seeking Account Executives in the Chicago, Illinois area. The Account Executive markets, services, and sells advertising time directly to clients as well as to advertising agencies. In addition, the Account Executive will be responsible to generate new business. The Account Executive also provides competitive market information; forecasts sales revenue and analyzes rating and trends.

Send resume and cover letter to:

• Univision/Telefutura
• 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Suite 1100
• Chicago, IL 60611
• Fax: (312) 494-6485

Univision is an equal opportunity employer

Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 4 years television sales experience with knowledge and comprehension of syndicated media research sources preferred
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required
• Strong communication and presentation skills, and aggressive sales style and creative marketing approach.
• Computer literacy - working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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Recruiting Coordinator at PIXAR

Location: Emeryville, CA

Job Description:
Pixar Animation Studios is an Academy Award®-winning computer animation studio with the technical, creative and production capabilities to develop computer-animated feature and short films with memorable characters and heartwarming stories that appeal to audiences of all ages.
Pixar has created eight of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and most recently Ratatouille. The studio has won 20 Academy Awards® and its eight films have grossed more than $3.4 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The Northern California studio's next film release is WALL-E (June 27, 2008).

Summary of Position:
Perform administrative duties to support the Recruiting Department including receiving and tracking applicant material, updating and maintaining appropriate databases, and organizing interviews for candidates at Pixar.

Responsibilities:

• Work with recruiters, interviewers (and their assistants) to schedule interviews as requested. Create and route interview schedules with resumes.
• Communicate interview details to candidate, making certain s/he has all of the information necessary (detailed directions, advice on apparel, information about the logistics of the interviews, etc.)
• Act as first and primary point of contact on day-of-interview for both the candidate and interviewers, professionally handing all scheduling changes and any other glitches that occur.
• Make travel arrangements for candidates as necessary; process any candidate reimbursements for transportation to/from airport(s).
• Post open positions on company and other websites as requested by recruiter(s).
• Screen and route resumes that come in via the mail and respond to email and phone inquiries directed to the department accordingly.
• Perform data entry, track resumes and maintain the resume database.
• Assist with the maintenance of department files and create and maintain reports.
• Handle special projects as required.
  

Qualifications:

• 2-4 years administrative experience; experience in Human Resources with an emphasis on recruiting/employment preferred.
• Macintosh proficiency preferred, including FileMaker Pro, Word and Excel
• Excellent organizational, verbal, writing, and customer service skills
• Strong follow up skills, with attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to multi-task
• Positive attitude and ability to be flexible in Pixar¿s non-static environment

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Accounts Payable and Payroll Manager at DivX

Accounts Payable and Payroll Manager
Location: USA, San Diego
Description
Your friends have a running joke about you being so organized that your bills are paid before the postman delivers them. You’ve seriously considered naming your first child Pi, and while others spend their time browsing Internet video sites, you spend yours refining the equations in your spreadsheet.

As the Accounts Payable and Payroll Manager, you’ll be our go-to person manage the team responsible for all accounts payable and payroll functions.

The Everyday View

• Review AP vouchers daily, including input and GL coding accuracy
• Review in detail all items entered in bi-weekly payroll
• Reconcile payroll, 401(k), ESPP and flexible spending accounts
• Back up to the payroll administrator
• Work with employees to ensure compliance on expense report filing
• Back up AP for expense report input
• Prepare monthly AP Aging Reports including reconciliation to the GL
• Receive vendor calls regarding payments or questions
• Review and approve weekly check runs and wire payments
• Back up AP when needed for check runs and wire payments
• Enter voucher and input conversions for foreign currency wires into Great Plains
• Reconcile American Express credit cards with submitted expense reports
• Prepare month-end closing of AP, including accruals of American Express, contractor payments and outstanding expense reports
• Ensure Accounts Payable and Payroll filing is current
• Prepare payroll reports and any other reports as needed
• Ensure continued compliance with internal controls
• Continual process improvements in AP and payroll

The Kind of Person We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone with all the right skills, plus the right attitude. You must be smart and learn quickly, but you can’t be afraid to admit when you don’t know the answer. If this sounds like you, DivX might just be your perfect playground. In addition, you should possess the following:

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 4-6 years in accounting field
• 2+ years supervisory experience
• Experience with Great Plains Accounting system
• Working experience in ADP’s PC Payroll for Windows including Report Smith
• Microsoft Office including Excel
• Detail oriented and deadline driven
• Able to work in a high stress environment

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Transaction Risk Investigator at Amazon

Amazon India is seeking dedicated, hardworking, analytical candidates with a proven track record of performance and results-oriented thinking, to join the Transaction Risk Management Team in Bangalore. Candidates will be responsible for a wide range of duties related to the investigation and elimination of online eCommerce risk. Ideal applicants will have experience in the eCommerce payments space, previous trust and safety experience, and experience succeeding in a customer-driven workplace. All candidates will be analytical and capable of succeeding in a fast-paced team environment.

The Transaction Risk Investigator position relies on excellent judgment to plan and accomplish goals and will work under very limited supervision of the Manager. Excellent individual problem-solving and analytic skills are used to authenticate customers and complex transactions. Nearly all decisions are expected to be made independently with little to no guidance and a high degree of accuracy.

The Transaction Risk Investigator will be required to engage in frequent written and verbal communication with department management, risk analysts, risk engineers, other company associates and third-parties to accomplish goals. They may also be required to contact customers by phone.

Productivity and quality assurance will be evaluated along with the overall contribution to the development of the department.

Communication Skills :

• Excellent written and spoken American English skills and an ability to compose a grammatically correct, concise and accurate written response
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex transactional issues correctly and clearly to both internal and external customers

Problem Solving Skills :

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and make complex investigation decisions with little to no guidance
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze problems logically
• Self discipline d, diligent, proactive and detail oriented
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Effectively prioritizes work time to ensure productivity and fulfills department standards for time spent
• Excellent ability to determine situational needs and provide appropriate solutions

Qualifications :

• Demonstrated ability to exceed expectations with regard to performance and individual contribution
• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills, including the ability to recognize non-obvious patterns
• Demonstrated positive, results oriented attitude
• Ability to effectively manage time, and individually prioritize multiple tasks of competing priority
• Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality and data security standards
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• 24/7/365 availability, including willingness to work on weekends, and outside of the "standard" work day
• Experience using UNIX preferred
• Six-Sigma certification is preferred

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Transaction Risk Investigator - German at Amazon

Amazon India is seeking dedicated, hardworking, analytical candidates with German language skills and a proven track record of performance and results-oriented thinking, to join the Transaction Risk Management Team in Bangalore. Candidates will be responsible for a wide range of duties related to the investigation and elimination of online eCommerce risk with experience succeeding in a customer-driven workplace. All candidates will be analytical and capable of succeeding in a fast-paced team environment.

The Transaction Risk Investigator position relies on excellent judgment to plan and accomplish goals and will work under very limited supervision of the Manager. Excellent individual problem-solving and analytic skills are used to authenticate customers and complex transactions. Nearly all decisions are expected to be made independently with little to no guidance and a high degree of accuracy.

The Transaction Risk Investigator will be required to engage in frequent written and verbal communication with department management, risk analysts, risk engineers, other company associates and third-parties to accomplish goals. They may also be required to contact customers by phone.Productivity and quality assurance will be evaluated along with the overall contribution to the development of the department.

Communication Skills:

• Conversational German skills and the ability to read German
• Excellent written and spoken American English skills and an ability to compose a grammatically correct, concise and accurate written response
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex transactional issues correctly and clearly to both internal and external customers

Problem Solving Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and make complex investigation decisions with little to no guidance
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze problems logically
• Self disciplined, diligent, proactive and detail oriented
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Effectively prioritizes work time to ensure productivity and fulfills department standards for time spent
• Excellent ability to determine situational needs and provide appropriate solutions

Qualifications:

• Any Graduate with German language skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• 24/7/365 availability, including willingness to work on weekends, and outside of the "standard" work day
• Experience using UNIX preferred
• Six-Sigma certification is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to exceed expectations with regard to performance and individual contribution
• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills, including the ability to recognize non-obvious patterns
• Demonstrated positive, results oriented attitude
• Ability to effectively manage time, and individually prioritize multiple tasks of competing priority
• Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality and data security standards

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Accountant at Facebook

Facebook is looking for a well-rounded top performer who can be a key contributor in a high-energy growth environment. The ideal candidate is one who has been a top academic performer with a proven track record in global, high tech companies and has the desire to excel in everything they do. Your work history should demonstrate job stability with increasing levels of responsibility. This is a full time position reporting to the Accounting Manager.

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Responsibilities:

• Assist with monthly close including account reconciliation, financial reporting and analysis
• Perform technical accounting research and prepare documentation outlining issues and conclusions
• Support and review monthly reconciliations of International subsidiaries
• Assist in review of global consolidated reconciliations
• Assist with improving, implementing and documenting processes and internal control policies and procedures
• Identify opportunities for process improvements or automation and then drive the implementation of the solution
• Support various organizational requirements such as audit and tax preparation
• Other projects and initiatives as required

Requirements:

• B.S. degree in Accounting or Finance. MBA a plus
• CPA required
• 3+ years relevant experience with Big Four and minimum of 3+ years with large, fast-growing, multi-national company
• Solid knowledge of GAAP, including FAS 52
• Related industry experiences a plus
• Strong computer and analytical skills, including proficiency in Excel
• Excellent planning, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
• Superb attention to detail yet possesses an understanding of the "big picture”
• Organized and thorough with desire for continuous improvement

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Manager, Human Resources at hi5

hi5 is a global brand for young people, where over 60 million members have established accounts and personal pages. Members use hi5 to communicate with friends around the world, and to connect with the local and global communities that are important to them. hi5 provides a localized experience for its members, enabling people to connect with others based on language, heritage or other personally relevant cultural and popular interests. hi5 was founded in 2003, is privately held, and located in San Francisco. The company is profitable and is ranked in the top 15 most trafficked sites online.

Position: Manager, Human Resources
Location: San Francisco, CA

We are expanding our team, and we’re looking for an exceptional Director of Human Resources in a fast growing Company. You will become part of a fast-paced and motivated team that is building new and exciting online consumer services.

The HR Director will provide progressive HR support to the organization. The ideal candidate will provide thought leadership in guiding, developing and implementing HR initiatives. The HR Director should be available to assist all employees regarding benefit and payroll administration, assist the hiring managers with the recruitment process, drive the employee review and feedback process, and plan towards developing a high performance organization. This position will report directly to the CEO.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, refine, and manage sustainable HR infrastructure to support organizational effectiveness and alignment with the Company’s overall direction.
• Work with the management team to continually evaluate and develop all employees through career planning, mentoring programs, and skill building.
• Manage core Performance Management and feedback processes. Develop manager capability on employing these processes and obtaining best in class results.
• Design job classifications, set job levels, and execute strategies to attract the right talent
• Provide proactive guidance and counsel to managers and employees on HR related issues.
• Collaborate with functional management to drive workforce planning and recruiting initiatives
• Establish timetables and follow through for employee reviews, feedback, and compensation changes
• Deal with immigration, visa sponsorships ect.

Requirements:

• BS/BA; MS/MBA a plus.
• 4+ years HR experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional Excel, PowerPoint and analytical skills.
• Strong ability to maneuver, refine, and present data, analysis, trends, and reports;

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International Public Relations Manager at YouTube

This position is available in San Bruno, CA.

Join the country's leading and fastest growing advertising sales organization. YouTube, a Google company, is looking for an International Public Relations Manager to work in our San Bruno office.

Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.youtube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs and email. YouTube has quickly become the leading destination on the Internet for video entertainment.

Are you tired of run-of-the-mill business management, bored with the law, frustrated with journalism, looking to move on from engineering or science or frustrated with non-profit work? This might be the job for you.

People in search of predictability and hierarchy should stop reading right now. We want candidates who are unafraid to voice their opinions, willing to challenge the conventional wisdom (with better ideas), and able to inspire the YouTube community. We're looking for individuals who prefer to think of themselves as strategists, but who are equally capable as tacticians - people who not only think big but get the job done every day.

Successful candidates will have at least 8-10 years professional experience and a record of taking initiative and managing small teams. We're looking for a senior level communications professional with proven experience in managing international teams, developing global programs and building strong cross-functional relationships. Strong critical-thinking skills, intellectual curiosity, and superior writing ability are a must. We need people who can design and implement a product launch, develop a creative consumer campaign, and create an innovative program to educate the public on a complex issue.

YouTube's Public Relations organization is a fast-paced team with audiences including users, partners, shareholders, employees, critics and friends from around the world. The team helps communicate and promotes the diverse, creative uses of YouTube, launches of new YouTube features, manages communications and strategy for critical public issues, supports acquisition of professional content partners as well as advertisers operations. We promise, you'll never be bored.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• A bachelors degree in communications, journalism, PR or related field.
• 10 years of professional experience leading public relations for an entertainment or lifestyle-focused consumer brand.
• International experience managing a global brand required.
• Recent experience demonstrating a hands-on approach to managing all aspects in a fast-paced, high visibility environment.
• Strong business skills and understanding of various departmental responsibilities inside an organization.
• A strong track record in planning and executing PR programs aimed at multiple audiences in a complex and dynamic business environment, with consumer positioning, product launches, brand identity, product perception and partner programs.
• Experience in developing media campaigns and the demonstrated ability to manage multiple media relations programs concurrently.
• Strong multi-tasking and project management skills (organized and self-starting) and the ability to effectively motivate other departments within the organization all to meet corporate objectives.
• You'll need a powerful work ethic, creativity, and sound business judgment.
• Proven ability to advise internal clients on communications strategy aligned to business objectives.
• A voracious get-it-done attitude as well as the ability to thrive under pressure; ability to manage multiple programs with tight deadlines.
• A highly skilled user of the Microsoft Office suite; Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Some travel may be required.

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Analytics at Ebay

Primary Job Responsibilities
This role is for a corporate level initiative that will leverage cutting edge technologies in analytics, data mining, advanced statistics, visualization, stream processing and many other multi-disciplinary technologies. This role offers a unique opportunity to innovate and work with data, technology, and people from all eBay companies (Market Places, PayPal, Skype, StubHub, Shopping.com, etc).

• Be the lead analyst to support a major new analytical initiative involving eBay subsidiaries – Marketplaces (eBay.com), PayPal and Skype
• Work with Product Management partners to understand fraud reduction use cases and evaluate benefits
• Reduce losses by analyzing and correlating fraud patterns across the three platforms and suggesting new models, techniques, and technology
• Accelerate favorable risk treatment for new and recent users by analyzing and correlating legitimate use across the three platforms
• Explore the use of traditional and advanced statistical techniques like logistic regression, Bayesian trees, decision trees, machine learning/neural networks, clustering, link analysis, graph theory and network theory to gain new insights on cross-company data, which in turn result in actionable ways to reduce fraud and risk without compromising business growth
• Applying risk/fraud models to predict and control risk associated with new accounts, and to combat credit card fraud, bank account fraud, identity theft fraud, spoof fraud etc.
• Preparing and extracting data from large databases.
• Analyzing data covering a wide range of information from user profile to transaction history. Identifying new fraud patterns through data mining.

Job Requirements

• Strong academic profile including an undergraduate or graduate degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Operations Research and Econometrics
• Experience in analyzing massive and highly complex data sets, performing ad-hoc analysis and data manipulation
• Familiarity with standard statistical analysis techniques and model development techniques
• Ideal candidate would have one or more of the following
• Applications of statistical techniques to real world problems
• Understanding of risk management techniques (e.g., logistic regression, score carding etc)
• Ability to package and present analysis to a senior audience; in particular, the ability to simply communicate complex ideas to diverse business and technology audiences
• Ability to work with large cross-functional teams
• Strong “business/common sense” for the potential of analyses to produce short-term and long-term business benefits
• Ability to deal with ambiguity in terms of requirements and timelines
• 3years of experience in data management and quantitative analyses
• Expert skills in SQL and SAS (on SQL Server, Oracle, or Teradata)
• Strong skills in Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
• Strong skills in major statistical packages (e.g., SAS, Matlab, SPSS)

Education
Bachelors Degree Required

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Monetization Analyst at Yahoo

Location : Sunnyvale, CA
Description : Responsibilities:
 Drive the optimization of Yahoo’s business strategy across Emerging Markets via data analysis, insight generation, and actionable recommendations.
 Apply fundamental economic, statistical and accounting concepts throughout the business.
 Conceptualize, develop and execute projects across the business in support of the Direct Sales team, the Online Sales channel, the Marketing team and the Business Development team.
 Interact cross-functionally within Yahoo! to identify and execute upon synergistic operational opportunities.
 Collaborate with members of other functional teams to develop a shared understanding of operational performance drivers and key metrics.
 Support and oversee the implementation and measurement of sales and marketing programs.
 Participate in the development of tactical and strategic action items given results of data analyses.
 Support the 3 Year Strategic Plan and the Annual Plan through insight on revenues and operating metrics
 Identification of trends and ongoing marketplace intelligence in the online media space.
 Generate regular reports and track business performance against goals.
 Regularly communicate with various country offices, business units and the corporate office.

Skills/Qualifications:
 Minimum of 4 years of analytical work experience in a top tier company. Bachelor’s Degree in a business or analytical field from a top university.
 Familiarity with the Internet media landscape and online business models a plus.
 Strong analytical skills as demonstrated through multiple experiences in leading the scoping, defining, modeling and quantification of economic aspects of a challenging business problem.
 Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
 Demonstrated ability to take ownership over increasingly larger projects.
 Exceptional analytic skills and conceptual thinking ability.
 Knowledge of basic financial principles, reporting, and ratios.
 Ability to see big picture while effectively managing details.
 Manipulate large, sometimes disparate sources of data into a cohesive data set.
 Very strong computer skills, especially in Excel, Access and PowerPoint. Experience with statistical modeling packages a plus.
 Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to translate complicated data into presentable format for executive leadership.
 Some international travel required.

Due to the volume of inquiries that we receive, we regret that we can only respond to those applicants who possess the experience and qualifications most closely matching the requirements of the positions currently available. Please, no calls.
Yahoo! is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Executive Assistant at Yahoo

Location : Sunnyvale, CA
Description : The Internet is a big, busy place, and we at Yahoo! are proud to stand out in the crowd. As the world's number one Internet brand, servicing over a half billion people, we're determined to maintain our commitment to delivering news, entertainment, information and fun... each and every day.

In order to maintain our position as one of the world's most trafficked Internet destinations, we're always on the lookout for people with big ideas and big talent to help us provide our visitors with the innovative products and services they've come to expect from Yahoo!. We're looking for people like you.

How Big Can You Think?

About Business group or Product - HR Operations

Job Responsibilities
We are looking for a high-energy Executive Assistant to provide administrative support to the VP of Human Resources Operations. Provides light support to department staff. Responsibilities will include heavy calendaring; organizing meetings and conference calls; making travel arrangements; preparing expense reports; interfacing with senior executives and their assistants; handling confidential material; general office management duties.

Minimum Job Qualifications:
The ideal candidate performs well under high pressure situations and deadlines, possesses excellent judgment and reasoning skills, and has outstanding organizational skills. Experience in a senior administrative capacity. Candidate must be highly proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and must have strong Internet skills.

Preferable Job Qualifications
4-year college degree is preferred, but not required

Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For more information or to search all of our openings, please visit http://careers.yahoo.com.

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