Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Maintain, review, and present financial models to support decision-making and planning.
- Partner with department heads to actively manage budgets.
- Model estimated gross profit for new projects in the greenlight process.
- Collaborate with production and content teams to monitor actual vs. budget spending and report variances.
- Recommend and implement process improvements and automation for budgeting, cost tracking, and reporting.
Month-End & Reporting
- Assist or lead preparation of month-end close entries (e.g., revenue share statements, cost allocations, amortization, quarterly commissions).
- Prepare and review monthly financial reporting (financial statement packages and variance analyses).
- Analyze departmental results (actuals vs budget).
Audit & Compliance Support
- Assist with requests related to annual audits and tax preparation when needed.
- Monitor and enforce adherence to financial policies and ethical standards.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in budgeting/reporting, financial modeling, and analytics (e.g., FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking).
- Strong financial acumen and data analysis capability.
- Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, complex formulas, modeling).
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting; MBA a plus.
- Entertainment industry experience.
- Experience with NetSuite.
