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The MANAGER, STUDIO FP&A will report to the VP of TV Studio Finance with a dotted-line to the Director of Film/Documentary Studio Finance at a film and television company. The position will be involved with many financial functions, including managing and analyzing TV/Film/Documentary Ultimates, building financial profitability models, cashflow management, monthly reporting to management, and other ad hoc financial analyses.
YOU WILL:
- Analyze financial performance of all TV, Film, and Documentary content
- Create and maintain Ultimates for TV, Film, and Documentary projects
- Create title-level financial budgets and forecasts focusing on revenue, film cost amortization and 3rd party obligations
- Manage impairment process and development write-offs in conjunction with Accounting team
- Interpret contracts, license agreements, co-production agreements, and other TV, Film, and Documentary agreements to effectively prepare Ultimates and other ad hoc financial analyses
- Prepare periodic (monthly, quarterly, annual) and ad-hoc financial reports, reporting packages, flashes, dashboards and analyses
- Provide financial support for business unit investments and new corporate initiatives
- Proactively drive ideas for improved operations, analysis, cost savings and other efficiencies by presenting analysis to management and actively collaborating with key stakeholders
- Ad-Hoc projects to support growth of division
YOU HAVE:
- 3-5 years of experience in the entertainment industry with robust experience working with TV, Film, and Documentary Ultimates
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with ability to interpret and organize multiple data points to rationalize results and deliverables
- Strong written and oral communication skills required to interact across functional lines of business and with various business partners and leaders across the company
- Advanced Excel capabilities and working knowledge of business intelligence tools a plus
- An understanding of accounting a big plus, particularly with how Ultimates impact the financial statements
- An understanding of production finance, production cashflows, cost reports, trial balances
- A hunger to learn and process-improve
The Santarelli Company