Director, Television Production Finance

Lionsgate•Santa Monica, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Lionsgate is currently seeking a Director for the TV Production Finance group whose primary responsibilities includes financial project management of original series, pilots, and mini-series. This position will partner with the SVP of Television Finance and overall function.

Requirements

Experience with union and non-union production and guidelines in a variety of formats
Experience managing show level Production Accountants
10+ years Production Accounting experience in a studio or production environment
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
Solid understanding of production insurance, guilds and unions, tax incentives, tax compliance and various types of production audits.
Movie Magic Budgeting and entertainment industry production accounting software experience required including Smart Accounting and other EP products/platforms.
Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills and the ability to multitask within a fast-paced environment.
Knowledge of state and international tax incentive laws and credits.

Responsibilities

Direct production accounting teams working closely on a day-to-day basis to ensure accurate, complete and timely cost reporting, protecting and managing show assets and supporting production.
Act as a key resource to production accountants on studio policies and procedures and SOX compliance; provide guidance on flow of funding and intercompany journal entries or bill backs.
Review assigned production budgets, hot costs, cost reports, trial balances, bank reconciliations and petty cash reconciliations prepared by show accountants for completeness and accuracy identifying and escalating any concerns
Assists in the workflow and reporting of pre-production costs prior to onboarding of the production accounting team and provides guidance to wrap accountants to assist in show closures
Manage quarterly corporate reporting process by overseeing and analyzing accounting accuracy of reporting from productions.
Participates in audit process for external, internal, guild, tax credit and network audits
Partners with the broader team ensuring policies and procedures are uniformly implemented
Reviews contractual obligations from legal to ensure proper payment to talent as well as guild obligations
Partner with internal stakeholders on production finance including cash flow projections and cost reporting to drive key decisions.
Prepares production cash flows prior to onboarding of the accountant and reviews after handover to production.
Work closely with post-production accounting to manage the cost reporting process from post-production stage to close of accounting books.
Work with physical production, post-production, corporate finance, BLA and creative in a collaborative environment
Perform ad hoc financial analyses and miscellaneous projects as needed.