Manager, Participations

Lionsgate • Santa Monica, CA

2d

About The Position

The Manager, Participations is responsible for overseeing the preparation, review, and issuance of participation statements to ensure contractual compliance, accuracy, and timeliness. This role serves as a technical and people leader—reviewing work prepared by analysts, training and mentoring staff, and directly preparing complex participation statements that require advanced judgment and expertise. The Manager acts as a key quality-control layer within the department, ensuring that participation reporting reflects deal terms accurately and is consistent with internal standards, policies, and reporting practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
• At least 3-5 years of experience in accounting, finance, participations and/or residuals is a plus
• Strong judgment and problem-solving skills, particularly when applying contractual language to real-world financial scenarios
• Advanced analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail; consistently able to review analyst work critically and ensure accuracy under tight reporting deadlines
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with internal stakeholders (Legal, Finance, Accounting) and respond to participant or auditor inquiries as needed
• Excellent organization skills with the ability to multi-task and meet strict contractual deadlines
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas, nested logic, pivot tables, Power Query, Power Pivot, and large dataset reconciliation

Nice To Haves

• SAP BW knowledge

Responsibilities

• Review participation statements prepared by analysts to ensure accuracy, contractual compliance, and adherence to departmental standards
• Prepare participation statements, as needed
• Interpret and assess contracts for participations subject-related matter
• Serve as an escalation point for complex deal structures, participant inquiries, and internal questions from Legal, Finance, and Accounting
• Train, coach, and develop analysts, providing technical guidance and helping build subject-matter expertise across the team
• Lead analysts through issue resolution, statement corrections, and interpretation of participation agreements
• Test and implement process improvements, efficiency, and standardization
• Responsible for special projects and ad hoc analysis as requested

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• generous sick days
• vacation days
• holidays
• Impact Day
• 401(k) company matching

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager