Production Finance Manager

Warner Bros. Discovery•Burbank, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Finance Manager is responsible for providing production finance managerial support across motion picture productions throughout development, production, wrap, and post production. This role partners closely with freelance production accounting teams, production teams, corporate accounting, treasury, tax, and digital systems to ensure financial accuracy while supporting productions in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
Ability to manage multiple productions and deadlines simultaneously
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills
Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner effectively with creative and financial teams
Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills
Financial accuracy and attention to detail
Production‑facing collaboration
Risk identification and escalation
Systems and workflow discipline
Continuous improvement orientation

Nice To Haves

Minimum 3+ years relevant and/or previous work experience in production finance or production accounting
Experience working in a studio or large‑scale production environment
Experience driving process improvement or automation initiatives

Responsibilities

Provide end‑to‑end managerial production finance support for assigned productions from development through final cost
Ensure compliance with studio financial policies, SOX controls, and audit requirements
Serve as a primary escalation point for production finance issues and risk mitigation
Partner with Centers of Excellence (Tax, Treasury, Digital Systems, Payroll) to ensure aligned execution
Oversee production bank account setup, maintenance, reconciliation, and closure (US)
Review and maintain payment approval workflows and authorized signatories
Ensure timely bank reconciliations, statement reviews, and proper digital filing
Manage lockbox deposits, wire access, and funding confirmations as required
Oversee Cashet / Cashet Pay setup, approvals, and ongoing account maintenance
Review weekly, monthly, and quarterly cost reports for accuracy and completeness
Validate trial balances, ETCs, variances, and supporting documentation
Ensure cost report totals are properly “tick‑and‑tied” to system‑generated reports
Review and monitor cash flow submissions and funding needs against cost reports
Oversee SAP invoice processing, coding accuracy, approvals, and timely payments
Review SAP reconciliations each period to ensure completeness, accuracy, and proper approval
Monitor CTD reports and pending transactions; escalate issues as needed
Ensure financial records are properly filed and maintained for audit readiness
Coordinate A/R setup, recharges, and journal entries as required
Manage provisioning and deprovisioning of production accounting staff system access with digital systems
Perform quality control checks to ensure proper segregation of duties
Oversee access to production systems (e.g., Cashet, Smart Accounting, Smart PO, SmartTime, SharePoint, BOX)
Ensure workflows and approvals remain compliant throughout the production lifecycle
Oversee payroll processing for development projects
Review payroll coding, approvals, and posting reports for accuracy
Coordinate SAP journal entries related to payroll and development costs
Ensure development accounts remain compliant with studio standards
Coordinate pre‑wrap and wrap meetings with production and post teams
Ensure final reports, filings, and reconciliations are complete and accurate
Oversee return of production funds and closure of financial accounts
Support audit readiness through final compliance checks