Director, Production Accounting

The Role

Director of Production responsible for leading all aspects of UFC’s production planning, budgeting, and financial oversight, ensuring productions are executed on time, on budget, and at the highest quality. This role partners closely with internal production teams, accounting, finance, and external vendors to align creative and operational needs with accurate forecasting, resource allocation, and cost control.

• Production Budgeting & Forecasting:
  Create, manage, and monitor production budgets for live events, studio shows, and media productions. Develop rolling forecasts and financial models, track actuals vs. budget, conduct variance analysis, and recommend corrective action.
• Production Management & Oversight:
  Oversee day‑to‑day production operations across multiple events and projects. Ensure production schedules, workflows, staffing, and equipment needs align with approved plans. Coordinate cross‑functionally with Creative, Business Affairs, Legal, HR, Marketing, and Finance.
• Risk Management, Compliance & Controls:
  Ensure compliance with UFC policies, financial controls, and GAAP accounting standards. Monitor union/guild requirements, tax incentives, and regulatory obligations. Identify financial and operational risks; implement mitigation strategies in partnership with Finance and Legal.
• Leadership & Communication:
  Manage, mentor, and develop production finance and operations staff. Communicate clearly and consistently with senior executives, production personnel, and external stakeholders. Serve as a key liaison between creative, operations, and finance teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Production Management, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in production management and finance roles, ideally within live events, sports, or media.
• Demonstrated experience in production budgeting, forecasting, cost reporting, and variance analysis.
• Strong understanding of live event/studio production processes, workflows, and cost drivers.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and Excel; experience with ERP and production budgeting tools (e.g., Movie Magic, EP, SAP, Oracle).
• Proven leadership experience, with ability to manage multiple concurrent productions under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship‑building skills across creative and financial stakeholders.
• CPA, CMA, or FP&A certification.
• Experience working with sports organizations, live event broadcasting, or large‑scale touring productions.
• Familiarity with tax credits, co‑productions, and union/guild agreements.
• Experience scaling financial and operational systems in a fast‑growing production environment.

TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding non‑discrimination in employment. TKO makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications, without considering an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under federal, state or local laws governing non‑discrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities.

TKO also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state or local laws.