Financial Analyst - Production Finance

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The Production Finance Financial Analyst supports the studio’s Production Finance leadership by providing financial oversight, reporting, compliance support, and cross-department coordination throughout all phases of a film production. This role is heavily involved in the cost analysis for each production, month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting, audit support, and system-driven financial controls, while serving as a key liaison between Production, Accounting, and Studio Executives.

• Financial Reporting & Analysis
  • Prepare a weekly cost analysis for active productions.
  • Compile and analyze month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end financial reports for active and wrapped productions.
  liSupport production of wrap financial reports, post‑60 reports, and local community expenditure reporting.
  • Assist with ad‑hoc financial analysis requests related to productions, departments, or executive review.
• Compliance, Controls & Audit Support
  • Assist with production finance audits and provide supporting documentation.
  • Support SOX compliance, including maintaining and reviewing month‑end, quarter‑end and year‑end user access reports.
  • Coordinate and validate digital filing audits to ensure audit and tax incentive readiness.
  • Ensure productions comply with the Production Finance Manual and studio policies.
• Systems & Process Oversight
  • Oversee and support production onboarding into studio systems (SAP, Graphite, payroll platforms such as Cast & Crew and Entertainment Partners).
  • Review vendor onboarding workflows and payment methods (invoice vs. payroll).
  • Provide guidance on legal bill coding, rental car coding, and expense classification to Corporate Accounting.
  • Support troubleshooting of system access issues across Accounting and Production teams.
• Cross‑Functional Coordination
  • Partner with Physical Production, Post Production, and Corporate teams to ensure financial consistency.
  • Coordinate with GRM, and Accounting on document management, approvals, and compliance needs.
  • Support VP‑level scheduling and executive deliverables.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 2–3+ years of experience in Production Accounting or Studio Production Finance.

• Strong working knowledge of SAP, Cast & Crew, Entertainment Partners, Cashet, DPO, and studio financial controls.
• Microsoft applications, such as Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with production audits, tax incentive requirements, and SOX compliance.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

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In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions.

Hiring Salary Range: $60,000..

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors,…