Senior Production Finance Manager

Brazen Animation is an AUDACIOUS GATHERING OF ARTISTS, innovators, and creators. We are here to tell transcendent stories that endure for ages. Through our cutting edge technology, bold visuals, and character driven stories, we set ourselves apart as we strive to be UNIQUE, PURPOSE DRIVEN, AND UNABASHEDLY BRAZEN. Our company exists to push the limits of animation, redefine creative storytelling, and encourage people to pursue greatness.

Put simply, we want everyone to BE BRAZEN!

Job Summary:

The SR. Production Finance Manager will report to the EVP at Brazen Animation. This individual will be directly involved in the studio’s core production business and be cast to projects, helping to provide context for how projects are budgeted, scheduled, tracked, and managed. The role will involve working closely with production to create schedules, maintain fiscal discipline, and help craft strategic plans to deliver animated projects within budget and on time.

This is a highly influential role, requiring confidence and a collaborative approach, forging partnerships with production management and the studio’s leadership team.

• Partner with Production leadership to create and manage production schedules and budgets that deliver quality productions on budget and on timE
• Run production planning scenarios and analyses and present relevant findings to stakeholders
• Understand and report on production progress, collaborating with production department supervisors to understand how production data is captured and managed
• Provide insights to show and studio leadership on key assumptions, levers, and risk, through a thorough understanding of drivers of plan, progress against goals, and scenario and metric analyses
• Anticipate problems, adapt to changing scenarios, strategize, and recommend solutions
• Communicate issues and problem-solve using critical reasoning, active listening, and knowledge of animation production processes

• Establish and maintain proper accounting, tracking, and reporting of production costs in accordance with GAAP
• Ensure strong accounting controls and reconciliation processes are in place and adhered to across projects
• Manage the preparation of production cash flow and production status reports
• Partner with production management and artist managers to align project staffing assumptions and costs
• Ensure accurate coding and classification of production expenses, supporting compliance and audit readiness
• Provide accurate monthly and quarterly cost reporting, variance analysis, and forecasting
• Collaborate with Finance leadership to establish best practices, maintain consistency, and elevate the team through shared insights
• Assist and advise production and finance management by providing data and highlighting issues with financial implications for relevance
• Partner with the Finance leader to understand key assumptions in production cash flows and headcount, and the risks and implications for the studio run-rate
• Help communicate and execute on studio-wide strategic initiatives

• Review weekly and bi-weekly payroll reports for accuracy and compliance with studio policies and project budgets
• Liaise with payroll and accounting processors to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely, accurate payroll processing for cast and crew
• Ensure payroll costs are properly classified and integrated into project cost tracking
• Support labor cost audits and reporting requirements by maintaining accurate, organized payroll records
• Implement QC procedures to minimize payroll errors and maintain compliance with applicable employment regulations and union agreements

• Deep understanding of accounting…