DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS
Company: wiip
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: October 25, 2024
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Job Description:
Position Summary: -This executive-level position will be
responsible for all facets of the financial planning process. This
position will be a key member of the Finance Team, reporting
directly to the CFO. The ideal candidate will understand the
episodic television production business and be able to work
cross-functionally with other teams, including but not limited to
Creative, Business Affairs, Production, and Senior Management.
Email resume and cover letter to -jobs@wiip.com
---Location: -Los Angeles, CA-70-80% remote, must be available to
appear in office with a day's notice
Duties and ResponsibilitiesStudio & Corporate Finance - - - - - - -
-Corporate financial planning, including quarterly forecasts,
yearly budget, and long range plan - - - - - - - -Quarterly
management reporting for senior leadership, board of directors, and
investors - - - - - - - - -Manage production slate, series
ultimates, forecasts, and participation statements - - - - - - -
-Project capital needs, including credit facility cash needs,
borrowing base calculation, and interest projections
Business Operations - - - - - - - -Collaborate closely with
physical production team on cost reporting and cash forecasting - -
- - - - - -Advise business affairs on deal negotiations, including
greenlight analysis - - - - - - - -Supervise development tracking,
reporting, and data integrity (in Sage Intacct, Airtable, and
offline) - - - - - - - -Headcount planning and personnel
forecasts
Accounting - - - - - - - -Collaborate with Controller in reporting
functionality in general ledger system (Sage Intacct) - - - - - - -
-Advise development impairment - - - - - - - -Support series and
annual accounting audit as needed - - - - - - - -Stand in as backup
for controller in workflow approvals as needed -
Qualifications and Characteristics: - - - - - - - -Undergraduate
degree required; MBA a plus - - - - - - - -Minimum 7 years of
related experience in financial planning and analysis - - - - - - -
-Robust understanding of finance operations; accounting knowledge a
plus - - - - - - - -Strong Excel experience and modeling skills
required - - - - - - - -Experience in entertainment industry
required - - - - - - - -Goal-oriented self-starter who will
identify and execute steps while working within tight timeframes -
- - - - - - -Ability to juggle multiple projects in a fast-paced
environment and to meet changing requirements and deadlines - - - -
- - - -Excellent communication skills including the ability to take
initiative in communicating issues and status - - - - - - -
-Respectful and works well in a small team environment - - - - - -
- -Proactive in initiating tasks, must be willing to be hands-on
and highly collaborative - - - - - - - -Sage Intacct experience a
plus - - - - - - - -Airtable experience a plus
The salary range for this position is $150K-175K+ (DOE); Full
Benefits and Bonus-Eligible
About Uswiip is a global independent studio, distinctive in its
talent-first approach by inspiring storytellers to do what they
love - create. Led by entertainment veteran Paul Lee, wiip's
critically acclaimed premium slate includes Brad Ingelsby's Emmy -
Award-winning limited series, "Mare of Easttown," starring Kate
Winslet for HBO; Alena Smith's Peabody Award-winning series,
"Dickinson," starring Hailee Steinfeld for Apple TV+; -Jenny -Han's
global sensation YA drama, "The Summer I Turned Pretty" for Prime
Video; "Bodkin," the first scripted drama from Barack and Michelle
Obama's Higher Ground Productions, starring Will Forte for Netflix;
Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck's limited -series, "White House
Plumbers," starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux for HBO;
Danny Boyle's "Pistol," Matthew Berry and Arthur Mathews' "Toast of
Tinseltown," and Cody Heller's "Dummy," starring Emmy - nominated
Anna Kendrick for The Roku Channel. Upcoming shows include Brad
Ingelsby's limited series, "Task," starring Mark Ruffalo for HBO;
and crime noir series, The Undertow, starring Jamie Dornan for
Netflix. -
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