Senior Finance Manager - Animation Finance

Job Description

The Job

WarnerMedia seeks a Senior Manager for the GF Animation Finance department.

The Daily
• Responsible for budgeting, forecasting and management reporting for Kids, Young Adults and Classics division and TNT/tbs/truTV with primary focus on Original Production support. Partner closely with divisional operations teams to manage all aspects of corporate finance for related areas. Specific areas of focus include:
• Preparing forecast and budget/LRP (P&L and Cash Flow)
• Financial modeling for various programming strategies,
• Maintaining amortization expense schedules and updating with latest EFC's, play patterns and amortization methodology
• Partner with Development Team to prepare forecast/budget
• Manage Ancillary Revenue and analyze trends
• Manage Participation and Residuals forecasting, reporting and statement distribution as appropriate
• Partner with production finance team to manage financial implications of all originals in production and forward-looking plans
• Manage production cashflow reporting
• Prepare greenlight, post analysis and investment schedules
• Maintain participation model
• Interface and partner with Production Finance teams to ensure all facets of Productions are reflected appropriately in forecast, budget and strategic modeling.
• Model what-if scenarios for Operations and Senior Management to analyze profitability of potential deals
• Manage various reporting requirements to studios and internal clients
• Work directly with the Accounting group during month end close

The Essentials
• Minimum 8-10 years' experience in finance or media related field.
• Media, Network or Studios experience preferred
• On hands experience in Financial Systems and technical experience
• Demonstrated strong analytical and modeling skills
• Knowledgeable on Production Finance/Accounting
• BA/BS in Finance or Accounting or related field preferred
• MBA is a plus
• Strong knowledge of entertainment industry and Studios operations
• Ability to build clear, succinct and effective presentations
• Excellent analytical, written and oral communication
• Positive outlook

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