Director, TV Production Finance

Lionsgate is currently seeking a Director for the TV Production Finance group whose primary responsibilities includes financial project management of original series, pilots, and mini-series. This position will partner with the SVP of Television Finance and overall function.

Responsibilities

• Direct production accounting teams working closely on a day-to-day basis to ensure accurate, complete and timely cost reporting, protecting and managing show assets and supporting production.
• Act as a key resource to production accountants on studio policies and procedures and SOX compliance; provide guidance on flow of funding and intercompany journal entries or bill backs.
• Review assigned production budgets, hot costs, cost reports, trial balances, bank reconciliations and petty cash reconciliations prepared by show accountants for completeness and accuracy identifying and escalating any concerns
• Assists in the workflow and reporting of pre-production costs prior to onboarding of the production accounting team and provides guidance to wrap accountants to assist in show closures
• Manage quarterly corporate reporting process by overseeing and analyzing accounting accuracy of reporting from productions.
• Participates in audit process for external, internal, guild, tax credit and network audits
• Partners with the broader team ensuring policies and procedures are uniformly implemented
• Reviews contractual obligations from legal to ensure proper payment to talent as well as guild obligations
• Partner with internal stakeholders on production finance including cash flow projections and cost reporting to drive key decisions.
• Prepares production cash flows prior to onboarding of the accountant and reviews after handover to production.
• Work closely with post-production accounting to manage the cost reporting process from post-production stage to close of accounting books.
• Work with physical production, post-production, corporate finance, BLA and creative in a collaborative environment
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses and miscellaneous projects as needed.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience with union and non-union production and guidelines in a variety of formats
• Experience managing show level Production Accountants
• 10 years Production Accounting experience in a studio or production environment
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
• Solid understanding of production insurance, guilds and unions, tax incentives, tax compliance and various types of production audits.
• Movie Magic Budgeting and entertainment industry production accounting software experience required including Smart Accounting and other EP products/platforms.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills and the ability to multitask within a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of state and international tax incentive laws and credits.
• Onsite is essential (5 days a week in-office)

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate (NYSE: LION) is one of the world’s leading standalone, pure play, publicly traded content companies. It brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, a world-class portfolio of valuable brands and franchises, a talent management and production powerhouse and a more than 20,000-title film and television library, all driven by the studio’s bold and entrepreneurial culture.

Our Benefits

• Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental
• Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day
• 401(k) company matching

Compensation

$140,000 - $155,000

EEO Statement

Lionsgate is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. In addition, Lionsgate will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Lionsgate will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.