Vice President, Corporate Finance & Accounting Controller

This is a Full Time Job

VP, Controller, Corporate Finance & Accounting Job Details | Lionsgate

Summary of Position

The VP, Controller is the senior controllership leader for the Lionsgate Alternative TV division, accountable for end-to-end close governance, GAAP reporting integrity, audit readiness, consolidation support, and the transition of legacy processes into SAP under the newly consolidated Lionsgate Alternative entity. This role consolidates US-based controllership responsibilities and assumes oversight of UK unscripted content finance processes required for accurate reporting, funding/cash processes, and corporate deliverables. This position serves as the primary point of accountability for divisional financial reporting, controls, and executive issue resolution.

Responsibilities

Close Governance, GAAP Reporting, and Consolidation
• Own month/quarter/year-end close governance across legacy entities and the new consolidated entity; establish close calendar, deliverable ownership, and review cadence.
• Maintain and review key reconciliations and schedules supporting GAAP reporting (e.g., accruals/deferrals, intercompany activity, cash-to-accrual conversion model, recurring consolidation support, and other critical balance sheet schedules).
• Coordinate consolidated reporting deliverables to corporate finance/accounting, including tie-outs between supporting tools/files and SAP/GL outputs.
• Integrate UK reporting packs and related operational accounting outputs into consolidated corporate deliverables and close timelines.
• Partner with production finance and corporate accounting stakeholders to resolve issues impacting reporting accuracy and close timelines.

SAP Transition and Tooling Integration
• Lead process mapping and integration of legacy workflows into SAP, including entry workflows, upload processes, reconciliation logic, and reporting outputs.
• Oversee development/maintenance of critical close support tools/files (e.g., converter/workbooks) and ensure governance, documentation, and tie-outs to SAP/GL.

International Oversight (UK)
• Ensure continuity of UK reporting and operational accounting deliverables that feed corporate reporting and management reporting.
• Coordinate critical operational accounting functions such as cash application, revenue recognition support, cost amortization schedules, cost allocations, and related reporting packs.
• UK process responsibilities and handoffs will be finalized through documented transition mapping during the first 30–60 days, including cadence (daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly), controls, and escalation paths, with documentation maintained in a central, audit-ready repository.
• Manage FX considerations and multi-region reporting pack requirements tied to UK reporting and corporate consolidation.

Controls, Audit, and Risk Management
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and support for close and recurring entries; serve as primary point of contact for audit inquiries tied to divisional reporting.
• Identify and escalate reporting/control risks created by transition timing and resource constraints, including mitigation options and resourcing needs.

Stakeholder Partnership and Executive Issue Resolution
• Serve as the primary accounting/finance point of accountability for divisional inquiries; provide executive-ready analysis and reporting support as needed.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with AP/AR, tax, treasury, production finance, and corporate accounting partners to resolve issues impacting funding/cash processes and reporting.

People Leadership and Resourcing Model (Backfill)
• Define and manage the accounting execution resourcing model (e.g., Accounting Manager backfill/contract) to maintain continuity of legacy close work while the SVP focuses on consolidated controllership and SAP integration.
• Define role scopes and success metrics for backfill/international support resources; establish handoffs and review cadence to maintain controls and close consistency.
• Establish repeatable processes, documentation standards, and handoffs to stabilize operations post-transition and support sustainable execution.

Qualifications and Skills
• 10 years progressive accounting/controllership leadership experience, including multi-entity close governance and reporting accountability.
• Strong US GAAP foundation and comfort operating in a deadline-driven close environment; audit readiness and internal controls mindset.
• ERP experience required; SAP (FI) strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel; ability to govern complex close workbooks/datasets and drive standardization across reporting tools.
• Ability to prioritize competing deliverables, communicate clearly, and operate calmly under pressure in a transition environment.
• Experience leading and mentoring accounting resources (employees and/or contractors) and establishing repeatable processes/documentation.

Nice to Haves
• Entertainment/media accounting exposure (production accounting workflows, royalties/participations, billbacks) as applicable.
• Experience supporting international operations (UK) including FX considerations and multi-region reporting packs.
• Experience building/maintaining consolidation support tools and structured close calendars/checklists.
• CPA preferred; CPA candidate/in progress acceptable.

Additional Requirements

This position requires five (5) days per 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.