Production Finance Analyst

This is a Full Time Job

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Overview and Responsibilities
The Production Finance Financial Analyst supports the studio’s Production Finance leadership by providing financial oversight, reporting, compliance support, and cross-department coordination throughout all phases of a film production. This role is heavily involved in the cost analysis for each production, month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting, audit support, and system-driven financial controls, while serving as a key liaison between Production, Accounting, and Studio Executives.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Financial Reporting & Analysis
• Prepare a weekly cost analysis for active productions.
• Compile and analyze month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial reports for active and wrapped productions.
• Support production of wrap financial reports, post-60 reports, and local community expenditure reporting.
• Assist with ad-hoc financial analysis requests related to productions, departments, or executive review.

Compliance, Controls & Audit Support
• Assist with production finance audits and provide supporting documentation.
• Support SOX compliance, including maintaining and reviewing month-end, quarter-end and year-end user access reports.
• Coordinate and validate digital filing audits to ensure audit and tax incentive readiness.
• Ensure productions comply with the Production Finance Manual and studio policies.

Systems & Process Oversight
• Oversee and support production onboarding into studio systems (SAP, Graphite, payroll platforms such as Cast & Crew and Entertainment Partners).
• Review vendor onboarding workflows and payment methods (invoice vs. payroll).
• Provide guidance on legal bill coding, rental car coding, and expense classification to Corporate Accounting.
• Support troubleshooting of system access issues across Accounting and Production teams.

Cross-Functional Coordination
• Partner with Physical Production, Post Production, and Corporate teams to ensure financial consistency.
• Coordinate with GRM, and Accounting on document management, approvals, and compliance needs.
• Support VP-level scheduling and executive deliverables.

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 2–3 years of experience in Production Accounting or Studio Production Finance.

Additional Qualifications
• Strong working knowledge of SAP, Cast & Crew, Entertainment Partners, Cashet, DPO, and studio financial controls.
• Microsoft applications, such as Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with production audits, tax incentive requirements, and SOX compliance.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills.