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DreamWorks Animation · 5 months ago

Senior Financial Analyst, Film Production & Music

100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CALIFORNIA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$80K/yr - $92K/yr

2+ years exp

DreamWorks Animation is part of NBCUniversal, a leading media and entertainment company. They are seeking a highly motivated Senior Financial Analyst to support the Film Production, Development and Music businesses, focusing on financial analysis and forecasting for production and music projects.

AnimationFilmMedia and Entertainment

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Build, maintain, and analyze cash forecasting models, tracking by-title production spend and receipts across 40+ active and upcoming film projects

Develop and retain subject matter expertise in key areas of production finance that impact forecasting, including domestic and international tax incentive programs, production-specific nuances, and contractual factors

Identify key drivers impacting financial performance and analyze potential risks & opportunities

Prepare presentations for senior management highlighting production cost performance against budgets and in-year cash position by film, as well as CFO Op Reviews and Leadership Business Updates

Assist with annual budget deliverables, detailed historical data analysis, industry research, and support for strategic slate assumptions

Own recurring reporting duties for production cash

Manage core music publishing finance responsibilities and ad hoc analyses

Perform cost modeling for music soundtrack and publishing deal scenarios

Allocate soundtrack receipts for internal record label

Support all Production Finance teams with FP&A submissions and closing duties, including cash and P&L pacing, corporate consolidation, weekly forecast reporting, and variance analyses

Work on wide variety of special projects and ad hoc analyses that provide critical insights for senior management