Interim to Hire Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Maintain, review, and present financial models to support decision-making and planning.
• Partner with department heads to actively manage budgets.
• Model estimated gross profit for new projects in the greenlight process.
• Collaborate with production and content teams to monitor actual vs. budget spending and report variances.
• Recommend and implement process improvements and automation for budgeting, cost tracking, and reporting.

Month-End & Reporting

• Assist or lead preparation of month-end close entries (e.g., revenue share statements, cost allocations, amortization, quarterly commissions).
• Prepare and review monthly financial reporting (financial statement packages and variance analyses).
• Analyze departmental results (actuals vs budget).

Audit & Compliance Support

• Assist with requests related to annual audits and tax preparation when needed.
• Monitor and enforce adherence to financial policies and ethical standards.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in budgeting/reporting, financial modeling, and analytics (e.g., FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking).
• Strong financial acumen and data analysis capability.
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, complex formulas, modeling).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting; MBA a plus.
• Entertainment industry experience.
• Experience with NetSuite.