Financial Analyst II
Location: Culver City, CA 90232
Duration: 6 Months This is an ongoing project
Remote Possibility- Ideally fully onsite. Hybrid- in office 3 days in office, 2 wfh.
Number and Type of Interviews: Virtual, 2 total
Request ID: 142539-1
Client/MGM Studios is responsible for producing and acquiring compelling, exclusive Original content for our global base of Client Prime Video customers. As the home of Original shows and movies like the raucous and satirical superhero takedown The Boys, the TV adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, and we are just getting started. We need your passion, innovative ideas, and creativity to help take us to new heights.
We are seeking to fill a contractor role within the Residuals department. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Culver City-based team at an early, high growth stage and have broad responsibilities including contributing to the end-to-end residual process, working with the production and legal teams to gather required documents, and contributing to special projects.
This role requires a self-starter with knowledge of the five domestic unions' collective bargaining agreements (CBA) along with the Canadian, and other foreign unions CBA's. This role will interact with the business teams as well as physical productions, so it requires someone good communication skills (oral and written), ability to understand the importance of details, nuances of residuals, and analytical skills. This role will support the Residual's Manager and interacts the Production, Legal, and Accounting teams at the Studio.
The candidate must thrive in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment, and possess the ability to work across several projects simultaneously. This role has regular interaction with multiple teams across Client/MGM Studios and Prime Video. The candidate must also think and act both strategically and tactically.
Primary responsibilities:
The Financial Analyst will support the Residuals team by tracking and reviewing union deliverables and establishing the appropriate affiliation by project
Update department trackers to align with the current production status of projects
Support the distribution team by owning the residual estimate calculation/process for SVOD, Theatrical, and Pay TV productions in worldwide active cycle
Respond to inquiries from internal and external business partners
Work with the functional leaders and other finance partners to build scalable financial processes and business metrics
Test new system requirements and work with the tech team to remedy issues as they arise
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or related field
5-7 years of relevant residual work experience
Intermediate knowledge of SAG, DGA, WGA, IATSE, and AFM union collective bargaining agreements
Advanced knowledge of PACT/Equity and MEAA union collective bargaining agreements as related to residual calculations
Intermediate knowledge of Excel
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced analytical skills and an ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment; work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations; strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication
Demonstrated ability to build and manage financial models for business partners
Advanced excel and analytical skills
Experience with SQL
Strong interpersonal skills - including written and oral communication skills
The ideal candidate will be comfortable with large volumes of complex data and presenting their findings to senior management.
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Location: Culver City, CA 90232
Duration: 6 Months This is an ongoing project
Remote Possibility- Ideally fully onsite. Hybrid- in office 3 days in office, 2 wfh.
Number and Type of Interviews: Virtual, 2 total
Request ID: 142539-1
Client/MGM Studios is responsible for producing and acquiring compelling, exclusive Original content for our global base of Client Prime Video customers. As the home of Original shows and movies like the raucous and satirical superhero takedown The Boys, the TV adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, and we are just getting started. We need your passion, innovative ideas, and creativity to help take us to new heights.
We are seeking to fill a contractor role within the Residuals department. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Culver City-based team at an early, high growth stage and have broad responsibilities including contributing to the end-to-end residual process, working with the production and legal teams to gather required documents, and contributing to special projects.
This role requires a self-starter with knowledge of the five domestic unions' collective bargaining agreements (CBA) along with the Canadian, and other foreign unions CBA's. This role will interact with the business teams as well as physical productions, so it requires someone good communication skills (oral and written), ability to understand the importance of details, nuances of residuals, and analytical skills. This role will support the Residual's Manager and interacts the Production, Legal, and Accounting teams at the Studio.
The candidate must thrive in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment, and possess the ability to work across several projects simultaneously. This role has regular interaction with multiple teams across Client/MGM Studios and Prime Video. The candidate must also think and act both strategically and tactically.
Primary responsibilities:
The Financial Analyst will support the Residuals team by tracking and reviewing union deliverables and establishing the appropriate affiliation by project
Update department trackers to align with the current production status of projects
Support the distribution team by owning the residual estimate calculation/process for SVOD, Theatrical, and Pay TV productions in worldwide active cycle
Respond to inquiries from internal and external business partners
Work with the functional leaders and other finance partners to build scalable financial processes and business metrics
Test new system requirements and work with the tech team to remedy issues as they arise
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or related field
5-7 years of relevant residual work experience
Intermediate knowledge of SAG, DGA, WGA, IATSE, and AFM union collective bargaining agreements
Advanced knowledge of PACT/Equity and MEAA union collective bargaining agreements as related to residual calculations
Intermediate knowledge of Excel
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced analytical skills and an ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment; work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations; strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication
Demonstrated ability to build and manage financial models for business partners
Advanced excel and analytical skills
Experience with SQL
Strong interpersonal skills - including written and oral communication skills
The ideal candidate will be comfortable with large volumes of complex data and presenting their findings to senior management.
#TB_EN