POSITION OPPORTUNITY
We are seeking a highly engaged Director of Accounting with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience from a
CPA firm with audit and tax experience or hands-on functional finance and accounting experience to assist in
and preparing monthly, quarterly & YTD consolidated financials, year-end audit, tax preparations, account
analyses, reconciliations, rollforwards, reporting, and ad hoc analyses. This person will oversee other
accounting staff and provide guidance. Organization, time management and timely communication will be key
success factors in performing well in this role. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to the
following:
Essential Duties / Responsibilities
• Prepare schedules and analyses for quarterly financial statements, year-end audits and tax
compliance reporting.
• Assist in preparation of quarterly and year-end financial statements, financial analyses and any other
ad hoc reports requested by executive management
• Assist in the preparation and delivery of all credit facility compliance
• Collaborate with the senior divisional leaders on project-level greenlight modeling; as well as
actualization and library forecasting for long-range strategic planning processes
• Oversee production finance for film productions, including: (a) Work with Treasury
Management to establish production accounts; (b) Process weekly production funding; (c) Manage
banking permissions for production related bank accounts; (d) monitor Weekly cashflow; and (e) tax
credit analysis and tracking
• Provide financial management of divisional product releases and library titles, including tracking AR
and collections
• Track and pursuing subsequent cycle monetization opportunities
• Generate and update library ultimate’s and cash flow projections.
• Handle internal and external audits, including working in conjunction with external auditors
• Suggest improvements to the internal control’s framework
• Manage participations and residuals reporting obligations for released titles, include tracking
reporting deadlines and generating relevant statements/filings
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis for the Company’s divisions (e.g., cost summaries, loan balance
calculations, actual to budget variances, uploading project budgets to ERP, etc.)
• Participate in cash flow projection process for various Company entities
• Help develop a culture of empowered teams by setting example of working relationships internal to
the Company and ensuring accountability and high performance
• Take on new tasks, handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Manage supporting account staff as needed
• Accept other ad hoc duties as needed
Qualifications
Education/Training: Bachelor’s in accounting or Business Administration with an Accounting focus or an
equivalent major. 10 yrs accounting experience with a minimum of 5 yrs managing others. 3-5 yrs
entertainment experience in film strongly preferred.
License/certificates/software: 6 yrs or more Intacct and QuickBooks accounting software experience a plus,
including querying and journal entry posting. 7-8 yrs experience in Nexonia expense reporting software
application or other similar applications.
Related Experience: Ideal candidate should have a minimum of 3-5 years of operational experience and
functional hands-on accounting and/or Big 4 CPA firm experience. Solid understanding of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Ability to work independently and as part of a dynamic team. Ability to think
critically and analytically. Proficiency with Microsoft Office in Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Solid written and
verbal communication skills. Ability and willingness to interact effectively with different personalities and
work styles across divisions. Ability to perform expert level calculations using Excel.