Position Summary: This executive-level position will be responsible for all facets of the financial planning process. This position will be a key member of the Finance Team, reporting directly to the CFO. The ideal candidate will understand the episodic television production business and be able to work cross-functionally with other teams, including but not limited to Creative, Business Affairs, Production, and Senior Management.
Email resume and cover letter to jobs@wiip.com
?Location: Los Angeles, CA-70-80% remote, must be available to appear in office with a day's notice
Duties and Responsibilities
Studio & Corporate Finance • Corporate financial planning, including quarterly forecasts, yearly budget, and long range plan • Quarterly management reporting for senior leadership, board of directors, and investors • Manage production slate, series ultimates, forecasts, and participation statements • Project capital needs, including credit facility cash needs, borrowing base calculation, and interest projections
Reporting covenants
• Ad-hoc analysis
Business Operations • Collaborate closely with physical production team on cost reporting and cash forecasting • Advise business affairs on deal negotiations, including greenlight analysis • Supervise development tracking, reporting, and data integrity (in Sage Intacct, Airtable, and offline) • Headcount planning and personnel forecasts
Accounting • Collaborate with Controller in reporting functionality in general ledger system (Sage Intacct) • Advise development impairment • Support series and annual accounting audit as needed • Stand in as backup for controller in workflow approvals as needed
Qualifications and Characteristics: • Undergraduate degree required; MBA a plus • Minimum 7 years of related experience in financial planning and analysis • Robust understanding of finance operations; accounting knowledge a plus • Strong Excel experience and modeling skills required • Experience in entertainment industry required • Goal-oriented self-starter who will identify and execute steps while working within tight timeframes • Ability to juggle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and to meet changing requirements and deadlines • Excellent communication skills including the ability to take initiative in communicating issues and status • Respectful and works well in a small team environment • Proactive in initiating tasks, must be willing to be hands-on and highly collaborative • Sage Intacct experience a plus • Airtable experience a plus
The salary range for this position is $150K-175K+ (DOE); Full Benefits and Bonus-Eligible
About Us
wiip is a global independent studio, distinctive in its talent-first approach by inspiring storytellers to do what they love - create. Led by entertainment veteran Paul Lee, wiip's critically acclaimed premium slate includes Brad Ingelsby's Emmy® Award-winning limited series, "Mare of Easttown," starring Kate Winslet for HBO; Alena Smith's Peabody Award-winning series, "Dickinson," starring Hailee Steinfeld for Apple TV+; Jenny Han's global sensation YA drama, "The Summer I Turned Pretty" for Prime Video; "Bodkin," the first scripted drama from Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions, starring Will Forte for Netflix; Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck's limited series, "White House Plumbers," starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux for HBO; Danny Boyle's "Pistol," Matthew Berry and Arthur Mathews' "Toast of Tinseltown," and Cody Heller's "Dummy," starring Emmy® nominated Anna Kendrick for The Roku Channel. Upcoming shows include Brad Ingelsby's limited series, "Task," starring Mark Ruffalo for HBO; and crime noir series, "The Undertow," starring Jamie Dornan for Netflix.