Vice President, Production Finance – Scripted

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 | | 0 Comment | 12:30 am

Vice President, Production Finance – Scripted

5717

West Hollywood, CA, US, 90046

Finance/Accounting

West Hollywood

Full-Time

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI) owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and FLIX®, and also offers SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ ON DEMAND and FLIX ON DEMAND®, and the network’s authentication service SHOWTIME ANYTIME®. Showtime Digital Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SNI, operates the stand-alone streaming service SHOWTIME®. SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS, and telco providers, and as a stand-alone streaming service through Amazon, Apple®, Google, LG Smart TVs, Oculus Go, Roku®, Samsung Smart TVs and Xbox One.

Showtime is seeking a Vice President, Production Finance who will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of production accounting operations for Showtime’s original programming. This position provides full financial support to and is a primary finance liaison with Corporate Finance, Creative, Business Affairs and Production departments. This is an ideal position for someone who has a comprehensive understanding of production finance and accounting and is looking to bring their strong proficiencies to a fast-paced industry leader. This position will report to the SVP, Original Programming Finance.

The ideal candidate:

  • Has strong communication skills with the ability to interact with senior management and other high-level industry executives.
  • Exhibits diplomacy, discretion, versatility, and reliability
  • Works optimally and efficiently under pressure and tight deadlines.
  • Utilizes knowledge and experience to exercise sound business judgment and make independent decisions.
  • Thinks big-picture and can conceptualize the need for and effectively implement operational improvements.
  • Is willing to challenge the status quo, advocate for Showtime’s diverse and inclusive culture, and always act in Showtime’s best interest.

Responsibilities:

  • Working with internal and external partners in day-to-day production accounting operations, policies and procedures, production payroll and accounts payable
  • Digesting weekly cost reports, daily hot costs and cash flow funding utilizing experience to recommend financial and operational solutions and improvements
  • Liaise with production accountants and service companies during production to ensure that all guild rules/guidelines, labor and payroll rules are being followed and transactions are accurately recorded
  • Lead all aspects of preparation of talent payment schedules per talent agreements and guild guidelines, review and approve elements of production budgets
  • Oversight of all regularly scheduled guild plan audits and advise on guild inquiries
  • Managing the preparation and submission of production related tax filings including ICR’s, 1099’s, and 1042’s and various state and international production tax credits
  • Supervising and approving the on-boarding/off-boarding of each production, including production accounting software, bank accounts and document management systems
  • Various corporate finance deliverables and ad hoc analysis

Basic Qualifications:

  • 10 years of experience, preferably with some field production accounting experience on scripted series.
  • A comprehensive understanding of production finance, and the entertainment industry and its business practices. Must have extensive knowledge of television or movie production accounting.
  • Substantial experience with a general ledger accounting system is also required, including extensive knowledge of accounts payable functions, television or movie production accounting, and general ledger systems
  • Must be able to interpret and advise on complex guild/union agreements, talent agreements and tax incentives

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