Director, Production Finance
Job Description
Position Overview
The successful candidate will manage production finance set up and processes for projects, working closely with budgeting departments, studio executives, and external partners. This role ensures that systems and workflows are implemented effectively in both international and domestic jurisdictions, while maximizing tax incentives and maintaining compliance with legal, tax, and labor regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Anticipate production finance set up needs and collaborate with tax, legal, labor relations, and other studio departments to implement systems and workflows across international and domestic jurisdictions.
- Work with the budgeting department and Studio Executives to prepare initial budget drafts and cost summaries for projects.
- Review work in progress/final budgets and Cost Report EFC’s for accuracy, providing coverage of concerns to the VP, Production Finance, and Production, VFX, and Post Production Executives.
- Liaise with freelance production accountants to ensure financial operations follow the legal and tax production structure, maximizing tax incentives.
- Oversee the preparation of production incentive filings for all entities and regions.
- Lead in-house field audits for projects under $100M gross.
- Manage the production funding processes on long-form projects from end to end, including foreign currency pre-buy purchase planning and hedging.
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