Commercial Finance Manager

Job Description

Technicolor Creative Studios is powered by world-leading visual effects, advertising, animation and games brands around the world; from Moving Picture Company and MrX to The Mill and Mikros to the recently-launched Technicolor Games.
Our studios have worked on the spectacular scenes and tiny details that make movies, advertising campaigns, animation and games truly mind-blowing. We're the people behind creative delivery in countless blockbuster films such as 1917, The Lion King, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Cruella, game animations for titles including Call of Duty, Resident Evil and Need for Speed and advertising campaigns for some of the biggest brands in the world including Apple, Nike, Samsung and Audi.

The Technicolor Creative Studios team is wildly creative, exceptionally talented and extremely passionate about the possibilities we make happen in our industry. We are looking for more of the very best talent to join us.

Business Partnership
• Primary Financial Business Partner to Executive Producers, Producers, and other members of the Production teams
• Partner with Business Leaders and Senior Finance Leaders to align with overall business strategy
• Collaborate with FP&A to provide commentary on margin results and support with revenue forecast and direct cost base elements in periodic business forecast

Financial Control and Analysis
• Primary owner of Direct Margin in Project P&L
• Manage all financial aspects of production accounting / analyst including biding, cost tracking, cash flow analysis, headcount tracking, variance analysis, forecasting Estimated Final Cost (EFC) and profit analysis
• Collaborate with Producers to estimate and evaluate production health against milestones and data metrics
• Develop and improve the existing toolsets to drive efficiencies and create better control processes
• Collaborate with Producers to track revenue changes on the project
• Prepare monthly revenue recognition and revenue forecast as a part of month end close process
• Identify, capture, and report on critical show metrics and KPIs
• Support Producers and oversee the re-bidding process by monitoring key metrics
• Prepare end of show post-mortems and communicate lessons learned to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements
• Identify Production Tax Credit opportunities, prepare Tax Credit applications and coordinate required tax credit audits
• Facilitate financial training for new Producers / Project Managers
• Provide ad hoc production and other operational analysis

Business Transformation
• Partner with Finance teams to modernize processes through digital finance transformation
• Work closely with the Finance Systems and Internal Control teams to ensure the design and effectiveness of systems, processes and controls provides a strong and robust environment

Qualifications

Skills and experience
• Proven working experience in relevant finance and / or strategy role
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Sumifs etc.) and ability to create and work in complex financial models
• Possesses critical thinking and decision-making, analytical problem solving and process orientation skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in an entrepreneurial work environment
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, and adapt at prioritization and time management
• Strong written and oral communication skills, ensuring clarity of messages, ideas and facts.
• Thrives making decisions in fast-paced environments with new developments introduced regularly
• Ability to execute against multiple project deadlines, while managing stakeholder expectations and maintaining a high quality of output
• Demonstrated desire for continuous learning and improvement
• Interest in digital transformation and areas of Innovation

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqb8em-3-15-3-154-42 in your application.