Production Analyst

Job Description

Technicolor India is a creative technology company driven by one purpose: The realization of ambitious and extraordinary ideas. We inspire creative companies across the world to produce their most iconic work. Our award-winning teams of artists and technologists' partner with the creative community across film, television, animation, gaming, brand experience and advertising to bring the universal art of storytelling to audiences everywhere.

No idea is too ambitious for us to create to an incredibly high standard. Technicolor Group provides World Class production expertise in Film, Episodic, Gaming, Advertising and Experiential Marketing.

For more information, please visit https://www.technicolorcreative.com/

At Technicolor Group GBS India, we provide financial and accounting services for Group companies based across the globe and we are currently growing our financial services activities.

We are constantly looking for the best people to support our worldwide operations. This team supports all our lines of business, across the globe (including America, Europe and Asia) and is recognized as the backbone of our finance operations across the world.

The role interacts with colleagues across European, Asian, and North American territories. Therefore, flexibility is required as the role will often require calls outside of normal working hours.

Through operational excellence and efficiencies, we look to improve the customer experience and continue to grow our valued and trusted relationship with our lines of business.

Key Responsibilities:

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
• Financial Control and Analysis
• Primary owner of Direct Margin in Project P&L
• Manage all financial aspects of production accounting including biding, cost tracking, cash flow analysis, headcount tracking, variance analysis, forecasting Estimated Final Cost (EFC) and margin 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 (Change Order process)
• Prepare monthly revenue recognition and revenue forecast as a part of month-end close process
• Prepare weekly cash forecast for the projects. Ensure proper forecasting of cash receipts and initiate billings for the on-going projects
• 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 / Production Managers
• Provide ad hoc production and other operational analysis
• Shift Timing: IST 14:00 to 23:00

Qualifications

Key competences:
• Professional experience in accounting / bookkeeping, including the knowledge of Order to Cash process
• University degree in Finance or Accounting
• Very good command of spoken and written English
• Good knowledge of accounting systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle etc.)
• Good knowledge of MS Office
• Methodical approach to work with a strong focus on accuracy, attention to details, consistency and quality
• Able to demonstrate excellent customer/client facing skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills; can clearly explain and present problems and issues to others and contribute to their resolution
• Ability to work in a team and under time pressure, obedience to company's policies

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4b987-18-119-110-38-42 in your application.