Senior Financial Analyst

$75,599 - $100,000/Yr

IMAX - Playa Vista, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Playa Vista, CA

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

About the position

This role will assist in all aspects of the FP&A process for the Company. The position is set up to provide strong support for the Company's internal budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the quarterly forecast and annual budget processes. Perform detailed review and analysis of budget variances
• Assist in the preparation of forecasts including data mining, modeling, analysis, upload submissions to forecast model, update and ensure accuracy of data
• Prepare financial models and waterfall calculations for IMAX Documentaries and Alternative Content
• Develop and prepare a variety of gross box office and Marketing analysis
• Assist in KPI identification and measurement and create reports related to those key business KPIs
• Provide ad hoc, in-depth analysis on different business segments of the Company
• Assist in enhancing and maintaining the corporate long-range plan and evaluating the valuation methodology of the business
• Generate and update monthly financial reports. Coordinate and distribute departmental detail to operational managers
• Run financial reports, populate Executive Reporting templates and prepare Presentation decks for Quarterly and Annual management reviews
• Assist the team in the preparation of management reports for Board of Directors
• Monitor annual budget monthly by comparing revenues, expenses and SG&A by department
• Serve as a liaison between the different departments in LA and accounting group in Canada ensuring that all the transactions are booked as intended
• Special projects and other tasks/responsibilities as assigned. Assist other team members where necessary

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• 3+ years of related working experience
• Very good understanding of budgeting and budget analysis
• Proven skills in analysis, statistics, and logic in developing and interpreting data
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Advanced modelling skills and deal analysis skills
• Knowledge of SAP software platforms such as BPC and BW a plus
• Experience in media and entertainment industry a plus
• Public company experience a plus

Nice-to-haves

• Excellent communication skills - The ability to convey information effectively and efficiently to non-finance business partners
• Organizational skills - Ability to use time, energy and resources effectively to achieve goals
• Detail oriented - Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved
• Effective team player - Willing to share information, knowledge and experience openly and willingly. Take initiative to keep other team members informed
• Critical thinking skills - Making reasoned judgments that are logical and well-thought out
• Analytical skills - Ability to visualize, articulate, conceptualize or solve both complex and uncomplicated problems by making decisions that are sensible given the available information