Director - Financial Planning and Analysis

PIXOMONDO; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media and entertainment company in Toronto seeks a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis to enhance financial strategies and operational management. The ideal candidate will possess extensive accounting experience, strong analytical skills, and be proficient with financial modeling and strategic support. Engagement with C-level executives will be essential to drive initiatives and presentations.

Benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Typically 7 years accounting experience in related fields.
• Qualified Chartered Accountant or MBA.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive actionable financial insights through predictive modeling.
• Supervise data management to improve forecasting.
• Conduct analyses for board meetings and investor updates.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Presentation skills

Leadership

Communication

Education

Qualified Chartered Accountant

MBA

Tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

SAP

Job description

Pixomondo has an opportunity for a Director Financial Planning and Analysis. Reporting to the CFO, you would be joining our Finance team, where your strategic acumen, financial expertise, and leadership will play a crucial role in the financial infrastructure.

Working closely with the CFO and CEO, you will be applying commercial and financial expertise to strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate for this role will have experience working for a prominent accounting firm, valuation firm or private equity firm who wants to take the skills and experience forward and make the move into the Media and Entertainment business.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Operational Management: Reporting & Analysis, Finance Operations across the group
• Deliver actionable financial insights through BI tools and predictive modeling
• Drive pragmatic approaches to solving key complex business problems through data analysis, predictive modeling and machine learning techniques
• Provide financial, analytical modeling and strategic support business development growth initiatives
• Execute on maximizing and monetizing all domestic and international production incentives
• Supervise new data management techniques to improve tax credit and production cost forecasting and pacing
• Liaise with corporate tax, production audit, controllership, production, and government relations teams to ensure proper incentive compliance, government reporting and capitalize on internal tax credit utilization
• Perform industry due diligence including market research of industry metrics, trends, and competitive analysis
• Partner with the CFO and CEO and finance teams to conduct analysis, craft messaging, and create deliverables for board meetings and key investor updates
• Prepare detailed analysis and commentary for presentations for leadership/senior management
• Formulate and prepare presentations to share findings and recommendations for divisional and senior management critical to the decision-making process
• Drive complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives that impact all aspects of the business and organization
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses at the request of senior executives
• Champion ad hoc projects and training initiatives to foster growth and knowledge
• Engage with internal teams, executive leadership, and business units for holistic decision-making, financial planning, and operational excellence
• Maintain an up-to-date view on market research related to the industry
  
  

Requirements

• Typically 7 years accounting experience including experience in investment banking, valuation, private equity, or corporate / business development
• Experience in entertainment and/or media desirable but not essential
• Qualified Chartered Accountant/Qualified ACA / CIMA (UK)/ MBA (USA)
• Private equity experience for 3yrs desirable but not essential
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Hypotheses driven and comfortable with ambiguity
• Ability to logically break down approach and assumptions
• Experience developing compelling business cases and presentations
• Deadline-driven, organized, and able to multi-task
• Ability to work in a team and on a standalone basis
• Ability to develop a collaborative rapport with divisional executives and teams
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Confident presenter
• Proficiency with MS Office applications including Excel and PowerPoint and SAP
  
  

About Pixomondo (PXO)

PXO, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, creates industry-leading Visualization, Virtual Production, and Visual Effects for premium Film and Episodic content. Through its 23-year history, the Oscar, BAFTA, & Emmy-winning creative and technology company has been a trusted partner for storytellers and showrunners worldwide. The company has consistently created iconic works, from Martin Scorsese's Academy Award-winning Hugo and multiple seasons of HBO's Emmy-winning Game of Thrones to the recent House of the Dragon, Amazon's The Boys, and Lionsgate's John Wick: Chapter 4.

In Virtual Production, PXO collaborates with filmmakers from first drawing to final pixel. Using interactive technology and proprietary software and tools, PXO brings ideas to life by virtually immersing filmmakers in the worlds they imagine, throughout every stage of the creative process.

The company's LED virtual production work includes House of the Dragon, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Reacher, and Amazon's critically acclaimed Cada Minuto Cuenta.

PXO has seven creative studios in the US, UK, Germany, and Canada.

Benefits

Pixomondo is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

Benefits may vary by location due to regional regulations and company policies.

PXO does not accept resumes from recruiters. Unsolicited resumes are accepted directly from candidates only. PXO will not pay any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.