Director, Global Channels Finance

Lionsgate; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental

Generous sick days, vacation days, holidays

401(k) company matching

Job summary

A leading media company based in Santa Monica is seeking a Director for Global Channels Finance. This role involves leading financial planning, forecasting, and reporting across the company's Global Channels businesses, providing insights into financial performance and supporting growth objectives. Candidates should possess strong financial modeling skills and 5-7 years of relevant experience, preferably within media or entertainment sectors. This position offers a salary range of $130,000 - $140,000, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or related analytical roles.
• Experience at a studio, streaming service, or other major media company strongly preferred.
• Self-motivated with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budget, long-range planning, and quarterly forecasting processes.
• Oversee the quarterly revenue accruals process, coordinating closely with teams.
• Maintain financial models used to forecast revenue, costs, and profitability.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical capabilities

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Data analysis

Job description

Job Title: Director, Global Channels Finance

Department: Finance & Accounting

Location:
Santa Monica, CA, US, 90404

Summary of Position

The Director, Global Channels & New Media Finance is responsible for leading financial planning, forecasting, and reporting across Lionsgate’s Global Channels businesses. This role helps ensure leadership has clear visibility into financial performance while maintaining disciplined planning processes that support the company’s growth objectives.

Working in close partnership with business leadership and the broader FP&A team, this role supports budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting across a broad portfolio of FAST and SVOD channels, as well as other channel-based, self-directed distribution businesses that leverage the breadth and depth of Lionsgate’s library.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budget, long-range planning, and quarterly forecasting processes for the Global Channels business
• Oversee the quarterly revenue accruals process, coordinating closely with the accounting and business teams to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Maintain and update financial models used to forecast revenue, costs, and profitability across the channel portfolio
• Work with business teams to translate operational plans into financial forecasts and resource requirements
• Monitor financial risks and opportunities relative to plan and assist in updating forecasts as needed

Financial Performance Reporting

• Provide monthly and quarterly financial reporting for the Global Channels business, including variance analysis against budget and forecast
• Build and maintain live, dynamic KPI dashboards
• Prepare financial reporting materials summarizing business performance and outlook

Financial Analysis & Decision Support

• Build financial models to analyze and support new business initiatives including channel launches, partnership agreements, and investment opportunitiesDevelop and maintain financial models used to assess business performance and potential growth scenarios

Qualifications and Skills

• 5–7 years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or related analytical roles
• Experience at a studio, streaming service, or other major media company strongly preferred
• Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities
• Comfort working with and analyzing large, complex datasets
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities; comfort navigating ambiguity and incomplete information

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate (NYSE: LION) is one of the world’s leading standalone, pure play, publicly traded content companies. It brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, a world-class portfolio of valuable brands and franchises, a talent management and production powerhouse and a more than 20,000-title film and television library, all driven by the studio’s bold and entrepreneurial culture.

Business Unit Overview

Motion Picture Group
Lionsgate operates the largest independent motion picture company in the world. The home of such beloved franchises as John Wick, The Hunger Games, Twilight, Saw and Now You See Me, Lionsgate regularly releases 10-15 wide theatrical films each year, complemented by a slate of 40-50 multi-platform and direct-to-streaming titles. Thanks to an entrepreneurial structure, creative passion, and innovative marketing and distribution strategies, the studio is capable of not only making and extending franchises, but also delivering original successes like La La Land, Wonder, Knives Out, Monster’s Ball, Precious, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Jesus Revolution. The studio has generated nearly $15 billion in global box office and earned 335 Academy Award® nominations and 71 Oscar® wins.

• Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental
• Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day
• 401(k) company matching

Compensation

$130,000 - $140,000

EEO Statement

Lionsgate is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. In addition, Lionsgate will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Lionsgate will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.