Senior Marketing Finance Manager - In-Office,Motion Picture

Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) matching

Job summary

Lionsgate is seeking a Senior Manager, Marketing Finance for the Motion Picture Group in Santa Monica. You will partner with Marketing and Corporate Finance to manage P&A budgets, forecasts, estimates, and reporting, ensuring disciplined and strategic deployment of marketing resources across the film slate.

You will lead title-level budgeting, load budgets into planning systems, develop scenarios, and present data-driven recommendations to senior leadership in a fast-paced, campaign-driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or related field; MBA a plus.
• 5+ years in finance, FP&A, or related analytical roles with budgets/forecasts ownership.
• Experience in entertainment or fast-paced marketing environments preferred.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and planning processes; capable of both detail and big picture.

Responsibilities

• Manage P&A budgets, forecasts, estimates, actuals, and resource allocations across the slate.
• Develop and maintain title-level P&A scenarios; assess impact of release dates and campaigns.
• Track spend against budgets with variances, risks, and opportunities; provide leadership-ready recommendations.
• Coordinate quarterly budget-estimate process across Marketing functions; consolidate slate view.
• Load budgets into planning systems; ensure proper documentation and deadlines.
• Consolidate reporting: P&A, DBO, forecast-versus-actual, variance analyses for leadership.
• Support title-level financial models, revenue scenarios, and investment analyses with Marketing.
• Evaluate P&A investment vs. release strategy and audience opportunities; translate to actionable materials.

Skills

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial modeling

Variance analysis

Strategic planning

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

MBA or equivalent advanced degree

Tools

Financial planning systems

Reporting tools

AI in analytics

Job description

Lionsgate is seeking a Senior Manager, Marketing Finance for the Motion Picture Group in Santa Monica. You will partner with Marketing and Corporate Finance to manage P&A budgets, forecasts, estimates, and reporting, ensuring disciplined and strategic deployment of marketing resources across the film slate.

You will lead title-level budgeting, load budgets into planning systems, develop scenarios, and present data-driven recommendations to senior leadership in a fast-paced, campaign-driven