Senior Program Manager, Tax Benefit Programs

Empire State Development, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Job summary

Empire State Development, LLC is seeking a Senior Program Manager in the Tax Incentives Department to oversee entertainment tax credit programs and communicate requirements to applicants. The role focuses on ensuring regulatory compliance and effective program administration in New York.

Responsibilities include auditing final applications and budgets, managing production data, analyzing economic factors, and coordinating with film studios and agencies while improving processes and maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in business, public administration, accounting, or another business-related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ direct experience in entertainment industry tax credit programs, or 4 years’ experience in entertainment industry production, accounting, or related professional services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational and analytical abilities, and ability to manage multiple projects independently.

Responsibilities

• Audit final applications, ledgers, and related documents to ensure program compliance.
• Monitor and manage the flow of applications from entertainment production companies.
• Review complex budgets central to each application and analyze data for studies and reports.
• Maintain relationships with applicants and stakeholders, and coordinate meetings with production personnel.
• Assist with writing briefing memos, preparing complex spreadsheets, and improving processes and databases.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Strong organizational skills

Analytical abilities

Multitask / project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Word)

MS Access

MS Dynamics

Movie Magic

Job description

• This position will require in-office presence. Hybrid work schedules may be possible based on specific job duties and consistent with ESD policy.
• Minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Please contact Human Resources if you require accommodation.

Description

Duties Description

• This position will require in-office presence. Hybrid work schedules may be possible based on specific job duties and consistent with ESD policy.
• Minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Please contact Human Resources if you require accommodation.

Basic Function

Responsible for a variety of project management duties within the Tax Incentives Department with a focus on entertainment tax credit programs. The Senior Program Manager will be expected to demonstrate detailed knowledge of the requirements to participate in various programs such as the Film Production and Post-Production tax credit programs, Digital Gaming tax credit program, Independent Film Production Program, and others. The Senior Program Manager will be expected to effectively communicate the program requirements to potential applicants and other parties not familiar with the Programs.

Work Performed

• Independently audit final applications, general ledgers, and similar production documents to ensure compliance with various programs’ regulations and related requirements
• Monitor and manage flow of applications submitted from entertainment industry production companies
• Review and analyze complex budgets central to each application
• Manage data using various program databases and ensure that project information is accurate in information management systems.
• Analyze data and prepare studies and reports regarding the usage of the programs and economic factors affecting the entertainment production industries beyond the program.
• Maintain professional and effective working relationships with all applicants, internal and external stakeholders, agency representatives from the Departments of Taxation and Finance, Labor.
• Schedule and hold meetings/conference calls with production accountants, producers and others.
• Assume a variety of Department-wide responsibilities as assigned, such as writing briefing memos, preparing complex spreadsheets, reviewing and improving processes and databases, ensuring compliance with changing regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Education Level required: Bachelor’s degree preferred in business, public administration, accounting, or another business-related field.

Equivalent Experience required Specialized experience preferred: Minimum of 3 years’ direct experience in entertainment industry tax credit programs, or 4 years’ experience in entertainment industry production, accounting, or another professional services firm.

Knowledge required: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills. Demonstrated ability to efficiently manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously, takes initiative, and works independently. Familiarity with business, not-for-profit, and governmental agencies, and general knowledge of New York State’s geography and economies. Strong attention to detail and independent follow-through is highly important. Proficient Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word; Microsoft Access and MS Dynamics database management. Knowledge preferred: Industry standard budgeting software such as Movie Magic; knowledge of films, musical & theatrical, and digital game industries and related costs.

Additional Comments

Salary range as specified.

Comprehensive Benefits Package.