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$100,000.00/yr - $120,000.00/yr

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About Backstage

Backstage is the largest talent marketplace for the entertainment industry, media, brand marketers, and other content creators, matching their creative projects with the best actors, voiceover artists, production crew, and other industry professionals. Employers around the world use our best-in-class technology to staff over 50,000 creative projects a year in film, television, commercials, branded content, theater, experiential marketing, and more.

The Role:

Cast & Crew is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support our Creative Services division, which includes our marketplace brands Backstage, FilmFreeway, Mandy, StarNow, ShareGrid, and Voice123. In this role, youll be joining our fast-paced corporate finance team, who work together to uphold and grow the financial performance of our family of brands. While you will primarily be supporting Backstage and our other marketplace subsidiaries, you will have the opportunity to contribute to financial decision-making across our organization. We have a strong preference for candidates local to the Burbank/Los Angeles or New York City, NY areas for occasional in-person collaboration.

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will be providing valuable insights that drive strategic decision-making and financial growth for our marketplace brands through advanced financial analysis, reporting, and modeling. You will be working with subscription data, identifying trends, creating complex financial models, and making recommendations to our business leaders. This position requires a high level of technical expertise and functional knowledge of financial and operational analysis tasks.

The Senior Financial Analyst will report to Cast & Crews Director, Financial Planning & Analysis.

What youll do:

• Prepare comprehensive financial analyses and materials for both internal and external reporting, demonstrating advanced technical skills.
• Lead business analytics by preparing key business metrics, conducting trend analyses, and providing strategic recommendations.
• Take a lead role in long-term forecasting and near-term budgeting processes, collaborating with senior management for financial planning.
• Develop and maintain complex financial models to assess various financial scenarios and aid in strategic evaluations.
• Utilize advanced data analytics techniques to identify trends and provide in-depth insights for business improvement.
• Oversee data scrubbing and preparation processes to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data.
• Conduct in-depth profitability analysis to evaluate the performance of different business units and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Engage in regular communications with internal stakeholders, including senior management, to present financial insights and analysis
• Own & maintain detailed three-statement financial models (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, & Cash Flow Statement) to support the budgeting & forecasting processes.

What were looking for from you:

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business required; CPA and/or MBA a plus
• 5+ years experience in a structured Finance environment, with a focus on financial analysis and FP&A
• Experience providing financial analysis for an online marketplace or ecommerce platform required; experience with subscription-based revenue models & related marketing spend strongly preferred
• Proficiency using Oracle Cloud Reporting & Planning or similar Enterprise-level financial packages required
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivots, VLookup, IF statements, etc. to support complex financial modeling and analysis.
• Intellectually curious and analytically rigorous approach to financial evaluations and strategic decision-making.
• Strong critical thinking skills to develop insightful financial analyses and provide valuable recommendations
• Quick learner with acute attention to detail, ensuring precision in financial modeling and reporting
• High energy personality with a strong work ethic and persistence to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative with excellent communication skills to effectively interact with cross-functional teams and present financial insights to senior management.
• A solid understanding of GAAP accounting practices and procedures and internal controls

Special Work Conditions

• Sedentary Involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Some positions may entail exerting up to 15 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, or pull.

Cast & Crew provides a comprehensive package of employee benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, health and wellness programs, employee discounts, and more! Note: Cast & Crew benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

Cast & Crew is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship or marital status, and to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.

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Compensation is commensurate with various factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, skills, training, licensure, certifications, geographic cost of labor, and other business and organizational needs. Compensation range for candidates in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. The compensation range for this position is: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Analyst

• Industries

  Entertainment Providers

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