⚫︎ Services tailored to client needs -- operations strategy, financial analysis, accounting support, process transformation, and systems integration.

⚫︎ Reconciled general ledger accounts with participation statements, third party payments and amortization schedules and assisted with quarterly close.

⚫︎ Directed all financial strategy and supported business operations for Marketing and Distribution groups - oversaw annual budgets of $750M and Gross Box Office exceeding $1B.⚫︎ Led a 5-person team responsible for revenue and expense planning and forecasting, budget management, film ultimates, and operational finance support to facilitate the marketing and distribution of 15-20 films a year.⚫︎ Partnered directly with executive leadership to understand complex key drivers of the business, improve operations and optimize marketing investments for maximum ROI.⚫︎ Supervised the quarterly close process and all reporting submissions, including the Annual Operating Plan, Quarterly Forecasts, Cash Flow, Monthly Flash and Accruals. ⚫︎ Evaluated film performance and KPI metrics to provide strategic insights and guidance for P&L management, deal analysis and informed decision making.⚫︎ Collaborated with cross-functional teams to set and manage budgets for all theatrical releases, develop effective spend strategies and meet financial targets – increased margins by $5M per film.

⚫︎ Established budget approval policies and streamlined workflows to maintain accurate spend projections and minimize overages over 10%.⚫︎ Key contributor in the design and development of new systems and technology enhancements. Improved monthly preparation time by 50%.⚫︎ Advised on vendor agreements and contract negotiations, resulting in average cost savings or rate reductions of 15%.⚫︎ Verified weekly revenue, receivables and agings. Submitted monthly revenue, expense & cash flow projections and variance analysis.⚫︎ Implemented action plans to resolve internal and external audit findings. Established internal controls to improve reporting accuracy and ensure consistent compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.

⚫︎ Created financial modeling tool to accurately forecast revenues, costs and monthly accruals.⚫︎ Maintained monthly cashflow models and revenue and expense projections for all domestic theatrical releases.⚫︎ Tracked budgets & spending for creative advertising including all trailers, TV spots, radio spots and print materials.⚫︎ Facilitated the workflow for invoice approvals and reviewed employee expense reports.

⚫︎ Originated abstracts and statements of production agreements to meet and exceed financial reporting obligations.⚫︎ Reconciled home video participation system and reports; analyzed home video profitability reports.

⚫︎ Prepared profit participation and co-production statements for all Universal motion pictures and television series.⚫︎ Compared financial statements against contracts for accuracy and consistency.

⚫︎ Completed underwriting analysis to determine value of commercial real estate properties using historical operating and income statements, projected and discounted cashflows and capitalized revenue.⚫︎ Collected data on real estate markets to make conclusions on rental rates, property costs and occupancy.