VP, FP&A

Company Overview: 

Founded in 2022 by Peter Chernin, North Road Company is a global, multi-genre studio that produces scripted, documentary, and unscripted film and TV content for global markets. North Road comprises market-leading production entities, including Chernin Entertainment, Red Arrow Studios’ U.S. assets (Kinetic Content, Left/Right, and 44 Blue Productions); Karga Seven, Perro Azul, Words + Pictures, a premium non-fiction business; and an international business devoted to strategic acquisitions and localized programming. 

Position Overview:

The North Road Company is seeking to hire a VP of FP&A to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning across its subsidiaries. This role will establish a standardized approach to financial reporting, ensuring visibility and consistency across the organization.

Reporting to the CFO, this Los Angeles-based role requires a minimum of four days per week in the Playa Vista office. 

Responsibilities:

• Oversee financial planning, including annual budgets, monthly reporting, quarterly reforecasting, and long-term strategic plans.
• Adopt and expand the structured budgeting and forecasting process across all business units.
• Ensure forecasting aligns with financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow) to maintain accuracy.
• Analyze budget-to-actual variances and key financial KPIs to provide actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Support M&A activities, integrating newly acquired businesses into existing financial frameworks.
• Provide timely and accurate financial reporting for senior leadership, lenders, and key stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements and operational efficiencies without disrupting business unit operations.
• Oversee final rollout of forecasting tool and ensure broad adoption across the organization.
• Act as a strategic thought partner to the CFO and leadership team.
• Lead financial compliance efforts, ensuring timely delivery of required documents.
• Manage ad hoc financial projects and initiatives as needed.
• Oversee growing FP&A function spanning other team members in the North Road FP&A function as well as subsidiary finance organizations.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Entertainment industry experience required.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant finance experience, with a strong background in banking and/or FP&A.
• Extensive knowledge of US GAAP; CPA certification is a plus but not required.
• Proven ability to interpret and analyze complex contracts, including co-production and license agreements, overall deals, and first-look agreements.
• Experience with financial reporting across multiple sources, including Intacct, Excel, and other financial systems.
• Strong technical skills, with proficiency in analyzing and manipulating large datasets; familiarity with reporting tools such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with M&A and post-merger integrations is highly valuable.

Key Competencies & Attributes:

• A self-starter who takes ownership of accounting functions, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and timely execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information clearly.
• A team player with strong interpersonal skills, able to navigate shifting priorities and contribute to broader initiatives.
• Brings a proactive mindset to challenges, continuously improving processes and driving efficiencies.
• Operates with authenticity, articulates positions clearly, and effectively influences stakeholders.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with a willingness to dive into projects and execute deliverables directly.

At North Road, we carefully consider a wide range of factors to determine a fair and equitable compensation package. Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure guidelines, the base salary for this role is between $190,000 –$240,000 per year. The final offer amount will consider a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience relevant to the job.