VP-Finance

DUBOSE ENTERTAINMENT
 
James DuBose, founder and CEO of DuBose Entertainment in Hollywood, California, has spent over 18 years in television production. DuBose is a prolific producer of reality programming and has served as executive producer for several television reality shows including “Tiny & Toya,” “Frankie and Neffe,” “Monica: Still Standing,” “Inside DTP” and has several other shows in various stages of development with artists, celebrities and sports figures.
 
JOB SUMMARY:

The Vice President will oversee the financial management of Dubose Entertainment Production Company. The VP, Finance will be primarily responsible for directing and managing the day-to-day financial activities of the original programming department including: accounting, control, reporting, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, cash flow management and forecasting, financial modeling, and financial management systems.   This individual will oversee a proactive financial infrastructure and will ensure that all financial systems and controls reflect “best practices.”  The successful candidate will serve as a key member of the senior management team and will function as a business partner to the President of Dubose Entertainment in order to enhance the overall success and financial management of the business.
 
 
DUTIES AND PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
 

• Work closely with accounting and production executives to develop and manage long-range strategic plans, annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
• Support company by understanding business drivers for advertising and subscriber revenue and analysis of business operations and expenses
• Assess the effectiveness of all financial operations for support of organizational strategies; as needed, establish new financial policies and procedures to best utilize organizational assets.
• Present financial guidance and meaningful information for business decisions through financial analysis and application of strategic thinking; participate in the decision-making process for significant business initiatives.
• Anticipate financial issues and provide clear resolutions to financial questions and issues; provide thought leadership and creative solutions to strategic and tactical problems.
• Identify significant success/problem indicators to the senior management team and other members of the parent organization.
• Manage the division’s short and long-term financial performance by developing accurate forecasts and projections, monitoring variances to plans and developing action plans to address issues.
• Anticipate and address challenges that the division will face given ongoing changes in the industry.
• Monitor and evaluate financial operations on a consistent basis to ensure objectives are met, results are achieved, policies adhered to.
• Proactively establish and supervise the maintenance of internal accounting controls to ensure timely, accurate and reliable financial statements and reporting; establish, implement and enforce financial and reporting compliance standards.
• Proactively review policies to ensure consistency with the company’s short and long term operating and business goals.
• Work with discretion on detailed finance reports and budgets of a varied nature.
• Provide general and specialized financial analysis and support.
• Establish oneself as a trusted financial advisor and counselor.
• Evaluate contracts as needed.

 
     
BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS:
     
Our ideal candidate will have twelve (12) or more years of financial management experience.  S/he will have experience working within a business unit or division and can translate his/her financial expertise to the needs of the business.  Experience working in film, television, home entertainment, music or a similar business is KEY! Production Finance experience is ideal.
 

• Extensive budgeting and strategic planning experience is key!
• Understanding of production budgeting financials and analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.  Ability to communicate well and be able to successfully work with a diverse group of senior operating and finance executives, each with individual operating styles, business strategies and goals, and unique issues.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance strongly preferred
• CPA, MBA or other advanced degree is a plus
• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Suite, especially Microsoft Excel and/or Access, and extensive experience in various accounting and financial management software. 

 
IMPORTANT SUCCESS FACTORS:
     

• Demonstrated strong diplomacy and consensus building skills along with ability to reconcile conflicting priorities.
• Action-oriented and skilled in taking a position on important issues without hampering accessibility or undermining trust.
• Strong analytical skills and an understanding of the nuances and trends of a small entrepreneurial production media company.
• Good leadership skills, a self-starter with a sense of urgency.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
• Superb judgment, sound business disciplines and strategic thinking capability.
• Identifies problems, secures relevant information and identifies possible causes and solutions that anticipate short and long-term business demands.
• Non-territorial, collaborative decision maker with the skill to effectively manage up, down and laterally.
• Adjust personally to work effectively under stress within a variety of situations and with various individuals or groups.
• Strong project management skills, the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and initiatives, and skills in identifying, analyzing and resolving problems.