Lead, Deal Management

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Your New Role

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. seeks a Lead for the Financial Contracts Reporting & Administration Deal Management department. The FCRA Deal Management department handles contractual reporting to talent and co-production companies on all of Warner Bros. film, television, home entertainment, games, and new media libraries. It's an exciting, fast paced organization that provides a unique opportunity to learn many aspects of the company---from production to initial film release through all downstream channels of distribution. FCRA provides excellent opportunities to learn the entertainment industry and offers a robust year-round training program.

• Analyze, interpret and summarize complex financial reporting provisions of talent, production, and distribution agreements related to video game, home entertainment, television, and theatrical product.
• Review agreement summaries prepared by other team members and provide feedback and training as necessary.
• Liaise with business affairs, legal, and other key stakeholders to ensure financial reporting is in compliance with contractual intent and applicable laws.
• Coordinate and communicate with various business units and groups within WB to identify and track both new product and revisions to existing financial agreements for library product.
• Maintain status and workflow reports to ensure agreements and revisions are administered in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Perform and/or supervise special projects, analysis and research (e.g. participant and auditor queries, etc.), including analyzing agreements, court documents, and financial statements.
• Identify efficiencies in various procedures and make recommendations to management on methods for improvement while communicating any obstacles and challenges.
• Assist in the implementation of appropriate internal controls (including SOX requirements).

• Minimum 4 years related work experience required, preferably within entertainment industry.
• Previous experience in participations preferred.
• Experience with finance and/or accounting preferred.
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or finance related field.
• Extensive experience reading and interpreting legal agreements (experience with entertainment industry agreements strongly preferred).
• Strong to expert competency with MS Excel and Word.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to work effectively with attorneys across multiple business units.
• Must be a self-starter with outstanding time management skills to handle multiple and changing priorities.
• Must have high attention to detail.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality.
• Must be a quick learner who is results-oriented.
• Must be able to work independently and meet deadlines.