Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
HiringOwn financial strategy, risk, fundraising, production accounting, revenue tracking, and reporting across film projects and the studio.
Job Summary
Key leadership role overseeing budgeting, fundraising, production finance, revenue & IP monetization, compliance, and corporate reporting.
Key Responsibility Areas
- Strategic Financial Leadership: Strategy, planning, feasibility for slates/OTT/co-productions.
- Budgeting & Cost Control: Film budgets across pre/production/post; approvals & risk control.
- Fundraising & Investor Relations: Equity/debt/soft-money, SPVs, incentives, MG deals, transparent reporting.
- Production Finance Oversight: Accounting controls, crew/location payments, profitability, waterfalls.
- Revenue & IP Monetization: Track theatrical/OTT/satellite/international/music/digital/merch; royalties and splits.
- Compliance & Risk: IT/GST/FEMA/Companies Act; audits, IP clauses, currency risk.
- Corporate Finance & Reporting: Consolidated P&L/BS/CF, MIS, audits, KPI review.
- Leadership: Build and mentor finance, accounts, legal, audit teams; uphold ethics.
Qualifications & Experience
- Education: CA (ICAI) mandatory; MBA Finance preferred; CFA/CPA/LLB plus.
- Experience: 7–8+ years in media/entertainment finance; deal structuring & co-productions.
Skills & Traits
- Film finance, IP valuation, taxation & cross-border expertise.
- Financial modeling, fundraising, negotiations, stakeholder comms.
- Integrity, confidentiality, network with banks/investors/studios.
Working Conditions & Interfaces
- Pune HQ with travel; flexible hours around closes/releases; valid passport.
- Interfaces: CEO/COO/Producers/Legal/Marketing; investors, banks, tax authorities, distributors, OTT platforms.
