Director, Finance (Global Channels)

Lionsgate is hiring a Director, Finance (Global Channels) based in Santa Monica, CA to lead financial planning and reporting across its streaming distribution portfolio. This role sits within the FP&A function and owns the numbers for a growing slate of FAST and SVOD channels, translating operational plans into forecasts and keeping leadership informed on the financial performance of Lionsgate’s self-directed streaming businesses. It is a strong fit for a finance professional with media or streaming industry experience who is comfortable owning complex models and presenting insights to senior stakeholders.

About the Role

The Director, Finance (Global Channels) works inside Lionsgate’s broader FP&A organization, sitting at the intersection of finance and the company’s streaming distribution operations. The portfolio includes multiple FAST and SVOD channels built on one of the largest film and television libraries in the independent studio space, covering more than 20,000 titles. Day to day, this person runs budget cycles, maintains live KPI dashboards, builds revenue and profitability models, and prepares performance reports for business and executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, long-range plan, and quarterly forecasting cycles for the Global Channels business, coordinating across finance and business teams.
• Oversee quarterly revenue accruals, working directly with accounting to ensure accuracy and completeness across the streaming distribution portfolio.
• Build and maintain financial models that forecast revenue, costs, and profitability across FAST and SVOD channel operations.
• Deliver monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages including variance analysis against budget and forecast for streaming media performance.
• Construct and maintain live KPI dashboards that give business leadership real-time visibility into channel performance.
• Develop financial models to evaluate new business initiatives including channel launches, partnership agreements, and content investment scenarios.

What You Bring

• Five to seven years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or a comparable analytical discipline.
• Prior experience at a studio, streaming service, or major media company is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage complex financial models across large datasets in a streaming media or episodic television context.
• Clear communication and presentation skills, with comfort presenting financial analysis to non-finance leadership.
• Ability to work through ambiguous or incomplete information and update forecasts as conditions evolve.

Why This Role

Lionsgate is one of the few publicly traded independent studios with a production and distribution operation at this scale, and the Global Channels business is a growing part of how the company monetizes a library that includes The Hunger Games, John Wick, and Twilight franchises. This Director, Finance (Global Channels) position offers direct exposure to streaming distribution strategy at a studio that regularly releases across theatrical, SVOD, and FAST platforms. Compensation for this role is $130,000 to $140,000, with benefits including full medical, vision, and dental coverage, generous paid time off, and 401(k) company matching.

Apply now for the Director, Finance (Global Channels) role at Lionsgate and bring your financial planning expertise to one of the most recognized independent studios in the business.