Finance Director - Mikros Animation

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Reporting to the Rodeo FX Group CFO, the Finance Director plays a key role at Mikros Animation, an internationally recognized studio for its film and television productions. As the financial leader of Mikros Animation, the person in this position works in close collaboration with the Studio President, the CFO, and the management teams. They act as a business partner to the commercial, operational, and production teams, providing a clear understanding of issues related to performance, project profitability, forecasts, and treasury. The role exists in a context of growth, where Mikros Animation aims to strengthen its financial visibility and its ability to support large-scale projects. They lead the Mikros Animation finance team, while benefiting from the support of shared resources at Rodeo FX Group for certain systems, processes, and activities. Their mandate covers financial management, reporting, budget planning, forecasting, treasury, accounting operations, and continuous improvement of functional practices. This position is intended for a rigorous, proactive, and business-oriented person, capable of combining financial expertise, commercial judgment, and collaborative leadership in a creative, international, and project-oriented environment. Main Responsibilities: Financial Leadership and Business Partnership Act as a key partner to the President of Mikros Animation, the CFO, and the management teams. Support business decisions by providing clear, rigorous, and action-oriented analyses. Be the financial reference in management discussions, identifying risks, opportunities, and the impacts of proposed decisions. Contribute to the monitoring of budgets, forecasts, treasury, margins, and key indicators. Challenge financial and operational assumptions when necessary, while maintaining a constructive approach with the teams. Support business priorities, financial plans, and Mikros Animation's growth initiatives. Project Profitability and Bid Support Participate in the client proposal development process to ensure a rigorous evaluation of profitability, budgetary assumptions, and associated risks. Support commercial, operational, and production teams in the financial analysis of projects. Prepare and analyze scenarios to inform decisions related to projects, resources, production territories, and business priorities. Improve visibility on margins, costs, financial commitments, and impacts on cash flow. Help teams make informed decisions regarding production priorities and performance goals. Accounting, Reporting, and Compliance Oversee Mikros Animation's accounting operations and ensure the reliability, quality, and compliance of financial information. Present monthly results to management, highlighting variances, trends, risks, and levers for action. Ensure compliance with applicable legal, tax, regulatory, and compliance obligations. Ensure the robustness of internal controls, financial processes, and governance practices. Maintain trusting relationships with internal and external partners, including auditors, advisors, financial institutions, and other stakeholders. Financial Planning, Budgets, and Treasury Lead budget processes and continuous forecasting, ensuring their rigor, relevance, and monitoring with management. Supervise treasury management and anticipate short-, medium-, and long-term liquidity needs. Identify performance gaps, analyze their causes, and recommend appropriate corrective actions. Develop a clear vision of future financial issues to help teams anticipate impacts on projects, operations, and studio growth. Group Collaboration, Systems, and Continuous Improvement Collaborate closely with the Rodeo FX Group finance teams and the financial leaders of other entities to ensure the alignment of practices, tools, and reporting. Optimize financial, accounting, and forecasting processes to improve the efficiency and quality of information. Ensure that financial systems adequately support current operations and future growth. Work with relevant teams to ensure the reliability of processes related to payroll, when required. Propose improvements to tools, working methods, and reporting practices to support faster and more reliable decision-making. Team Leadership Lead, support, and develop the Mikros Animation finance team. Foster a culture of rigor, collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement. Clarify priorities, support execution, and ensure a high level of quality in financial deliverables. Build trusting relationships with financial, commercial, operational, and creative teams. CPA designation or equivalent qualification, strongly desired. Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in finance, accounting, financial control, FP&A, or business partnership, including experience in a management or financial leadership role. Demonstrated experience in financial management, reporting, budgets, forecasts, treasury, and performance analysis. Solid ability to act as a business partner to ex

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