Sr. Financial Analyst , Residuals

Amazon MGM Studios is responsible for producing and acquiring compelling, exclusive Original content for our global base of Amazon Prime Video customers. As the home of Original shows and movies like the raucous and satirical superhero takedown The Boys, the TV adaptation of Fallout, and more — we are just getting started. We need your passion, innovative ideas, and creativity to help take us to new heights.

We are seeking to fill an Analyst role within the Residuals department. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Culver City-based team in a high growth stage and have broad responsibilities including contributing to the end-to-end residual process, working with the production and legal teams to gather required documents for the delivery and setup process.

This role requires a self-starter with knowledge of the domestic and foreign unions collective bargaining agreements. This role primarily supports the overall Residual department. This role will interact with the business teams as well as physical productions, so it requires someone with good communication skills (oral and written), ability to understand the importance of details, nuances of residuals, and analytical skills. The role will be tasked with reviewing deliverables schedules, tracking the progress of productions, maintaining trackers, and participating in automation initiatives.

The candidate must thrive in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment, and possess the ability to work across several projects simultaneously. This role has regular interaction with multiple teams across Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video. The candidate must also think and act both strategically and tactically.

Key job responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities
• Theatrical and Television production deliverables and analysis review
• Talent setup
• Release schedules and production trackers maintenance
• Post 60s and proration analysis
• Analyze and interpret production and distribution agreements for residuals liability
• Ad-hoc requests

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of residuals experience (in lieu of BA/BS degree) in entertainment industry
• Basic understanding of SAG-AFTRA, DGA, WGA, AFM, IATSE agreements
• Basic understanding of PACT/Equity, ACTRA, UBCP, DGC, WGC agreements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple projects, prioritizing, planning, and managing time
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience in technical support
• Can work proactively and independently, meet deadlines, and deliver on projects and tasks
• Ability to interpret contracts, distribution agreements, and collective bargaining agreements for residual liability

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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USA, CA, Culver City - 72,600.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually