Sr. Manager, Production Finance & Accounting

The Sr. Manager, Production Finance and Accounting, PubSports is responsible for driving financial performance, execution, accurate cost tracking, cost control and compliance of all global events (e.g., LoL Worlds and MSI, VAL Masters and Champs), as well as supporting processes and procedures for all events and studio operations in most regional leagues (e.g., LCS, LEC), across the PubSports pillar, a fast-growing division at Riot started in 2009, with ~5x growth in fans over the last 7-8 years. The division currently spans five games, thousands of professional players, over 100M fans across the globe. 

As a Sr. Manager, Production Finance and Accounting, you will manage a team of Line Producers, Production Accountants, and Finance Coordinators to (1) execute the budgeting for global events in ways that allow them to meet/exceed Riot’s consistently-increasing quality standards while staying within pillar financial constraints, (2) identify and implement cost optimization strategies, for both global events and regional leagues, that ensure the greatest possible return on Riot investment, (3) plan for, track, manage, and report on event financial performance. (4) Support craft development of the team, increasing the overall performance of the department and everyone in it. You will report directly to the Esports Head of Production Finance supporting global and regional initiatives that streamline financial systems, policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with Riot cross-functional teams (including but not limited to Production, Legal, Purchasing, Publishing, HR, AP, Tax and Treasury) to ensure production finance policies and procedures are current and effectively deployed on our productions.
• Identify and hire financial coordinators with the skillset to provide the highest level of administrative support to our stakeholders (including Riot financial services, AP, Strategic Finance, Legal, Production Accounting and Line Producing teams.)
• Track and manage global and regional event budgets over time, coordinating with vendors, contractors, and various Riot internal teams to ensure forecasting, tracking, and reporting is accurately maintained.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of our Production Accountants to drive accurate, complete, and timely cost reporting, protecting and managing show assets and supporting production.
• Manage the day-to-day execution of a wide range of processes, including vendor onboarding, contract management, and payment; contractor hiring and payment; and budget actualization, among others.
• Own production budgets, incentives, cash flows, cost reports and trial balances prepared by Production Accountants.
• Keep abreast of current and changing industry trends, evolving technologies, production incentives and changes in crew capacity and infrastructure support.
• Travel to production locations where our events are in production to audit, review work flows, organizational abilities and effectiveness of accounting staff.
• Prepare reports and executive summaries for senior management on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Query and report on data from various internal financial systems.
• Assist with internal and external audits.
• Participate in significant ad hoc strategic projects to support financial opportunities that will drive business decisions.
• Support the vendor sourcing, selection, and negotiation process for global and regional events, obtaining the best possible rates on venues, services, gear, and other show aspects, and coordinating on information sharing 

Required Qualifications: 

• 8+ years of production finance experience, including production accounting, line production, contingent workforce management, and vendor management either at a media company, studio or in the field of live event or broadcast productions with 50M budgets.
• 5+ years of management experience, with demonstrated responsibility for coordinating the successful execution of large-scale events, ideally including those in international locations.
• Extreme proficiency in building and managing budgets for large events.
• Track record of capturing incremental financial opportunities through optimization of existing expenses (e.g., vendor selection/consolidation/negotiation, strategic event design). 
• Ability to synthesize objectives of, and incorporate feedback from, multiple stakeholders to ensure global and regional events align with all broader Esports goals.
• Current understanding of California labor laws to ensure Riot is in line with industry standard policies and practices, as well as a minor understanding of Global employment rules and regulations that pertain to traveling Riot staff.
• Knowledge of financial principles, basic accounting and analyses
• Excelle