Job Description

Company Description

Repeatedly voted one of Montreal\xe2\x80\x99s Top Employers and Employer of the Year for the 2022 Mercuriades Awards, Rodeo FX is a high-end creative company offering services in visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential.

Nominated for 3 Emmy\xc2\xae Awards for its work on the series Stranger Things season 4, The Witcher season 2 and Foundation season 1, the independent, Oscar\xc2\xae-winning company boasts close to 800 artists.

Rodeo FX is a creative partner to the world\xe2\x80\x99s best storytellers including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Marvel, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros. and Sony, and has collaborated on ads for YouTube, NBC and Apple. Current projects include Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Resident Evil, Halo, and Stranger Things season 4. Recently released projects include Dune, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, WandaVision and The Witcher season 2, all earning nominations at the 2022 VES awards.

Work arrangements:

As a company founded and led by an artist, it is creativity above all that guides us. Our mission is to provide our talents with the freedom and resources they need to deliver quality work and thrive in a stimulating, caring environment. This is why we offer a flexible work structure in all our locations.



The Financial Analyst plays a crucial role in analyzing the costs and profitability of projects, departments, and divisions of Rodeo FX. This position involves maintaining key performance indicators (KPIs), liaising with VFX Producers, and making informed recommendations to the Finance and management teams.

Main responsibilities:

• Collaborate with VFX Producers and production teams on the financial management of assigned productions.
• Assist VFX Producers and production management with running financial scenarios and other ad hoc analyses.
• Manage and update revenue expectations, payment schedules, invoicing, and collections for assigned productions.
• Manage cost reports, monitor and analyze project progression, and adjust cost projections and actuals across projects, emphasizing departmental variance analysis.
• Proactively monitor resource and labor projections, ensuring the tracking of tax credits and rebates across various countries and regions.
• Conduct training sessions for production teams regarding VFX tax credits.
• Handle the completion of VFX vendor declaration forms, crew lists, and other necessary documents for VFX production tax credits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 to 10 years of experience in a similar financial analyst position;
• Diploma in Accounting, Business and other related fields;
• Proficient knowledge of ERP systems, preferably Netsuite;
• Advanced proficiency in Excel;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• A commitment to confidentiality;
• Excellent analytical capabilities;
• Organized and skilled in prioritization;
• Strong problem-solving skills;
• Meticulous attention to detail.

Additional Information

• Full-time, Permanent Contract ;
• Flexible, hybrid and remote work structure in all our locations ;
• 5 paid sick/personal days ;
• 2 additional statutory holidays in the winter holidays ;
• Group Insurance, access to Dialogue online support and to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) ;
• RRSP with employer contribution ;
• Discounts on public transports, several spas, sports classes, art centers, cafes, furniture and several other local businesses.

Diversity is a core value at Rodeo FX. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment where diversity is celebrated and valued. We believe every member on our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to perceive and interact with the world, identify challenges, and to design and deliver projects.

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