Apr 2024 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos · Santa Monica, CA

• Led, built, and scaled the production finance function at a high-growth startup studio & streamer (backed by Amazon & Lionsgate). Oversaw end-to-end financial strategy, budgeting, tax incentive, and cash flow management for over $150M in original content spanning scripted series and feature films. Designed and implemented scalable cost reporting systems and production finance workflows. Introduced forecasting models that enhanced financial accuracy, executive visibility, and decision-making. P&L ownership across multiple business verticals including the company’s AI initiative and equipment rental division. Successfully negotiated recoupment of $2.5M in production overages from external partners - partnering closely with internal and external teams to prepare comprehensive accounting packages to secure approval. Partnered cross-functionally with senior leadership, legal, creative, production, and other departments to ensure strategic alignment and accountability. Maintained rigorous financial discipline and compliance while navigating evolving priorities, scaling operations, and supporting new revenue-generating initiatives.

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · Hancock Park, CA

• Advise private equity and business clients on strategic financial decisions, capital allocation, and risk assessment to drive successful investment outcomes in entertainment and tech. Provide strategic counsel by leveraging industry insights and operational data to recommend business optimizations that enhance profitability and increase enterprise value.

Aug 2022 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos · Santa Monica, CA

• Implemented controls and cash management strategies across a growing slate, including new production card reconciliation that caught up to $2.5MM in paid but unrecorded costs across projects. Collaborated cross-functionally with key business units managing 30+ projects in various phases (budgets ranged $10MM - $150MM). Managed cash forecasts with 90% accuracy for productions. Reviewed cost reports, budgets and trial balances. Managed and trained pipelines of accounting talent. Performed compliance audits for Los Angeles based productions increasing audit scores 8% - 11% over 1.5 years. Created dashboards and decks for key stakeholders that provided greater visibility. Advisory Board Member of Lionsgate’s Production Accounting Program.

Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 · 11 mos · Pittsburgh, PA · Remote

• Created curriculum and taught graduate level Entertainment Finance & Accounting course.

Dec 2020 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos · Hollywood, CA

• Managed cost reporting and corporate roll-up for series and films. Led cash forecasts and studio bill-backs for assigned projects. Processed and tracked fundings and talent payments. On-boarded and off-boarded production accountants and production service companies’ accounting teams.

Feb 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos · Hollywood, CA

• Provided finance, payment and payroll support for ATL & BTL direct engagements to the Local Language Originals teams across APAC, EMEA and LATAM territories. Provided insight on top talent deals and created quarterly statements for talent and internal teams.

Nov 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · West Hollywood, CA

• Managed G/L accounting for multiple lines of business (app development, ad agency, live events, tv/film production, digital media). Facilitated accurate financial reporting by handling month-end close tasks such as journal entries, revenue tracking by project, sales report analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring precise cost representation in the P&L. Issued invoices and bill-backs for branded content deals, long-form projects, app development and production services.

Jan 2017 – Nov 2017 · 10 mos · Van Nuys, CA

• Developed efficient standard operating procedure for invoicing work across bids that drastically reduced client's payment timeline. Managed the purchase order system while adding capabilities to meet growing company needs. Validated budget, PO and to-be-billed amounts and performed variance analysis to ensure accurate reporting.

Sep 2016 – Jan 2017 · 4 mos · Hollywood, CA

• Freelance assistant production accountant on Colony Season 2.

Jul 2016 – Sep 2016 · 2 mos · Hollywood, CA

• Freelance assistant production accountant on Snowfall pilot.

Oct 2015 – Jul 2016 · 9 mos · Century City, CA

• Prepared bank account and funding reconciliations. Created ATL payment schedules and authorizations for executive producers and writers on FX series. Maintained and updated corporate documents, templates, and accounting manuals.