Financial Officer

Financial Officer

Department: Executive

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Compensation: $150,000 - $165,000 / year

Our Client, The Producers Guild of America represents over 8,400 producers. It is a non-profit trade organization that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the full producing team in film, television and emerging media. The Guild invests in its core values that benefit the industry se values are rooted in facilitating employment for its members, advocating for sustainable practices in production that minimize human and environmental harm, and ensuring a set culture that advances safety and creates viable pathways into the guild for the next generation of producers, particularly those from populations under-represented in the industry.

Year-round it hosts a number of educational, mentoring and professional networking programs, as well as industry events that honor excellence in producing.

This is a pivotal leadership role designed for a strategic finance leader who will help shape the financial and operational systems of our organization. As Financial Officer, you will serve as a key advisor to the executive team, driving long-term financial planning and business performance across all levels of the organization. You will be responsible for aligning financial and business operations with Guild objectives, ensuring disciplined resource allocation, evaluating and maintaining relationships with the Guild’s business vendors, and supporting sustainable, profitable growth.

This role requires deep financial and operational insight to support membership and, program initiatives, as well as staff operational efficiency. You will lead organization-wide forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling, while enhancing systems and processes that support scale and agility. A strong understanding of project-based financials, and executive level decision making is essential. This position will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer.

We are looking for an executive with a proven track record in strategic finance leadership. This individual is a forward looking, finance executive who brings both strategic vision and operational discipline. They have led at the intersection of finance and business operations, translating complex financial data into clear, actionable strategies that drive growth, efficiency, and long-term value creation. With executive level presence and the ability to influence across all levels of the organization, they are adept at partnering with senior leadership, project teams, and external stakeholders and supporting the business operations of the Guild’s internal departments.

The ideal candidate has built and led high performing finance teams, implemented enterprise level systems, and is adept at allocating resource allocations and organizational scaling. They thrive in dynamic environments and bring a deep understanding of how to align financial infrastructure with business goals.

• Develop and execute long term financial plans aligned with Guild objectives, including investment strategy and risk mitigation
• Oversee organization wide financial forecasting, annual budgeting, multi-year planning, and variance analysis across the Guild, affiliated Foundation, and program-based initiatives.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and senior leadership on financial decisions, growth initiatives, business operations, and organizational priorities.
• Improve and maintain financial systems, processes, internal controls, and governance practices to support scale, transparency, and compliance.
• Manage the Guild’s internal business operations, systems and workflows.
• Oversee, evaluate and manage the Guild’s relationships with third-party business vendors in support of Guild operations.
• Provide executive oversight of all financial operations, including general ledger, receivables, payables, payroll, credit cards, expense management, vendor contracts, and operational agreements.
• Deliver clear, timely financial reports and performance analysis; weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually, to inform executive…