Blue Ant Media is an international production studio and rights business and channel operator. The company's studio creates and distributes a premium slate of programming, in all content genres, for streaming and broadcasting platforms around the world. Blue Ant Media also operates free streaming and pay TV channels under several media brands internationally, including Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth Canada, HauntTV, Homeful, Total Crime, Declassified and Love Pets. Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto, with operations in Los Angeles, New York, Singapore, London, Washington and Sydney. blueantmedia.com⼁Instagram⼁LinkedIn

Our employees are passionate experts in all of our business areas. They are fanatical about creating outstanding content and experiences, and about delivering them on new and evolving platforms. We actively seek new employees who embody our core values. We want them to think big, act with purpose, celebrate creativity, do the right thing, respect one another, and succeed together. We attract creative talents who are optimistic about the evolving future of content and who take pride in recognizing opportunities where others see challenges. At Blue Ant Media, we give them the flexibility to think like entrepreneurs, take ownership of their projects, take risks, and embrace innovation in a rapidly evolving media landscape. Our team members excel at collaborating with internal and external partners by building trusting, respectful working relationships.

Finance Manager, Global Channels and Streaming

Blue Ant Media is currently seeking a Finance Manager to support the Global Channels & Streaming business at the corporate finance level and the growing global business internationally.

The successful candidate will be responsible for month, quarter, and year end activities for the Global Channels & Streaming business with corporate finance headquartered in Toronto, and for analytical and business tasks as needed with the Global Channels & Streaming teams working internationally. This individual will report directly to the VP of Finance for Global Channels & Streaming.

This role will report into the VP of Finance for Global Channels & Streaming and is a hybrid position requiring in-office attendance at our head office in Toronto for a minimum of three (3) days per week.

Core Responsibilities & Duties

• The successful candidate would assume responsibility for revenue and margin analysis, working in unison with Global Channels regional sales teams globally. The manager would be responsible for providing timely insight and analysis for these regional Global Channels & Streaming teams for the achievement of their ongoing new revenue initiatives and margin targets.
• Working closely with our Social Digital and YouTube teams, the candidate would manage the P&L for this business, analysis performance against budgets and providing support as we seek to aggressively grow this business for Blue Ant.
• Performing detailed analysis on existing and potential new partners, using break-even and margin analysis to evaluate relationships, and working with the VP of Finance to coordinate teams on where to focus our resources.
• Owning all Global Channels production and programming planning, cash flow management and accounting, in coordination with the Washington & Toronto commissioning teams, and overseen by the VP of Finance.
• Working with the VP of Finance, the manager will assist in developing team specific budgeting and forecasting. The manager will maintain records of results vs budgets to ensure high visibility and ownership of results at a regional level for the business.
• Perform month end reviews on cost reports and operating expenses to ensure accuracy and adherence to budget.
• Perform business research and trend analysis on various media related areas to help build decision making and strategy for the team. A key focus will be on the growing AVOD & FAST market in the US and Internationally as Global Channels & Streaming works to grow its presence in this space in the coming fiscal years.
• Providing dedicated support and mentoring to junior analysts on the team.

Qualifications and Experience

• Five years minimum of progressive work experience in finance and/or accounting functions.
• Completion of recognized professional accounting designation is preferred.
• Experience using NetSuite is a strong advantage for candidates.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Willingness to work effectively both independently and on a team – you’ll be working closely with the corporate accounting teams in Toronto and abroad, as well as various business operators, including production accountants and network businesses.
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written – communicating effectively with teams from different countries and professional backgrounds will be critical to success in this role.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy – the results of your work will be supporting major business decisions by operators and executives at the company, so attention to detail is a must.

At Blue Ant Media, we believe promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility. We can all contribute. As a global media company, we recognize our platform and opportunity to influence change and promote a more inclusive world. We know what we create, distribute, and produce is better with a diverse workforce. In recruiting for our teams, we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds (who are eligible to work in Canada) and welcome the unique contributions each person brings.

If you have most of the qualifications listed in our posting, but are not sure whether to proceed with your application, we still encourage you to apply. We thank all candidates for their interest in Blue Ant Media and we will reach out to those candidates that are under consideration. If you are contacted for an interview and require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please email our Human Resources team at HR@blueantmedia.com.