Finance Executive

DINO COCEA

**** ******* **** *****, *********, CO 80116

Tel 818-***-**** e-mail: ******@*****.***

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Financial Planning and Analysis Executive

Extensive experience creating budgets, forecasts, long-range plans, cash flow projections, and financial consolidations. Strong financial modeling experience for new initiatives and new business models at both operating and corporate levels. Collaborate with peers across multiple divisions to achieve best practices and meet financial goals.

8/23 – Present Arrow Electronics

Senior Financial Analyst

Conduct independent analysis and interpretation of the business unit P&L and its components. Prepare quarterly forecasts for the Canada business unit

Create distribution deal analyses models to assess profitability and recommend alternative deal points for new and existing clients. Create extended terms and margin concession models for the sales organization

Prepare quarterly commission attainment calculations for the sales organization

11/21 – 2/23 Sony Pictures (Consultant)

Sony Pictures Entertainment FP&A

Created annual operating budgets, quarterly P&L reforecasts and long-range plans

Created complex financial models to support strategic initiatives, business growth and operational improvements

Developed variance and scenario analysis to improve P&L and Cash forecasts

Involved with the migration process of financial models from Essbase to SAP/BPC

08/17 – 07/18 SHOWTIME NETWORKS

Director FP&A

Led the production FP&A group to create monthly forecasts, annual operating budget, variance analyses and long-range plans

Managed the annual production budget of $600+ MM

Oversaw the FP&A operations for original, co-produced and licensing programming

Prepared and presented financial reports and dashboards for senior management

Developed business and financial models to support strategic initiatives

07/12 – 6/17 IMAX CORPORATION

Sr. Director – Finance

Head of Financial Planning and Analysis for the Film Entertainment division

Created the $200MM annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts and variance analyses. Created financial models to support new initiatives and long-range plans

Managed the reporting of $1B of Gross Box Office results and A/R collections

Built financial models to support deal negotiations for new film distribution contracts

Worked with the Sales, Marketing, Production, Operations, Legal and HR groups on a daily basis to support each department and to improve the forecasting process

Improved the management and reporting of the $50MM annual Marketing budget, and managed joint-venture marketing budgets of partner studios

Built business partnerships across operating groups to improve operations, information flow and adopt best practices

06/07 – 07/12 SPIRELOGIX (Web hosting & online marketing firm)

Vice President – Finance and Operations

Responsible for all accounting, financial planning and analysis and treasury duties

Managed a 100% revenue growth over a 3-year period without an increase in staff

Implemented a budgeting, forecasting and operational analysis process

09/02 – 06/07 IMAX CORPORATION

Director – Finance

Head of Financial Planning and Analysis for the Film Division. Performed financial analysis/planning for the development, production and distribution of feature films

Created P&L budgets, forecasts, variance analyses and cash flow reports

Supported senior management to structure new film production and distribution deals

12/00 – 09/02 ASCENT MEDIA GROUP (Post production company)

Sr. Manager - Planning and Budgeting

Consolidated a $500MM annual P&L. Reviewed, consolidated and prepared analyses for all divisional budgets, forecasts and cash flow projections

Performed M&A due diligence and post-merger integration

08/98 – 06/99 SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Sr. Manager - Planning

Created financial models to determine the feasibility of new projects

Consolidated divisional financial reports and reviewed divisional variance analyses

09/94 – 08/98 RYSHER ENTERTAINMENT (Independent Studio)

Director - Financial Reporting & Planning

Created P&L operating budgets, forecasts and long-term operating plans

Performed monthly P&L and quarterly Cash Flow forecasts and variance analyses

04/92 - 09/94 PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION

Financial Analyst - Contract Accounting/Profit Participation

Prepared talent participation statements to contractual specifications

EDUCATION LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY - Westchester, CA

M.B.A. - Emphasis: Finance / August 1996

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - Northridge, CA

B.S. - Business Administration - Emphasis: Finance / May 1993

SKILLS Excel, SAP/BPC, PowerPoint, Essbase/Hyperion, Anaplan, Oracle, Tableau, Adaytum

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