Manager, Finance & Business Operations

Mythical is seeking a Manager, Finance & Business Operations to support day-to-day financial operations and partner-facing reporting for Mythical 24/7. This hybrid role in Burbank, CA acts as a key liaison between internal stakeholders and external accounting and finance partners, while maintaining cash flow visibility and coordinating consolidated reporting across select affiliated businesses, investments, and venture partners.

Role Summary

The Manager will bridge Mythical teams with external accounting and finance partners to support timely communication, resolution of outstanding items, and ongoing reporting accuracy. The role also owns Mythical 24/7 platform partner relationships, consolidates partner reporting, tracks platform opportunities aligned to leadership priorities, and supports monetization improvements in collaboration with internal teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as an internal liaison with Mythical’s external accounting and finance partners, supporting timely communication, reporting, and resolution of outstanding financial items.
• Coordinate the monthly close process by partnering with department leaders to review financial statements, resolve coding and accrual questions, and close out open items.
• Review monthly company financial reporting and identify material variances, outstanding questions, or items requiring follow-up.
• Maintain and update the company-wide cash flow forecast, incorporating actual performance, known commitments, and expected future receipts and expenditures.
• Support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting by collecting inputs across departments and maintaining consolidated company reporting.
• Contribute to improvements in internal financial processes, reporting tools, and cross-functional workflows to ensure information is accurate, timely, and easy to understand.
• Manage business relationships with Mythical 24/7’s FAST platform partners, including ongoing commercial conversations and handling reporting needs and partner requests.
• Maintain consolidated reporting across FAST partners, including revenue, viewership, platform availability, and provide regular updates to leadership.
• Track and assess platform opportunities relative to priorities set by leadership.
• Own the relationship with Mythical 24/7’s programmatic advertising sales partner, tracking performance and identifying opportunities to improve monetization.
• Partner with Brand Partnerships to identify opportunities to incorporate Mythical 24/7 into relevant branded campaigns, sponsorship packages, and sales pitches.
• Work with Analytics & Optimization to incorporate performance insights and programming recommendations into FAST business planning and partner discussions.
• Coordinate with Production & Post, Programming, Marketing, Legal, and other internal teams to ensure partner needs and business priorities are clearly communicated.
• Coordinate the collection and review of monthly and quarterly financial statements and reporting from designated existing affiliates or investments.
• Identify meaningful changes, reporting gaps, or performance issues and escalate them to leadership as needed.
• Support periodic financial analysis and reporting related to Mythical’s broader investment and partnership portfolio.

Required Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of relevant experience across finance operations, accounting coordination, financial reporting, FAST, or partner management.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including experience reviewing financial statements, building or maintaining financial models, and working with budgets and forecasts.
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with financial and operational data.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage recurring monthly and quarterly workflows across multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both internal teams and external partners.
• Ability to independently drive follow-up, identify unresolved issues, and bring open items through completion.

Location and Schedule

This position is based in Mythical’s Burbank office and follows the company’s hybrid work schedule.

Compensation

USD 90,000 - 100,000 per year.

Reporting Line

The role reports to the President.

Technologies

• Excel