PRODUCTION OPERATIONS / FINANCIAL PLANNING

Production finance platform.

BUDGETING

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CASH FLOW

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FORECASTING

An integrated production planning system unifying budgeting, cash flow forecasting, production tracking, department management, and financial oversight.

CONTROL ROOM

Production Finance Control Room

SYSTEM 03

LIVE

Budget

∞

Scenarios

∞

Scenarios

Module

Status

Next

Budgeting

Active

Cash flow

Expenses

Tracked

Reporting

Forecasting

Modeled

Planning

PRODUCTION FINANCE SCHEMA

Budgeting, tracking, and forecasting in one production system.

01

Budget Model

Top-down models and live actuals

02

Expense Tracking

Department reporting and spend logic

03

Cash Forecast

Funding needs and scenario planning

04

Production View

Milestones, contacts, dashboards

04

Production View

Milestones, contacts, dashboards

CHALLENGE

Production budgeting, spending, and financing are often managed across disconnected documents, making it difficult to monitor costs, anticipate funding needs, and maintain visibility throughout production.

SOLUTION

Built a modular production finance platform integrating budgeting, live expense tracking, cash flow forecasting, department reporting, contacts, and production planning into a cohesive operational workflow.

MY ROLE

Designed production budgeting models, built live budget trackers, developed cash flow forecasting, created production reporting dashboards, and structured operational planning workflows.

TOOLS

Excel

Financial Modeling

Cash Flow Forecasting

Production Budgeting

Scenario Planning

IMPACT

Managed budgets across 12+ productions, reduced budget reconciliation time from days to hours, and maintained real-time visibility into cash position across every active title.

BUDGET TRACKING OVERVIEW

Production

Budget

Spent to Date

Variance

Status

Midnight Ferry

Budget

$650K

Spent to Date

$412K

Variance

On Track

Status

Active

The Long Return

Budget

$1.2M

Spent to Date

$980K

Variance

Over 4%

Status

Flagged

Salt & Static

Budget

$340K

Spent to Date

$340K

Variance

On Budget

Status

Wrapped

Hollow Season

Budget

$890K

Spent to Date

$210K

Variance

Under

Status

Pre-Production

Let’s make it make sense.

If you’re trying to untangle a project, organize an operation, or make a hard decision easier to see, let’s talk.

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