Scott Shustak
Los Angeles
Summary
Personable and analytical individual with a strong aptitude for strategic thinking and problem-solving. In-depth understanding of market analysis and competitive strategy, complemented by skills in data analysis and project management. Capable of driving impactful business decisions that foster growth and operational efficiency.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance & Strategy Manager
Lionsgate Television
01.2019 - Current
- Crafted comprehensive financial models to guide management decisions with greenlighting new scripted and acquisition series
- Managed3-year slate and tracked development and production timing for15+ scripted series
- Ensured accurate quarterly tracking, forecasting, and variance reporting for30+ new and library television series
- Collaborated cross-functionally with the business affairs, production, sales, and accounting teams to streamline internal business operations
- Collected and reported quarterly financial and television operations data for senior management and the Board of Directors
- Evaluated annual budget targets to ensure accurate forecasting of production and development spending across the $1B television division
- Implemented new process for calculating inter-company license fees between Starz Network and the television studio for over a dozen scripted projects
- Performed due diligence and analyses on potential business ventures and strategic investments
- Developed business planning models and maintained SAP financial forecast for new series acquisition initiative
- Organized new hire training materials and helped onboard and train new coworkers with internal processes and best practices
Assistant Financial Controller
Target Enterprises
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Serviced $250M + in traditional and digital media campaign spending for the2018 midterm elections
- Drafted monthly bank and expense reports for senior management and outside clients
- Created sales analysis and planning models for media sales buyers to facilitate better spending decisions
- Reduced time to receive overcharge reimbursements by proactively reconciling purchases in company’s ERP software
Education
Master of Science - Finance – Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CABachelor of Arts - Economics – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CASkills
- Microsoft Excel: Advanced Excel skills; advanced financial modeling; pivot tables, vlookups, etc
- ERP: Proficient in SAP BPC and Acumatica Enterprise Resource Planning software
- Data Analysis: Knowledge of R, Stata, and SQL
- Operational efficiency
- Scenario planning
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate development
- Positive attitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
- Reliability
- Adaptability and flexibility
Timeline
Finance & Strategy Manager
Lionsgate Television
01.2019 - Current
Assistant Financial Controller
Target Enterprises
01.2018 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Economics – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
University of Southern California
Master of Science - Finance – Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California
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