Financial Analyst
Swank Motion Pictures is a long‑standing leader in entertainment licensing and distribution, dedicated to bringing memorable movie experiences to people everywhere.
As the world’s largest non‑theatrical distributor of movies, Swank partners with top studios like Disney, Universal, Warner Bros., and Paramount to bring Hollywood entertainment to audiences beyond traditional theaters. Founded in 1937 and headquartered in St. Louis, the company delivers licensed film content to colleges, K–12 schools, hospitals, cruise lines, libraries, and many other unique venues worldwide.
Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. is seeking a detail‑driven Financial Analyst to support our growth strategy through advanced price analysis and data‑backed insights. In this role, you will evaluate pricing trends, assess margin impacts, and provide recommendations that strengthen revenue performance across our product and customer portfolio. This analyst would serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, translating raw financial data into strategic insights. This role would help with optimized budgets, smarter investment decisions, and more effective resource allocation across the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Collect financial data and perform forecasting to assess past, present, and future operations
- Identify data discrepancies, perform root‑cause analysis
- Create standardized assumptions, mappings, and adjustments against available data for analytical purposes
- Create and maintain models for budgeting, valuation, and scenario analysis
- Prepare detailed financial reports and presentations for management review
- Analyze trends in performance, expenditures, and revenue to recommend improvements
- Consolidates and interprets large data sets to support decision making
- Conducts scenario analysis, sensitivity testing, and what-if modeling
- Provide recommendations on financial planning, cost optimization, and investment opportunities
- Work with teams across finance, accounting, and operations to ensure data integrity and insights alignment
- Measures post implementation performance against projections
- Assists in pricing strategy, cost structure analysis, and margin optimization
Requirements
- Strong attention to detail and ability to interpret complex data accurately
- Process driven
- Able to distill financial findings and present clearly to stakeholders
- Ability to understand industry trends and the organization’s financial drivers
- Follows questions through to resolution
- High level of curiosity, critical thinking, and problem‑solving ability
Educational Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required
Benefits
- Comprehensive compensation and healthcare packages, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance products
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Competitive paid time off: vacation, personal time, holidays, and winter break
- Company sponsored volunteer & community outreach opportunities
- Organizational growth potential through our company sponsored online learning platforms
EOE, including IWD and veterans