Financial Analyst, Canadian Media

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Blue Ant Media is a privately held, international production studio and rights business and channel operator. The company's studio creates and distributes a premium slate of programming, in all content genres, for streaming and broadcasting platforms around the world. Blue Ant Media also operates free streaming and pay TV channels under several media brands internationally, including Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth Canada, HauntTV, Homeful, Drag Race Universe, Total Crime, Declassified, Love Pets and Love Drama. Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto, with six international offices in Los Angeles, New York, Singapore, London, Washington and Sydney. ⼁Instagram⼁LinkedIn⼁X⼁

Our employees are passionate experts in all of our business areas. They are fanatical about creating outstanding content and experiences, and about delivering them on new and evolving platforms. We actively seek new employees who embody our core values. We want them to think big, act with purpose, celebrate creativity, do the right thing, respect one another, and succeed together. We attract creative talents who are optimistic about the evolving future of content and who take pride in recognizing opportunities where others see challenges. At Blue Ant Media, we give them the flexibility to think like entrepreneurs, take ownership of their projects, take risks, and embrace innovation in a rapidly evolving media landscape. Our team members excel at collaborating with internal and external partners by building trusting, respectful working relationships.

Blue Ant Media is an international streamer, production studio and rights business. The company's studio creates and distributes a premium slate of programming, in all content genres, for streaming and broadcasting platforms around the world. Blue Ant also operates free streaming and pay TV channels under several media brands internationally, including Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth Canada, HauntTV, Homeful, Total Crime, Declassified and Love Pets. Blue Ant is headquartered in Toronto, with operations in Los Angeles, New York, Singapore, London, Washington, Sydney, Halifax and Ottawa. ⼁Instagram⼁LinkedIn

Our employees are passionate experts in all of our business areas. They are fanatical about creating outstanding content and experiences, and about delivering them on new and evolving platforms. We actively seek new employees who embody our core values. We want them to think big, act with purpose, celebrate creativity, do the right thing, respect one another, and succeed together. We attract creative talents who are optimistic about the evolving future of content and who take pride in recognizing opportunities where others see challenges. At Blue Ant Media, we give them the flexibility to think like entrepreneurs, take ownership of their projects, take risks, and embrace innovation in a rapidly evolving media landscape. Our team members excel at collaborating with internal and external partners by building trusting, respectful working relationships.

Financial Analyst, Canadian Media

We are seeking a Financial Analyst to support the Canadian Media business. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in monthly, quarterly, and year end activities for the Canadian Media business within corporate finance, headquartered in Toronto, and for analytical, administrative and business tasks as needed.

This role will report to the Finance Manager, Canadian Media and is a hybrid position requiring in-office attendance at our head office in Toronto for a minimum of three (3) days per week.

Core Responsibilities & Duties

• Maintain weekly and monthly revenue reports and distribute them to internal stakeholders
• Assist in revenue analysis and reconciliation with our Broadcast, Consumer Shows and Digital teams
• Perform month end reviews and variance analysis on cost reports and operating expenses to ensure accuracy and adherence to budget
• Prepare and distribute monthly P&L reports and meet with business leaders to review
• Assist in developing and maintaining team specific budgeting and forecasting to ensure high visibility and ownership of results.
• Work closely with the content programming team to manage cash flow and reporting
• Any other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Experience

• 1-3 years of progressive work experience in finance and/or accounting functions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Willingness to work effectively both independently and on a team and has experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Experience using NetSuite and/or Salesforce would be an asset
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (i.e., pivot tables, vlookups, sumif, etc.)
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

At Blue Ant Media, we believe promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility. We can all contribute. As a global media company, we recognize our platform and opportunity to influence change and promote a more inclusive world. We know what we create, distribute, and produce is better with a diverse workforce. In recruiting for our teams, we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds (who are eligible to work in Canada) and welcome the unique contributions each person brings.

If you have most of the qualifications listed in our posting, but are not sure whether to proceed with your application, we still encourage you to apply. We thank all candidates for their interest in Blue Ant Media and we will reach out to those candidates that are under consideration. If you are contacted for an interview and require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please email our Human Resources team at

At Blue Ant Media, we believe promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility. We can all contribute. As a global media company, we recognize our platform and opportunity to influence change and promote a more inclusive world. We know what we create, distribute, and produce is better with a diverse workforce. In recruiting for our teams, we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds (who are eligible to work in Canada) and welcome the unique contributions each person brings.

If you have most of the qualifications listed in our posting, but are not sure whether to proceed with your application, we still encourage you to apply. We thank all candidates for their interest in Blue Ant Media and we will reach out to those candidates that are under consideration. If you are contacted for an interview and require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please email our Human Resources team