Luke Callahan
College Grove,TN
Summary
Experienced finance professional with a strong background in entertainment financial analysis and management. Recognized for driving process improvements and implementing strategic financial planning initiatives. Reliable team player who prioritizes collaboration and demonstrates adaptability to meet changing business needs.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager
InXile Entertainment, Inc.
03.2020 - Current
- Manage the studio’s daily and monthly accounting and consolidation activities, which include reporting results to Microsoft
- Collaborate with Studio’s Executive team to meet financial objectives by preparing an annual budget, quarterly forecasts, a long-range plan and analyzing variances with proposed recommendations
- Prepare contractor 1099s for distribution and State/Federal filings
- Compile annual raise and bonus reports containing Croner, performance, and budget data
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis - Technology
Blizzard Entertainment
12.2017 - 03.2020
- Prepare operating statements, quarterly forecasts and annual budgets for five groups under Technology
- Create and present consolidated financials to department leaders and Blizzard executives
- Build accurate and efficient reports to support operational leaders in making successful business decisions
Finance Manager – Consumer Products
Blizzard Entertainment
12.2017 - 03.2020
- Prepared operating statements, forecasts, budgets and variance analysis across multiple business systems
- Reviewed all legal and manufacturing/licensing contracts for production of goods
- Reported on $15M worth of global inventory on a weekly basis
- Oversaw successful negotiation to transition business from direct to a full licensing model under Fanatics
Manager of Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting
Animal Dermatology Group, Inc.
12.2016 - 11.2017
- Managed company’s A/P, A/R and equity to ensure all transactions were accurately recorded
- Presented and reviewed financial models for future clinic build-outs and new revenue producing projects
- Created and monitored budgets and forecasts across 10 domestic and 2 international clinic sites
Supervisor – Accounting
Warner Brothers Entertainment
07.2015 - 12.2016
- Reported title revenue distributed via domestic cable to Sales, Legal and Accounting Executives
- Completed schedules including Revenue by Agency, Equity and Joint Venture Reports
- Supervised activity and reconciliations completed by two analysts
Senior Financial Accounting Analyst – Disney-ABC Television Group
The Walt Disney Company
02.2005 - 07.2015
- Assisted in the preparation of the Broadcast and Cable consolidated financials for senior management
- Prepared key domestic and international Joint Venture balance sheet roll-forwards
- Assisted in SOX Compliance and Rep Letter preparation
Staff Analyst – Finance: Business Operations - Disneyland Resort
The Walt Disney Company
02.2005 - 07.2015
- Led Operations team by authorizing transactions and verifying data integrity across various billing systems
- Reviewed billing contracts to ensure correct terms and amounts are properly recorded
- Conducted and monitored numerous metrics for financial and business trends
Assistant Project Controller: Disneyland Resort Entertainment
The Walt Disney Company
02.2005 - 07.2015
- Analyzed and researched spending trends among various departments and projects through flash reporting
- Assisted in the creation and job structure coding of AOP
- Created forecast and variance monthly/quarterly reports for Expenses and Labor
Education
MBA - Finance
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA08.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Business – Finance
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA05.2010
Skills
- Financial analysis and reporting
- Financial modeling
- Budget forecasting
- P&L tracking
- Financial statement presentations
- Business partnering
- Strategy development
- AP and AR management
- Bank and account reconciliations
- Journal entries
- Multitasking
- ERP systems expertise including SAP, Quickbooks, Oracle, Xero and Hyperion-Essbase
Timeline
Finance Manager
InXile Entertainment, Inc.
03.2020 - Current
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis - Technology
Blizzard Entertainment
12.2017 - 03.2020
Finance Manager – Consumer Products
Blizzard Entertainment
12.2017 - 03.2020
Manager of Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting
Animal Dermatology Group, Inc.
12.2016 - 11.2017
Supervisor – Accounting
Warner Brothers Entertainment
07.2015 - 12.2016
Senior Financial Accounting Analyst – Disney-ABC Television Group
The Walt Disney Company
02.2005 - 07.2015
Staff Analyst – Finance: Business Operations - Disneyland Resort
The Walt Disney Company
02.2005 - 07.2015
Assistant Project Controller: Disneyland Resort Entertainment
The Walt Disney Company
02.2005 - 07.2015
MBA - Finance
Pepperdine University
Bachelor of Arts - Business – Finance
California State University-Fullerton
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