VP, Finance

Job ID 10145268 Location New York, New York, United States Business Disney Theatrical Group Date posted Mar. 17, 2026

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Job Summary:

At Disney Theatrical Group we strive to create a culture of innovation, inclusion, collaboration, and creativity. Stories shape how we see ourselves and everyone around us. As storytellers, we have the power to not only uplift and inspire, but also to champion the spectrum of voices in our world. If you want to help tell compelling and enduring stories through live theater, we want to hear from you.

The Vice President of Finance is a senior leadership role responsible for stewarding the division’s financial framework and supporting its long-term financial strength. This role serves as a key strategic partner to executive leadership, ensuring financial planning, investment decisions, and resource allocation align with organizational priorities and support both current performance and future growth.

The Vice President leads the division’s financial planning and performance cycles, ensuring alignment with Disney Entertainment leadership and global finance partners across international markets. This role provides executive leadership across both the Finance and Production Accounting functions, ensuring strong financial oversight, continuity, and integrity.

Direct Reports:

Director, Finance
Director, Production Accounting

Responsibilities:

Financial Planning and Strategic Leadership:

Lead the division’s financial planning processes, including long-range planning, annual planning, and ongoing forecasts.
Ensure planning frameworks, governance, and performance measures support disciplined execution and organizational priorities.
Provide financial insight and perspective to support strategic planning, investment decisions, and resource allocation.
Continuously assess financial outlook, assumptions, and risks, adapting plans to evolving business conditions across global markets.

Executive Partnership and Strategic Alignment:

Serve as a trusted financial advisor to executive leadership, providing insight into financial performance, risks, and opportunities.
Partner closely with operating leadership, Disney Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company finance leadership, and global finance partners to support informed decision-making.
Provide clear financial perspective that supports both divisional priorities and broader enterprise financial objectives.

Production Finance Leadership:

Partner with production leadership to develop and manage production budgets and schedules, ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget.
Provide executive oversight of all financial aspects of the production lifecycle, including expensed and capitalized budgets, Estimated Final Costs (EFC), and production accounting.
Provide financial leadership on tax incentives, cost planning, and vendor negotiations to support disciplined financial management.

Leadership of Finance and Production Accounting Functions:

Provide executive leadership and direction to both the Finance and Production Accounting teams.
Strengthen organizational capability, leadership development, and continuity across both functions.
Ensure strong integration between financial planning and production accounting to support accurate forecasting and financial oversight.
Foster strong collaboration and alignment across financial activities.
Provide executive oversight of participations and royalty processes, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and strong financial stewardship.

Financial Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness:

Provide leadership through the continued evolution of the finance function, ensuring effective adoption of planning frameworks and financial processes.
Advance key finance and organizational initiatives, ensuring effective integration across the Finance and Production Accounting functions.
Establish clear ownership, governance, timelines, and success measures to ensure disciplined execution and accountability.
Strengthen financial planning, reporting, and operational effectiveness through consistent frameworks and continuous improvement.

Compliance and Risk Management:

Ensure compliance with financial regulations, legal requirements, and industry standards.
Develop and implement risk management strategies to mitigate potential threats.
Oversee internal controls and audit processes to ensure integrity and transparency.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required, MBA and/or CPA preferred.
Minimum 15 years of financial management experience, preferably in entertainment/media/publishing.
Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
Demonstrated capability to draw insightful conclusions from financial and operational analysis.
Excellent relationship management and deal negotiation/closing skills.
Comprehensive understanding of accounting and financial controls.
Proven history of strategic thinking, problem-solving, and team leadership.

Key Competencies:

Strategic Financial Leadership
Executive Partnership and Influence
Financial Stewardship and Accountability
Organizational Leadership and Integration
Sound Judgment and Decision-Making
Leadership Across Global Teams
Executive Communication
Organizational Adaptability and Agility

This leadership role is essential to strengthening the organization’s financial position and enabling the division’s long-term growth and success.

Disney Theatrical Group, a division of The Walt Disney Studios, was formed in 1994 and operates under the direction of Andrew Flatt and Anne Quart. Worldwide, its ten Broadway titles, including the current Broadway productions of The Lion King and Aladdin, have been seen by more than 200 million theatregoers and have been nominated for 62 Tony® Awards, winning Broadway’s highest honor 20 times. In addition to producing live stage shows globally through its license to Feld Entertainment, producer of Disney on Ice, Disney Theatrical Group creates immersive location-based experiences such as Mundo Pixar and The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail. DTG also licenses musical titles for local, school, and community theatre productions through Music Theatre International, resulting in over 500,000 performances around the world reaching audiences of more than 150 million.

Additional Info:

DTG is committed to providing the highest quality opportunities for the widest group of talented professionals throughout their career trajectory.

The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $259,600 to $348,100 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About Disney Theatrical Group:

Disney Theatrical Group, a division of The Walt Disney Studios, was formed in 1994 and operates under the direction of Andrew Flatt and Anne Quart. Worldwide, its ten Broadway titles, including the current Broadway productions of The Lion King and Aladdin, have been seen by more than 200 million theatregoers and have been nominated for 62 Tony® Awards, winning Broadway’s highest honor 20 times. In addition to producing live stage shows globally through its license to Feld Entertainment, producer of Disney on Ice, Disney Theatrical Group creates immersive location-based experiences such as Mundo Pixar and The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail. DTG also licenses musical titles for local, school, and community theatre productions through Music Theatre International, resulting in over 500,000 performances around the world reaching audiences of more than 150 million.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Buena Vista Theatrical Group Ltd., which is part of a business we call Disney Theatrical Group.

Buena Vista Theatrical Group Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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