Pedro Alizo

Manager, Studio Finance & Innovation (EMEA) · Madrid, Spain (EMEA)

Lead studio finance and innovation for the EMEA region in lockstep with global AI and automation strategy—translating enterprise priorities into regional pilots, stakeholder adoption, and repeatable playbooks across studio finance partners.

• Orchestrate EMEA innovation and AI efforts aligned with global initiatives by prioritizing more than 20 candidate use cases and converting the top priorities into pilot roadmaps.
• Deliver executive-ready reporting and market intelligence for EMEA studio leadership through monthly decision packs spanning production economics, regional performance, and portfolio risk signals.
• Advance automation and GenAI-enabled workflows for financial reporting and analysis, reducing recurring manual reconciliation effort by an estimated 20-30% in pilot processes.
• Partner with operations and product-adjacent teams to scope actionable plans, align incentives, and execute against slate and regional priorities.
• Own and evolve financial models for production cost estimation, cash forecasting, market trends, and slate management across planning cycles and variance reviews.

Finance Associate · Los Angeles, CA

Foundation phase: scaled analytics, automation, and modeling muscle across studio finance—partnering with business leaders on high-stakes decisions and building the data fluency that underpinned progression into regional innovation leadership.

• Led analytics and automation for financial reporting, market intelligence, and business development, improving delivery speed and consistency for recurring leadership reporting.
• Collaborated with business leaders on memoranda, decks, and dashboards supporting senior executives on business-critical and tactical decisions across studio priorities.
• Partnered cross-functionally with operations and technology teams to develop actionable plans and ensure execution aligned with content strategy.
• Built and maintained financial modeling tools for production cost estimation, cash forecasting, market trends, and slate management used in quarterly and annual planning cycles.
• Supported external partners in preparing production budgets—balancing creative vision, cost efficiency, and adherence to internal guidelines.

Finance Manager · Miami, FL

Studio finance leadership spanning amortization systems, close excellence, and strategic deal modeling for a major studio portfolio.

• Managed studio asset amortization subsystem with Ultimate Models covering ~$700M in studio properties—verified calculation logic and ensured accurate reporting under US GAAP.
• Led annual operating budgets and long-range plans while overseeing monthly accounting close and supervising a team of analysts.
• Designed complex financial models for co-productions, pre-sales, and distribution deals for studio leadership presentations to partners.

Finance and Accounting Manager · Miami, FL

Regional finance and transformation leadership across Latin America—controls, reporting discipline, and ERP modernization.

• Supervised finance teams in regional Latin America offices during planning and accounting cycles—meeting corporate guidance and deadlines under tight calendars.
• Directed SAP implementation in regional offices, standardizing reporting workflows and strengthening internal controls across the region.

Accounting Manager · Cooper City, FL

Hands-on accounting leadership for a small team across the full close cycle.

• Led a team of 3 across revenue, cost accrual, payroll, AR, and AP—delivering timely closes and clean reconciliations.