Unlocking Financial Clarity for a Scaled-Up Digital Production House
Unlocking Financial Clarity for a Scaled-Up Digital Production House
Sector:
Media & Entertainment
Client Overview:
A prominent digital media company producing original content for leading OTT platforms was scaling rapidly but lacked financial clarity across its multi-project operations.
The Challenge:
As the company took on bigger productions and parallel content pipelines, financial blind spots began to emerge. Project costs frequently overran budgets due to lack of real-time tracking. Revenue inflows were mismatched with delivery timelines, leading to cash gaps. Additionally, vendor payments and talent contracts lacked a unified system, creating friction with stakeholders and affecting delivery momentum.
Crucially, the founders—creatives by background—struggled to evaluate project profitability and cash positions, especially during peak production cycles. The absence of structured financial controls risked investor confidence and operational efficiency.
The Problem We Solved:
MN & Co. was brought in not just to clean up accounts, but to restore financial control and decision-making visibility across the business. We worked closely with their executive and creative teams to untangle the disconnect between production execution and financial oversight.
1. We identified cost leakages and duplication across production units and corrected inconsistent vendor payment practices
2. Re-engineered revenue recognition models that were misaligned with actual content delivery, impacting cash flow and tax reporting
3.Introduced a cost center system to accurately measure the financial performance of each project
4. Designed production-stage-aligned MIS dashboards for real-time decision-making, tailored for non-finance founders
The Outcome:
1. 35% reduction in uncontrolled cost overruns, improving project-level margins
2. Founders gained real-time visibility into burn rate, receivables, and profitability, empowering faster, informed decisions
3. Established clear audit trails, restoring investor and platform partner confidence
4.
Created a financial model robust enough to support co-productions and external funding conversations