FP&A Manager

FP&A Manager - Entertainment

Company Background

Our client is a well-established, successful and instantly recognisable online entertainment brand. The company’s forward-thinking approach coupled with their outstanding leadership team has led them to become a market leader. This is an enterprise that is fast-paced and dynamic with a vibrant culture. 

They are currently looking for an FP&A Manager to join the team due to continuing growth. On offer is a professional and vibrant culture coupled with a hybrid working arrangement – 2 days of work from home and 3 in the office. 

This is a great place to work and grow your career in a company that promotes personal development and collaboration. There are numerous examples of individuals who have been in the finance team and have been promoted up through the ranks. 

The Role

Your role as the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager will be broad and provide outstanding exposure across the business. You will work as part of a high-calibre FP&A team whilst reporting to a talented and energising Head of FP&A.

Your duties will broadly be broken down as follows (but not limited to):

• Direct management, training and supervision of one Analyst
• Working closely with ExCo members as well as multiple other stakeholders to identify key insights to support both strategic and financial decisions for the enterprise
• Productively challenge your stakeholders whilst driving financial and commercial understanding across the business
• Proactively business partner to help your stakeholders identify areas of risk and opportunity
• Coordinate the business performance review and reporting of the group consolidation and corporate cost centres, including profitability, cash flows, trends and key KPIs
• Proactively gain an understanding of the holistic overview as well as the smaller details across both corporate functions and individual brands 
• Coordinate and run planning cycles for the group across the P&L, balance sheet and cash flows, including budgets, rolling forecasts and 3-5 year long range planning
• Help stakeholders develop targets and track strategic growth projects
• Involvement in new business proposal evaluation – e.g. developing scenario-based models
• Involvement in projects such as evolving the planning system

Your Background

To be considered for this Financial Planning and Analysis Manager role you will ideally meet the following criteria:

• Professionally qualified (e.g. CA, ACA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Proven experience in the areas of group consolidation, budgeting, forecasting and analysis
• Prior staff supervision experience, whether that be as a Team Leader, day-to-day Supervisor or direct Manager would be advantageous
• Well organised and proactive with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines
• Experience, enthusiasm and curiosity to improve processes and/or systems (with proven prior examples)
• Have excellent communication skills and proven stakeholder management capabilities

If you are keen to apply for this Financial Planning and Analysis Manager role, please contact Cameron Goodacre at Richard Lloyd on 02 8324 5649, quoting reference 9022 or click on 'apply now' below.

Please submit your CV in Word format and note that due to the high volume of responses we receive only suitable candidates will be contacted.