Job Description
Global Accounting Network are excited to be partnering with one of the worlds greatest sports brands on the search for their new Senior FP&A Analyst. This commercially focused finance role offers the opportunity to be the finance business partner for the international media function, owning the media P&L and driving planning, forecasting, and insight that shape commercial decisions across numerous territories. We are open to look at both practice and industry backgrounds with a requirement to be at least part-qualified and ideally recently qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
The Role -
* Ownership of Media P&L, including revenues and expenses.
* Lead management submissions for media, including business planning, long range planning and quarterly forecasting; presenting to senior management.
* Key finance business partner for media team based in UK, US, Europe and South America.
* Manage and track progress towards revenue targets, providing insightful reporting to commercial teams.
* Manage and track expense budgets, ensuring spend is in line with contracted terms.
* Review and finance sign off on contracts, understanding P&L impact of commercial terms.
* Support process to accurately account for revenue.
* Support process to review purchase orders and invoices.
* Support financial reporting quarterly close for media; analyse P&L variances and review balance sheet reconciliations.
The Person -
* Part or Fully Qualified (CIMA/ACA/ACCA)
* Experience of working across international businesses in a multi-currency environment.
* Experience setting & managing budgets, forecasting and tracking real-time updates.
* Relevant experience in TV, digital media or sports business preferred.
* Confident communicator: ability to instruct and direct employees across all functions and communicate complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
* Able to use complex data to create simple storylines and insightful action points.
* Proactive problem solver with the ability to multi-task and work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.
* Analytical, organised, self-motivated with an eye for detail.
* Advanced Excel and PowerPoint user with experience using forecasting tool and ERP system.