Overview
Music wouldn't exist without the work of songwriters, composers and publishers. We're here to represent them and make sure that they are paid for their work. After more than a century in the industry, we continue to innovate as a world-leading organisation.
Financial Insights Analyst
You will be responsible for delivering financial insights and reporting, including external research, benchmarking and modelling, to inform business decision making and drive business performance. Works in collaboration with PRS Analytics centre of excellence
Responsibilities
As our Financial Insight Analyst, some of your day to day duties will include:
* Key Responsibilities: Financial Insights Analyst
* Financial Insights & Reporting
o Deliver corporate KPI reporting by developing and tracking meaningful financial and non-financial business KPIs.
o Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and make recommendations.
o Own the data model for financial data, identifying and sourcing necessary data for insights and reporting.
o Report on strategic confidential projects for the Head of Financial Insights.
o Develop and maintain BI data models to support financial insights.
o Prepare regular and ad hoc reports, summarizing findings and recommendations for action.
o Support the TM1 (IBM Planning Analytics) system and its development roadmap, assisting the Finance Systems Analyst.
* Scenario Modelling & Market Intelligence
o Lead financial modelling, scenario planning, and forecasting.
o Manage corporate finance modelling, including M\&A activity, valuations, and funding strategies.
o Conduct external (including international) market research, benchmarking, and trend analysis, such as external transactional pricing and supporting admin rate reviews.
* Participation in PRS Analytics Community
o Collaborate with the CIO Data team to ensure access to required data for financial reporting via the PRS data warehouse.
o Promote optimal use of data, AI, and automation tools to enhance reporting.
o Actively participate in the PRS Analytics Community, sharing knowledge and expertise across the organization.
o Contribute to discussions on emerging trends in data analytics and their application to the PRS business.
For a full list of duties, please email the recruitment team and request a copy of the job description.
About You
At PRS for Music, we want you to bring the best version of yourself to work. We believe that celebrating individuality promotes a culture of acceptance and openness. Along with being whoever you want to be, in an ideal world you will also have:
* Experience and Qualifications: Financial Insights Analyst (Band 3)
o Finance-related experience, demonstrated by some or all of the following:
+ Part-Qualified (PQ) or fully qualified accountancy qualification
+ A finance-related degree
+ Relevant finance work experience
+ Ability to analyze and interpret a range of data, including both financial and non-financial data
o Detailed knowledge of relevant data file formats and the ability to interrogate data in such files
o Professional work experience in data science, business intelligence, or analytics
o Experience using data science toolkits and visualization tools
o Experience in stakeholder management
o Strong communication and mathematical skills
o Aptitude for writing reports with recommendations for Directors and Management Team
o Excellent Microsoft Office skills at an advanced level
What’s in it for you?
Here are just a few things that set PRS for Music apart from the crowd:
* We trust, value, and support our people to make the difference
* We believe that diversity of thought and experience provides the platform for innovation and creativity
* We are consciously inclusive and have eight Affinity Groups which you can join and make an impact
* We invest in the development of our people to drive our ambitions forward
* We offer a range of family friendly leave including enhanced maternity and paternity, grandparent, fertility, reproductive and menopause support.
* We know time to rest and recharge is important which is why we offer 25 days holiday entitlement with the option to top up twice annually up to a maximum of 30 days
* Employees can work from anywhere in the world for up to eight weeks of the year
* Plus a whole range of other benefits, including retail discounts, gym discounts, season ticket or bicycle loan.
The Process
Our Interview Process For This Role Is Simple
* First stage interview will take place virtually on MS Teams.
* Second stage interview will take place in person at our London Bridge Hub.
We use competency-based questions within our interviews. This allows you to provide examples of situations where you have had to demonstrate the required skills relevant to the role you are applying for. To assist your preparation for interview, research the STAR method to aid bringing your examples to life.
Location
We offer a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work from home up to three days a week.
To ensure the health and safety of all our employees, if you wish to work from home for more than 2.5 days per week, we will conduct a quick and easy remote-working assessment.
If you sound like you could be the right person for the job, apply now.
At PRS we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging for all. We have taken a holistic approach to ensure that no one feels excluded regardless of age, class, sexuality, gender, race, religion, or ability. We value the needs of everyone in our organisation and strive to build an environment where our employee’s contributions are recognised in order that everyone may thrive.