Senior Financial Analyst Talent Systems, LLC is the leading technology solution provider for casting and auditioning to the entertainment industry. Casting directors and agents worldwide use Talent Systems’ portfolio of products to source and manage talent across film, television, commercials, theater and digital projects, powering an unparalleled, global casting software ecosystem.
We are headquartered in Los Angeles and operate in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and India. Our portfolio brands include Casting Networks, Spotlight, Cast It Systems, Cast It Talent, Casting Frontier, Staff Me Up, Cast It Reach, and Tagmin.
Job purposeTalent Systems is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. This position reports to the Director of FP&A, and will be a highly visible role with a primary focus supporting Talent Systems Europe (TSEL) and subsidiary or affiliated business and brands, including Spotlight in the UK, Cast It Reach (EU) and Talent Systems India (TSIPL).
You will play a key role in P&L budgeting and forecasting for these businesses, including maintaining key financial dashboards, partnering with department heads / budget owners to understand material actuals to budget/forecast variances, communicating trends on various KPIs to management, and executing ad hoc analyses delivering decision support to the business. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical and storytelling skills, and is able to translate complex models into easily digestible narratives. Additionally, you will be responsible for collaborating with team members and cross-functional partners to identify ways to enhance and improve the management reporting process.
This is a hybrid role located in Covent Garden, London, supporting local management and reporting to a Director of FP&A based in Los Angeles, California. The London staff includes an Accounting team, including the company’s Global Finance Director.
Job responsibilities- Serve as the primary FP&A partner for TSEL and its subsidiaries and affiliated brands, understanding business drivers and maintaining the P&L forecast, actuals commentary, and variance analysis
- Prepare and maintain financial forecast models on sales, subscription revenue, and churn
- Support the budgeting and planning on headcount, cost of revenue, operating expenses and capital expenditures for platforms and departments
- Prepare and own monthly reporting packages for TSEL business leaders and group finance stakeholders
- Collaborate closely with the Accounting team in order to better understand actuals to budget/forecast and identify material changes to expectations
- Partner closely with the Business Intelligence team to create detailed, data-driven models to forecast and report on important business drivers and KPIs
- Assist in the preparation of board-level and PE parent company reporting as it relates to performance
- Provide ad-hoc analysis, and identify opportunities for process improvements
- Support the delivery of key departmental initiatives
Job requirements- BA/BS with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, Corporate Finance, or Investment Banking. MBA a plus, and prior SaaS experience a plus.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint (and Google-equivalent application) skills, with the ability to build and operate in complex financial models
- Experience with Business Intelligence tools (PowerBI, Qlik, Tableau, etc.)
- Self directed and comfortable with ad hoc projects, possessing analytical intuition to form sound conclusions and drive results from clear or sometimes ambiguous data
- Operate well in a fast-paced environment and adapt to the dynamic nature of Talent Systems’ business models and their FP&A needs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences
- Experience working within a PE-backed or multi-entity company structure a plus
- Right to work in the UK required
