Senior Finance Manager, Diversified Revenues & Corporate Development

Channel 4; London; Hybrid; GBP 99,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to join their dynamic finance team. This pivotal role involves overseeing financial strategies for diverse revenue streams and driving growth initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial analysis and stakeholder management, with the ability to influence key decisions and foster collaboration across the organization. With a commitment to innovation and inclusivity, this position offers a unique opportunity to shape the financial future of the company while working in a hybrid environment that promotes creativity and teamwork. If you are passionate about finance and ready to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Free Virtual GP Access

Discounted Gym Memberships

Pension

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Holiday Purchase

Qualifications

• 5+ years post-qualified experience in finance.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong financial analysis and modelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial oversight and reporting for growth initiatives.
• Support COO in building relationships with key stakeholders.
• Evaluate new business opportunities and financial risks.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Advanced Excel Skills

Budgeting and Forecasting

Communication Skills

Commercial Awareness

Education

Qualified Accountant

Job description

Senior Finance Manager, Diversified Revenues & Corporate Development

Vacancy Name
Senior Finance Manager, Diversified Revenues & Corporate Development

Vacancy No
VN2389

Location City
London

Location Country
United Kingdom

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Finance Manager, Diversified Revenues & Corporate Development
Reports to: Director of Finance
Department: Finance
Location: London
Job Grade: L1

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The role is a key member of C4's Senior Finance leadership team with responsibility for the financial oversight, reporting and presentation of C4's business growth initiatives which is a key pillar of our Fast Forward Strategy, and will be heavily involved in plans to set up and scale these revenue streams. The Senior Finance Manager has accountability for the performance and results of multiple business areas and influences the strategy for the function, as well as supporting the successful execution of operational plans. The SFM will also assess potential investment opportunities which may arise.

The role is required to make high-impact decisions whilst managing risk and drives a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and inclusivity. The successful candidate will be able to manage senior stakeholders, have a proven track record of leading cross-functional initiatives and a strong modeller.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Partnering

Will be the day-to-day dedicated Finance lead and support to the COO, who has overall responsibility for growth initiatives, building strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business as required.

Key existing revenue streams include:

• C4 Ventures - Monitoring upcoming deals, balance sheet risk, revenue opportunities
• Indie Growth Fund -Built through acquiring non-controlling interest in small indie production companies. Support on assessing business plans, due diligence on new investments, and exits. Attend monthly Advisory Board Meetings.
• Channel 4+ - Our ad-free subscription arm. Partner with the Director of Streaming to drive subscribers and recurring revenues

Plus rigorous evaluation of new business opportunities such as:

• IP Ownership - part of FastForward strategy to diversify revenues - exploring how we can produce and monetise our own content. Building the business plan and determining how we finance and govern it
• Any other new business opportunities which arise
• Be a good educator and communicator to help management understand the importance of generating a financial return for C4
• Provides support and recommendations on business cases and investment decisions, considering financial and non-financial criteria
• Able to communicate any potential financial benefit and risks of these opportunities to senior executives clearly and succinctly

FP&A Activities and Reporting

• Responsible for the integrity, validity and executive presentation of all the major FY reporting processes relating to the growth initiatives - Forecasts (F1, F2 & F3), Annual Budget and multi-year strategic plans
• Working with the FP&A teams, providing high level direction, oversight and guidance of the outputs and analysis to ensure the FY outputs are accurate and applicable for the overall C4 consolidations and reports
• Develop and implement, with the FP&A team, further analytical or comparative reporting to improve understanding and applicability for forward looking plans
• Review, interpret and present monthly results to key stakeholders, identifying risks and opportunities to improve business performance
• Quarterly Business Review support - prepare and analyse KPIs and financial results,as well as input into deep dives where required

Other

• Assist the Director of Finance and CFO on any and all financial analysis or activities as required
• Work with the Director of Finance and/or CFO on any project as required
• Key member of the Finance Leadership Team, responsible for driving the people agenda

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Qualified Accountant with at least 5+ years' post qualified experience
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, comfortable interacting with and providing constructive challenge to executive level colleagues
• Comfortable working in a highly results focused, complex organisation, undergoing significant change
• Previous media experience essential; experience of content creation, D2C subscription businesses, corporate finance a bonus
• Proven experience of building excellent working relationships with non-finance members of the business, able to 'tell the story' succinctly and clearly
• Excellent financial analysis and modelling skills (Advanced Excel skills)
• Excellent commercial awareness, able to see the big picture
• Significant budgeting and forecasting experience
• Strong time management skills; organised in their work and comfortable working across multiple areas, able to prioritise the important issues and be a self-starter
• High levels of personal credibility, professionalism and ethical standards
• Be committed to and aligned with the Channel 4 remit

Hybrid Working

From September 2023 employees will be working minimum 3 days per week in their office location. The other 2 days should be working from home. This is to create more time for collaboration, creativity, learning and feedback. We also have a working from another location policy for up to 10 days. This pattern is subject to future changes which would be communicated in advance to provide employees with adequate notice of any change. If you need any additional support or workplace adjustments upon joining, please speak with your manager or our workplace disability lead.

Basic salary per annum starting from
£99,969.00

Application questions to complete

Please remember to complete the additional application questions by uploading a Word or PDF attachment. These questions really help us get to know you better and we won't be able to consider your application without them.

Please outline how you meet the 'Essential Experience & Skills' outlined in the Job Description (Max 500 words)

Benefits
There are a million reasons why it's great to work at Channel 4, here are just a few of the perks for you;
• Private medical insurance
• Free Virtual GP access for employees
• Free Female Health hormone test each year
• Free Tastecard membership
• Financial guidance 1-2-1's available each quarter
• Discounted Gym memberships
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Holiday Purchase

Hybrid working
From September 2023, C4 has operated a 60/40 working pattern, equating to three office days per week.
Having everyone in the office three days a week gives us more opportunity to build our high performing, inclusive culture; to collaborate and to learn and share with each other, as well as helping to coordinate a regular pattern of home and office working days. Employees then have the flexibility to decide where they spend the rest of the working week. All our offices are open five days a week.

Applications Close Date
21 May 2025

Equal Opportunities
Channel 4's purpose is to create change through entertainment; by representing unheard voices, challenging with purpose and delivering content which reflects the diversity of different communities across the UK.

We are only able to deliver on this remit by having a workforce rich in diversity of thought, background and lived experience. As an employer we encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on disability, age, gender reassignment, gender expression, criminal history, length of time spent unemployed, marriage or civil partnership status, national origin, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Disability Confident Scheme:
Channel 4 is a member of the Business Disability Forum (BDF) and has also maintained the highest level of the Department of Work and Pension's Disability Confident scheme - Level 3: Leader. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, we aim to offer an interview to all candidates who have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and who meet the essential criteria for an advertised job. If you wish your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please select yes when completing the application questions. For more information, please visit the Disability Confident Campaign website.

For our roles and schemes that receive a high volume of applications it may not be possible to provide an interview to all applicants who meet the essential criteria and in this situation we can only select applications that best meet the skills needed for the role.

Care Leaver Friendly Employer:
Channel 4 is a Care Leaver Friendly Employer. By signing the Care Leaver Friendly Employer Charter and adopting its principles, we are supporting an immensely talented yet often under-served and under-represented community of young people/ adults. We commit to offering an interview (and constructive feedback) to applicants who identify as care experienced and meet the essential criteria for the role as outlined on the job description. Applicants should indicate if they wish to apply under our Care Leaver Scheme by selecting the option on the application form.

For our roles and schemes that receive a high volume of applications it may not be possible to provide an interview to all applicants who meet the essential criteria and in this situation we can only select applications that best meet the skills needed for the role.

Workplace Adjustments:
We are committed to providing disabled applicants a level playing field when applying for a job and support whilst employed to perform to the best of their ability and develop their careers. If you have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and require any adjustments, additional support or alternative arrangements during the recruitment and wish to discuss this confidentially, please let us know via the following e-mail [e-mail]