FP&A Manager - Entertainment

Are you a talented FP&A Manager looking for your next role in the entertainment industry? I have a brilliant role with one of my clients to cover maternity leave.

In this role, you'll report to the Group FP&A Director. You'll also work closely with an FP&A colleague responsible for Special Projects, the Group Reporting team, and Finance Business Partners.

What are my responsibilities?

• Produce the weekly Group Sales and Trading Report, identifying and commenting on key variances to budget or forecasts.
• Produce the monthly Group Management Accounts, providing insightful commentary on business performance.
• Support Finance colleagues in delivering a more efficient financial reporting cycle. Develop relationships across the business to uncover frustrations and manual workarounds that users have created.
• Propose a "better way" either by building automated reports or by establishing an alternate process.
• As required, prepare presentations in support of Senior Leadership meetings and other strategic presentations. The key being to understand the needs and wants of stakeholders, and providing them with what they need.
• Recognise opportunities to provide fresh or reformatted information to enable better business decisions to be made.
• Facilitate the efficient consolidation of annual budgets and bi-annual forecasts by providing relevant input templates to Country Finance teams.

Your skills, qualities, and experience.

Desirable:

• Strong intellect with track record of analytical skills combined with attention to detail.
• Highly organised, process driven and delivery focused.
• Expect to take full ownership and accountability for areas of responsibility.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to deal effectively with, and influence change.

Essential:

• An accountancy / CIMA qualification is essential.
• A minimum of 3 years PQE in a similar role, including financial systems experience. Cognos TM1 preferred.

If this sounds like a good fit then please proceed to apply!