Finance Analyst

Role overview

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Build relationships with commercial teams and budget owners, providing financial insight, constructive challenge, and practical support.
• Analyse advertising, sponsorship, and digital revenue across brands and platforms, investigating pricing, volume, and customer trends.
• Evaluate costs related to revenue generation and delivery, including commercial team, bonus, and advertising sales costs.
• Support budgets, forecasts, and long-term planning through trading scenario modelling and assessment of risks and opportunities.
• Prepare analysis and commentary for weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance reviews, explaining variances and underlying causes.
• Maintain and develop financial models, dashboards, and KPI reporting.
• Collaborate with Broadcasting colleagues to investigate results and ensure commercial developments are accurately reflected in reporting.

Candidate requirements

• Fully qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
• Strong analytical skills, including investigating complex data and turning findings into commercial recommendations.
• Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting; business partnering experience is highly desirable.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of revenue, costs, and profitability.
• Confident communication and interpersonal skills; able to influence, challenge constructively, and build collaborative relationships.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling abilities; TM1 or other planning and reporting tools are an advantage.
• Curious, proactive, purposeful approach and commitment to following analysis through to practical action.

Work arrangement

• Hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days per week in the office.
• Some roles may require additional office-based days.

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