FP&A Analyst

KennedyPearce are hiring an FP&A Analyst for a global media firm based in Hammersmith. This role is hybrid working, 3-4 days in the office. You will be reporting into the Commercial Finance Director and will be working within a team of 5. This role will suit a commercially focused, Finance Analyst with around 2 years experience.

The role:

• Prepare detailed month-end finance packs incorporating P&Ls (including variance analysis), KPI reporting, and financial dashboards for review with Director.
• Support Director in budgeting and quarterly reforecast process; review and challenge assumptions used by commercial and finance teams and consolidate respective business unit budgets into a group budget.
• Track and communicate new business pipeline to commercial leadership team, updating high-level forecasts based on latest status of new deals.
• Manage the credit control reporting process by ensuring that regional Commercial Finance teams provide detailed actionable commentary about outstanding invoices for bi-weekly reports to Finance Director and FP&A Director.
• Develop relevant and clear dashboards for internal and external users to track performance, improve information flow and drive business performance.
• Gaining familiarity with finance systems through managing licensees and overseeing the end-to[1]end royalty, invoicing and collection cycles.
• Participate in ongoing process improvement initiatives including systems integration and automation.
• Assist with special projects and ad-hoc requests, as necessary.

The ideal candidate:

• Part Qualified/Finalist CIMA/ACA/ACCA
• 2 years experience in a finance analyst role with modelling experience
• Knowledge of consumer product licensing