·   I In this exciting hands-on role, you will be driving the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting- and management reporting process within GB News.

·        Building on strong relationships across all levels of the business and through providing high quality financial analysis and reporting, you will influence decision-making in a constructive and collaborative way.

·        You will strengthen automation capabilities throughout the finance domain in order to maximise process efficiencies and improve service levels.

 Responsibilities:

·        Work with the BI team to ensure timely availability and accuracy of non-financial KPIs and ensure consistency of data across all reports

·        Own the FP&A calendar; manage and continuously improve budgeting and forecasting cycles and maintain appropriate financial models to support planning, taking full advantage of automation opportunities

·        Oversee and improve the accuracy of short-term cash flow planning

·        Liaise with the accounts team to ensure the correct classification and reporting of revenue and expenditures

·        Ensure that the chart of accounts is fit for purpose and reflects the evolving needs of the business

·        Lead monthly management reporting, clearly explaining variances and articulating underlying trends, risks and opportunities by focusing on the narrative behind the numbers

·        Strengthen budgetary control of key spend categories by partnering with budget owners and devising appropriate tools to track and manage spend, highlighting potential savings opportunities

·        Partner with the commercial team to accurately capture a wide variety of revenue streams, create transparency in terms of sales performance and identify opportunities to improve top-line growth

·        Support board reporting and related analysis

·        Ad-hoc analysis as required

R Requirements:

·        6-8 years of experience in financial planning and analysis or related field

·        Ideally experience in a broadcasting, media or content production environment

·        Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, or Business Studies

·        Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)

·        Strong modelling skills, expert level Excel / PowerPoint, good knowledge of Power BI

·        High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

·        Sense of urgency, excellent time management and organisational skills

·        Inquisitive mindset and the ability to derive actionable insights from complex and often incomplete data

·        Highly independent, able to work with minimum supervision and cope with ambiguity

·        Comfortable with challenging the ‘status quo’ and driving change in a dynamic environment

·        Team player, organisational sensitivity and the ability to build productive relationships across the business

·        Capable of managing low-complexity projects from start to finish

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