Handle Recruitment

We're working on an excellent opportunity for a qualified Finance Business Partner to join a growing hospitality and entertainment group on a 6-month fixed-term contract. Partnering closely with senior team, you'll provide commercial insight and analysis to support decision-making, improve profitability, and evaluate new growth initiatives across the hospitality division. Responsibilities: Partner with senior hospitality leadership to support commercial decision-making and financial performance Deliver detailed analysis on performance, F&B profitability, operational efficiencies, and cost-saving opportunities Translate financial data into clear, actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders Assess the commercial impact of new initiatives and support the business in making informed decisions at pace Drive best practice in commercial finance and business partnering across the hospitality function Support strategic projects, transformation initiatives, and wider commercial finance activities Requirements: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong post-qualified commercial finance experience Previous experience within retail, hospitality, leisure, or other consumer-facing businesses Proven Finance Business Partnering experience supporting senior commercial stakeholders Experience operating within a PE-backed, high-growth, or fast-paced environment Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence decision-making through insight and analysis Comfortable leveraging AI or Modelling tools (e.g. Claude or TM1) to enhance analysis and reporting Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; strong PowerPoint and data analysis capabilities Experience of driving change, process improvements, and transformation initiatives Handle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Royalty Analyst - Licensing An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Royalty Analyst to join a dynamic finance team within a leading global licensing business. This role plays a key part in supporting the end-to-end royalty accounting and reporting cycle across international brand licensing programmes. Combining financial accuracy, analytical insight, and stakeholder management, the successful candidate will ensure timely, accurate, and compliant royalty reporting across multiple clients and regions. Offering excellent exposure to both commercial and operational finance, this position is ideal for someone looking to develop their career within a fast-paced, international environment with opportunities for progression and professional growth. The Role Working as part of the finance team, you will be responsible for: Coordinating the collection and processing of royalty statements and sales projections from licensees, ensuring accurate royalty calculations and invoices are raised and issued on time. Ensuring client payments are accurate, complete, and delivered within agreed deadlines while meeting contractual reporting requirements. Monitoring royalty receivables and working closely with credit control and commercial teams to support timely collections. Supporting finance queries from internal stakeholders, clients, licensees, and auditors, including providing documentation, process explanations, and calculation analysis. Preparing month-end journals, including revenue and cost accruals, bad debt provisions, and write-offs. Performing account reconciliations and supporting monthly management reporting, including cost analysis, revenue reviews, reserve analysis, and variance reporting. Assisting with quarterly royalty forecasting, projections, and financial analysis. Identifying opportunities for process improvements and supporting enhancements to reporting efficiency. Providing support across the wider finance team, including absence cover and ad-hoc reporting requirements. About You The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented finance professional with strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders. You will ideally have: Experience within royalty accounting, licensing, or a similar commercial finance environment. Experience interpreting contractual terms and applying them to financial reporting. Background across accounting functions such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, or finance business partnering. Strong numerical ability with excellent attention to detail and accuracy. The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure. Excellent interpersonal skills, with confidence communicating with both domestic and international stakeholders. Degree-level education or equivalent experience. Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including functions such as VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs, and data analysis. Additional language skills, would be highly advantageous. This is a fantastic opportunity for a finance professional looking to build specialist experience within a global licensing environment and become part of a growing, commercially focused finance team. We know that applying for a new role takes time and effort, and we genuinely appreciate every application we receive. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications, we are only able to contact candidates who have been shortlisted for the next stage of the process. If you do not hear from us, please do not be discouraged, and we wish you the very best with your search for your next opportunity. Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

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Dutch or Polish speaking Synopsis Writer needed for a world leading TV/streaming platform- you will be an expert on European and UK media/TV markets. You will be an experienced Synopsis Writer and/or short form writer with a passion for writing for TV/Film. You need to have sufficient short form copy or synopsis writing for entertainment examples to demonstrate click apply for full job details

Interim Audit and Internal Controls Specialist needed for a hugely popular consumer brand. Working closely with the Group Finance Director and various other divisions, the successful candidate will be tasked with driving improvements across the controls and statutory audit division. This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified Accountant to get their foot in the door of market leading brand! Key click apply for full job details

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Dutch or Polish speaking Synopsis Writer needed for a world leading TV/streaming platform- you will be an expert on European and UK media/TV markets. You will be an experienced Synopsis Writer and/or short form writer with a passion for writing for TV/Film. You need to have sufficient short form copy or synopsis writing for entertainment examples to demonstrate click apply for full job details

Chiswick based Project Coordinator needed to assist the Business Development Team who are part of a global entertainment business! You will have sufficient analysis experience and be able to perform economic analysis to achieve best costs for the team plans. You will need to be immediately available for this 6-month temp contract click apply for full job details

German speaking Synopsis Writer needed for a world leading TV/streaming platform- you will be an expert on German media tv markets. You will be an experienced Synopsis Writer and/or short form writer with a passion for writing for TV/Film. 6 months - start date asap. Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every o click apply for full job details

Are you a progressive, agile Business Operations professional looking for a meaningful impactful role in a high-growth company? Handle are excited to be working with an early stage creative startup developing cutting edge technology in the entertainment space. Joining at an exciting point of their growth trajectory at just 20 employees, with plans to double headcount in the next 12 months - this ne click apply for full job details

Chiswick based Project Coordinator needed to assist the Business Development Team who are part of a global entertainment business! You will have sufficient analysis experience and be able to perform economic analysis to achieve best costs for the team plans. You will need to be immediately available for this 6-month temp contract click apply for full job details

Graphic Designer needed for an iconic children's books company. You will work with some of the world's best storytellers and creative minds- bringing the stories to life through your creative design solutions. You will be responsible for design / creative across a range of areas including brand partnerships, marketing, publishing, social media and more, using a number of visual approaches click apply for full job details

Graphic Designer needed for an iconic children's books company. You will work with some of the world's best storytellers and creative minds- bringing the stories to life through your creative design solutions. You will be responsible for design / creative across a range of areas including brand partnerships, marketing, publishing, social media and more, using a number of visual approaches click apply for full job details