Job Description
FP&A Analyst - TV and Film
Location: West London (with international exposure)Salary: Competitive + benefits
The Opportunity
We're looking for a commercially minded FP&A Analyst to join a dynamic, fast-paced business operating across multiple international territories. This is a hands-on role at the heart of decision-making, where you'll play a key part in embedding driver-based planning, enhancing reporting, and delivering high-quality financial insight.
The Successful candidate will take ownership of monthly reporting, support budgeting and forecasting cycles, and partner closely with Commercial, Production and Marketing teams to drive performance, improve margins, and support strategic decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support budgeting, annual planning and quarterly reforecast cycles across key business areas
- Prepare and deliver monthly management reports, including variance analysis and clear, concise commentary for senior stakeholders
- Build, maintain and enhance financial models (driver-based, scenario and sensitivity analysis) across revenue, margin, cash flow and investment cases
- Partner with Commercial, Marketing and Production teams to track performance, campaign spend, sales and project profitability across all territories
- Support month-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, integrity and reconciliation of financial data
- Prepare consolidated forecasts and board-level reporting packs (including KPI dashboards and monthly flash reports)
- Support M&A and investment analysis, including due diligence and preparation of data packs for investment committees
- Own key components of rolling forecasts, ensuring robust, audit-ready documentation
- Drive continuous improvement in processes and reporting automation (Excel optimisation, BI tools, ETL enhancements)
- Deliver ad hoc analysis and present actionable insights to senior stakeholders
- Accurate and timely monthly management packs and KPI dashboards
- Fully functional driver-based models, including scenario planning tools used in decision-making
- Documented and streamlined month-end and forecasting processes
- Strong commercial partnerships with key operational teams (e.g. Production, Commercial)
- Identification and implementation of automation improvements to reduce manual reporting
The candidate:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Experience in FP&A, commercial finance or corporate finance
- Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel skills (driver-based modelling essential)
- Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and executive reporting
- Experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) and ERP systems is advantageous
- High attention to detail with a strong focus on data integrity and controls
- Commercially astute, proactive and naturally curious
- Strong communicator, able to translate financial data into clear insights
- Collaborative, with the ability to influence stakeholders across functions
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and competing priorities
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.
