What's your new role about?

Key Responsibilities:

• P&L ownership, including managing opportunities, risks & trade offs to ensure the business remains within the parameters of its long-term plan
• Be a key member of the management team in understanding the financial results and suite of business KPIs and using them to play a leading role in driving performance and maximising opportunities across all areas of the P&L (including subscription, betting, advertising, marketing and content)
• Prepare quarterly forecasts and annual budgets across the P&L and operating cash flows (including challenging / obtaining buy-in from non-finance teams on the forecast inputs & KPIs that drive financial outputs) and managing the business against those barometers & reporting / interpreting actual results
• Be the Finance owner & expert on all commercial contracts, large scale Distribution deals & Rights agreements
• Develop and maintain relationships with external partners, including distributors and rightsholders
• Prepare & present monthly financial reviews for divisional and central stakeholders, analysing financial performance against benchmarks and highlighting risks, opportunities and insights
• Prepare board and management presentations that include a holistic overview of financial performance
• Influence and assist divisional management with respect to evaluating, negotiating and contracting new opportunities and contracts, including financial modelling in alignment with best practice from the central financial modelling team
• Play a lead role in the establishment and maintenance of a strong culture of governance and control across the business
• Collaborate with senior leadership in modelling pricing, proposition and offers
• Work closely with Group Finance in order to drive continuous improvements in the delivery of finance services to key finance / other management stakeholders impacting the P&L including cash-flow management and provision of monthly management accounts (including balance sheet)

You'll have:

• Senior level experience with experience operating in senior finance positions
• Experience partnering with senior executives on key strategic decisions, for example influencing major partner deal negotiations or product pricing recommendations
• Proven ability to thrive in multifaceted environment under short timelines & changing priorities
• Proven experience of managing & motivating a hardworking group of ambitious finance analysts / business partners to deliver effective business partnering to multiple stakeholders
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work cross functionally & establish strong relationships
• Experience in a subscription business with a detailed understanding of acquisition, churn and ARPU metrics
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic/business acumen
• Pro-active and have an ability to operate in ambiguous and changing situations with multiple (at times conflicting) stakeholders to deliver results to meet deadlines
• Entrepreneurial mindset with great leadership skills
• Awareness & understanding of off and on-line marketing methodologies
• Excellent financial modelling, quantitative & data analysis skills

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