Senior Finance Analyst

Global sports organisation require a Senior Finance Analyst to join their London based HQ. Key to the role is the provision of financial analysis, business decision support and performance management for EMEA operations.

The Role

• Support the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting exercises
• Deliver ongoing operating performance management reporting and analysis
• Business partner with various functions to support their budgeting and expense tracking, with extra focus/analysis on key projects
• Support the revenue pipeline process from capturing the initial opportunity, due diligence and progressing it through the deal approval system to the point of contract signing
• Perform monthly revenue reconciliations
• Review the various reporting and analysis to ensure the accuracy of accounting entries impacting the region, posting journal entries where necessary to improve accuracy
• Support Finance and EMEA Business Development teams with ad-hoc analysis
• Review/develop financial models and provide feedback from both an analytical and commercial perspective
• Work with the Business Insights Manager to help transition some of our management reporting from excel into a cloud dashboard
• Communicate and present analysis to management

The Person

• Qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CFA preferred
• Advanced Excel financial modeling experience
• Ability to understand and edit Excel VBA macros preferred
• Experience of working with accounting ledger systems (particularly SAP) preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Proactive willingness and strong teamwork, task prioritization and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail is essential as well as the ability to learn quickly and add value by applying analytical and business fundamentals
• BA / BS Degree and minimum 3-5 years relevant experience

Prior sports, media, entertainment and/or international experience preferred