As a leading global entertainment and media company, arenaflex is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Analyst to join our team in the UK. This is a full-time, remote opportunity that offers a competitive salary of £30-£40 per hour. If you are a skilled finance professional with a passion for FP&A and commercial guidance, we encourage you to apply for this exciting role.
**About arenaflex**
arenaflex is a world-renowned entertainment and media company that has been a leader in the industry for over 90 years. Our company is committed to creating innovative and engaging experiences for our audiences around the world. We are a global organization with a diverse range of businesses, including film and television production, theme parks, resorts, and consumer products. Our company culture is built on a foundation of creativity, innovation, and excellence, and we are dedicated to attracting and retaining the best talent in the industry.
**Job Summary**
The Senior Finance Analyst will play a critical role in providing professional guidance and recommendations to support business decisions across various markets. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality, timely, and accurate AOP, forecasts, FYP, and close techniques across a group of markets, with a focus on advertising, product development, and innovative spend. Additionally, the Senior Finance Analyst will provide essential evaluation and reporting to support franchise techniques and control the overall advertising EMEA FP&A system and calendar.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Control the overall advertising EMEA FP&A system and calendar, planning and tracking advertising spend by market, spend type, franchise, and store.
* Control the shipping of the zone near method, which includes timely and accurate reporting of near function to all relevant stakeholders.
* Control all key quarterly, annual, and long-term forecast deliverables.
* Broaden new marketing tracker and reporting technique to redefine/enhance present finance techniques.
* Ad-hoc assist to the Senior Finance Supervisor & Finance Director as required in different regions of the business outside of advertising.
* Industrial guide: assemble analysis at the effectiveness of spend for key advertising campaigns, consisting of postmortems and insights of overall performance.
* Guide the numerous advertising teams with monetary queries, methods, and spend appraisals.
* Control and supply other ad-hoc initiatives/requests within the scope of the role.
**Essential and Preferred Qualifications**
* Fully qualified – Accounting/Finance qualification (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA), crucial.
* Experience in both FP&A and financial reporting.
* Financial assistance of a advertising feature a plus.
* Revel in of operating in the retail/licensing zone and/or big media enterprise.
* Experience of commercial management to a high level and running with a nearby finance and commercial head office.
**Skills and Competencies Required**
* Demonstrable track record of providing commercial aid to an enterprise partner that is insightful, well-timed, responsive, and correct.
* Confirmed experience of building powerful relationships and managing stakeholders within a big, multi-national, matrix organization.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Potential to produce clean and insightful reports that supply key messaging at the precise stage of element.
* Numerical and analytical with a choice to think thru and clear up problems.
* Capability to manipulate more than one stakeholders with competing deadlines.
* Result-centered and final results-driven.
**Abilities Required**
* Thinks strategically: makes sound business decisions that stability competing priorities.
* Examines issues from a broad angle, considering impact past instant scope.
* Builds relationships: engages colleagues throughout the enterprise to optimize performance.
* Manages the wishes of various stakeholders.
* Facilitates win-win situations.
**What We Offer**
* Competitive salary of £30-£40 per hour.
* Opportunity to work with a global entertainment and media company.
* Remote work arrangement.
* Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
* Professional development and growth opportunities.
* Comprehensive benefits package.
**How to Apply**
If you are a motivated and experienced finance professional looking for a new challenge, please submit your application, including your resume and a cover letter, to [insert contact information]. We look forward to hearing from you!
**arenaflex is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.**