FP&A Analyst

Job Description

Moving Picture Company is a global creative studio with a single goal: to make any vision a reality. With decades of storytelling experience, we understand the true power of embracing innovation to push the boundaries of creation-it's fundamental to everything we do and is how we make the most memorable moving images in the world.
Our talent works with clients and brands across industries to tell visually stunning stories. From original ideas through to finished production, we can create any story imaginable, igniting intrigue and adventure to make work that truly encapsulates what it means to feel.

Reporting to the Advertising Head of FP&A, you'll play a vital role in supporting the Moving Picture Company business with its FP&A deliverables. This includes the annual budget / 5 year plan process, Qtrly forecasts, reporting and analysis, and ownership of the US studio planning models. You will be expected to develop close relationships with commercial finance, and key stakeholders within the US studios, in order to understand the business, and put yourself in a position to challenge and support. You will also be expected to be actively involved in the development of reporting capability, and implementation of new processes and systems, across the group.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

Reporting
• Support in the preparation of financial and analytical slides for Group Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews
• Create insightful analysis and commentary on the performance of the business
• Support the development of reporting across Advertising
• Ad hoc financial analysis to support key business decisions

Forecasting / Budgeting
• Support the preparation of the group forecast, budget and 5 year plan deliverables for MPC
• Own the planning models for US studios, with support from Commercial on revenue / resource inputs
• Work closely with functional heads (Tech/HR/Finance/Marketing/Real Estate) in compiling a forecast /budget which is accurate and ambitious
• Support in the development of forecasting / budgeting modelling and systems
• Work with the business in identifying risks to the forecasts, and opportunities to mitigate these

KPIs / Other
• Track key performance drivers across the group.
• Develop reporting, trend analysis, analytical tools and dashboards, to help the business understand the numbers and improve financial performance.
• Support the brand in preparing business cases / plans
• Review purchase orders to ensure costs are within budget and expenditure looks reasonable
• Provide general FP&A support to studios

Qualifications
• CIMA qualified (or equivalent).
• Strong analytical skills: you are data and number hungry and like to understand performance based on financial and non-financial metrics.
• Can turn large raw data sets into meaningful reporting, and able to manage ambiguous data well by applying assumptions (trends etc..)
• Experience in leading processes and teams across multiple locations
• Experience of identifying and introducing compelling analysis and insight.
• Business Partnering - Experience of building strong relationships with the business, and in explaining financials to non - finance.
• Very strong Excel skills, at ease with Pivots / VLOOKUPs / SUMIFs / Basic Macros; knowledge of SAP BW and Magnitude would be an advantage.
• Clear record of being curious, robust and shrewd. Uses own initiative to explore and share new ideas (eg. styles of reporting, KPIS etc..)
• Very organized and structured - works well under pressure, with accuracy, attention to detail, and with respect for deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, being confident in communicating with both Finance and non-Finance staff at all levels within the business.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gx7244-3-142-135-86-42 in your application.