Are you excited about creating value and driving real business impact? Do you thrive with running core business processes at an international growth company and working across functions? Then we have the role for you! We are looking for a Commercial Finance Manager with an analytical & commercial mindset and great people skills to drive business development by identifying lucrative trends and markets, supporting financial planning, and monitoring performance. Enabling us to steer our efforts towards becoming the world’s leading digital sports media group.
About the role
At Better Collective, we are on a mission to become the world’s leading digital sports media group, and we are intensifying our investments within Paid Media Marketing to achieve this goal. To support our growth and strategic focus, we are seeking a highly analytical and commercially strong Commercial Finance Manager with excellent interpersonal skills.
In this role, you will play a pivotal role in driving investment decisions and business development within Better Collective's Paid Media Division through assisting in the Financial Planning process, performance monitoring, deriving business insights & ensuring these are turned into action. This role is anchored within the Group Finance & BI function, and you will be based in our London office.
Your main responsibilities
Business Insights and Development: Produce business insights according to underlying drivers and recommend actions to identify new brands, markets and advise on and support investments, strategy and pricing decisions
Business partnering: Collaborate closely with SVP and the leadership team, and act as a primary liaison between the Finance & BI organisation and wider business, ensuring smooth communication and alignment of strategic objectives
Financial Planning: Spearhead financial planning and analysis for both revenue and cost, including budget tracking, forecasting support, variance analysis and monthly reporting
Stakeholder Engagement: Proactively follow up with internal and external stakeholders to diagnose performance issues and drive actionable solutions
Performance management: Design, lead & implement the development of performance monitoring & reports, and offer KPI insights on business trends
Forecasting: Assist business owners in the development of accurate and achievable targets through data-driven forecasting, as well as conducting analysis on M&A business cases and post acquisition follow-ups
