Partner Financial is collaborating with a rapidly expanding consumer business based in Central London. This high-growth business is renowned for its innovative approach to immersive experiences and its commitment to fostering a dynamic, collaborative workplace culture. With a strong international presence, the company is driven by a passion for creativity and a forward-thinking approach.
Working closely with the CFO the successful candidate will provide insightful analysis across revenue and trading performance. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially astute finance professional who enjoys getting beneath the numbers, understanding the drivers behind performance and turning complex data into clear, actionable insight.
Key responsibilities:
- Analysing ticket sales, revenue and trading performance, identifying key movements, trends and variances against budget, forecast and prior periods.
- Investigating the underlying drivers behind fluctuations in ticket sales, including pricing, volume, timing, customer demand, territories, channels, events and other commercial factors.
- Translating detailed financial and operational data into clear, concise insights and recommendations for the CFO and senior leadership team.
- Developing and maintaining commercial reporting and dashboards to provide visibility of key revenue and performance metrics.
- Working closely with commercial, marketing, operations and sales teams to understand business performance and challenge assumptions where appropriate.
- Supporting the CFO with ad hoc analysis and investigations into areas of underperformance or unexpected movements, providing clear explanations and recommended actions.
- Analysing customer and sales data to identify trends, opportunities and risks across different experiences, markets and sales channels.
- Supporting the budgeting and forecasting process, providing robust commercial assumptions and analysis to improve the accuracy of revenue forecasts.
- Building financial models and scenario analysis to assess the potential impact of pricing, promotional activity, capacity, new experiences and other commercial decisions.
- Continuously improving the quality, accessibility and relevance of commercial and financial reporting across the business.
The candidate:
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification, with a strong analytical or commercial finance background.
- Proven experience in a commercial finance, FP&A, business partnering or analytical role within a fast-paced consumer, retail, leisure, hospitality, entertainment or similar environment.
- Highly commercially astute, with a genuine curiosity to understand why numbers are moving rather than simply reporting what has happened.
- Strong analytical and financial modelling skills, with the ability to interrogate large datasets and identify meaningful trends and drivers.
- Excellent Excel skills, with experience working with financial and operational data; experience with BI tools would be advantageous.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and ask the right questions.
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