Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis

Come As You Are. As the great Kurt Cobain* once said, “Come as you are.” BMG is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and we celebrate diversity in all forms. Equal opportunity runs deep in our core value of fairness and we are determined to create a truly inclusive work environment, where everyone can flourish. If you’re good at what you do, come as you are.All applicants to BMG will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.*BMG is the proud representative of Kurt Cobain’s publishing catalogue, including the 1992 single ‘Come As You Are’ Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis (Publishing) Join BMG’s Finance team as Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis where you will be responsible for the delivery of financials and the forward planning and analysis of the UK owned Music Publishing rights, integrating sound financial insights and foresights into value based decision making, owning the planning and forecasting cycle and promoting data-driven decision making. In this role you will collaborate closely with cross functional teams, providing valuable insights and supporting decision-making processes to ensure the financial success of our projects. Your responsibilities will also include ensuring credibility of financial analysis through oversight of financial information from end to end of the UK publishing value chain and by being integrated with Publishing, Sub-Publishing and Production Music teams plans and information needs. Key Responsibilities. INTEGRATED PLANNING & ANALYSIS Business partner and build rapport with Music Publishing Senior Management Team, A&R and Creative Teams, Sub-Publishing team, Production Music and sync team, providing relevant and impactful data driven management information and insight. Influence and inform profitable decision making. Work with Investments Team in preparing and reviewing Investment Appraisals to enable FP&A sign off. Be responsible for interrogation and analysis of periodic royalty payment run/earnings reports, collaborating directly with royalties teams to ensure effective and insightful client reviews when presented to UK management. Identify and interpret industry trends and market developments, understand root causes and communicate deeper insights to business decision makers OPERATIONAL FP&A Ensuring the timely reporting of all monthly, quarterly and year-end financial information and deadlines. Including identifying trends, variances to budget and risks to achieving annual results. Prepare annual budget, monthly rolling forecasts and long range projections in line with up to date actuals, operational and strategic plans and industry trends. Responsible for presenting Publishing results, forecasts and budgets to UK CFO and Group Finance Team. Involvement in quarterly royalty true up and advance provisioning, working to find efficiencies through automation Budgeting & /forecasting of cash flows, advances received, future committed requirements, recoupments, deal pipeline, contracting, options, cash requirement Support wider Group data and automation projects such as the Royalties Integration Project and the implementation of the Controlling Concept PROMOTING DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING Pro-actively ensuring that regular deal monitoring is performed using up to date internal and external information and insights from available tools (. Looker). Ensure correct data architecture in place for best in class and relevant management reporting. Ensure relevant management reporting and KPIs are available and easily disseminated across the business through suitable tools. Streamline, enrich and optimise financial data in close cooperation with Group FP&A and Local Royalty teams to provide automated analysis and insights throughout the business (. dashboards, reports) COMPLIANCE Collaborate closely with other Group Controlling Functions, particularly in the fields of reporting and technical developments TEAM WORK Work alongside wider UK FP&A team, Global Publishing Team, Royalties and International Teams to share knowledge and foster best practice eg Looker Dashboards Your Profile. You are a post-qualified accountant You have experience of planning & reporting across P&L, balance sheet & cashflow You have gained a strong understanding of data analysis and story telling You are proactive and challenge the status quo You hold excellent communication (verbal and written) skills with finance and non finance teams and senior stakeholders Clear business focus and understanding You are service orientated and take pride in customer/in house clients service You are approachable and able to build rapport with wider business Comfortable working in a fast paced changing environment Critical thinker and driven to get under the root cause of the problem and issues Diligent, conscientious, proactive and flexible You have experience working with: SAP/BW Advanced Excel Anaplan Looker It’s a plus (not a must!)if you have: experience working with royalties as well as royalty systems Now, what's in it for you? 25 days pro-rated annual leave, plus 3 days between Christmas & New Year and an extra day for your birthday! Flexible working opportunities. Subsidised gym membership. Private Health Insurance. Competitive pension scheme. All parents, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, will receive 6 months of fully paid parental leave. Annual gig allowance. Artist showcases. Cycle to work scheme. Season Ticket Loan Workplace Nursery Scheme Access to our Employee Assistance Programme. Give As You Earn Scheme . A fun and sociable office environment. Are you interested? Follow the link to apply! As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we are dedicated to ensuring that candidates with disabilities are given a fair opportunity to demonstrate their abilities. Therefore, we guarantee an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role. Please note – there may be exceptional circumstances where the volume of applicants means we cannot interview all eligible candidates. If you have any questions about the Guaranteed Interview Scheme or would like to confirm your eligibility, please reach out to us at BMG is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. All job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Company: BMG Rights Management Services (UK) Limited Country: United Kingdom State/Region: London City: London Postal Code: W2 1AS Job ID: 273826