The Premier League

Senior Financial Planning and Studios Manager – Premier League Studios

The Premier League

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

ERP

About the role

  • Lead annual budgets and periodic reforecasts for studio and production cost centres
  • Work with production and operations teams to develop budgets, analyse cost drivers and assess resource requirements
  • Support medium and long-term planning for studio capacity, investment needs and commercial opportunities
  • Report operational performance metrics such as utilisation, cost recovery and project profitability
  • Develop dashboards and analysis to support decision-making across production, commercial, and operational teams
  • Review and challenge production forecasts, actuals and cost reconciliations
  • Build strong cross-functional relationships to improve financial literacy and enhance operational decision-making
  • Present financial insights clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders
  • Develop cost control measures to ensure business sustainability
  • Evaluate investment opportunities, capital expenditure, and resource allocation
  • Support commercial negotiations by providing financial modelling, pricing support, scenario planning and profitability analysis
  • Ensure optimal financial management of productions, licensing agreements, and content distribution models
  • Enhance financial models, reporting tools and processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and visibility
  • Work with finance systems teams to optimise the use of ERP, production management systems and forecasting tools
  • Identify opportunities for automation and improved workflow management

Requirements

  • Chartered accountancy qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.)
  • Strong experience in management accounting or FP&A or commercial finance
  • Excellent analytical and modelling skills; confident working with large, complex data sets
  • Ability to apply a structured approach towards balancing multiple demands and priorities
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Effective communicator with the ability to translate complex financial information
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
  • Experience within a production finance environment (TV, sports media or broadcasting), preferred
  • Knowledge of working with accounting software, Concur, Microsoft Dynamics GP and 365 Business Central, preferred.
  • Enthusiastic, self-motivated and a good team player

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
management accountingfinancial planning and analysis (FP&A)financial modellingcost controldata analysisbudgetingresource allocationprofitability analysisforecastingfinancial reporting
Soft skills
analytical skillscommunication skillscross-functional collaborationdecision-makingtime managementproblem-solvingteam playerself-motivatedstructured approachpresentation skills
Certifications
Chartered accountancy qualificationACAACCACIMA