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About the Role

This role supports greenlighting decisions and maintains ultimates across both Scripted and non-Scripted content. It provides business partnering support to commercial and BALA stakeholders on key decisions covering talent investment and corporate business development activity, and offers proactive analysis to support strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide investment analysis in TV shows, including recommendations, identifying key drivers of the investment model, and collaborating with stakeholders to drive decision-making before greenlighting a new TV show.
• Manage titles throughout their life-cycle, from GL prep through to close-down and moving to library, liaising with teams across UIS (BALA, Production, Prod Finance, Controllership).
• Support the quarterly close process in relation to title bookings by working closely with the Controllership team.
• Analyze proposed new talent deals, distilling complex analysis and presenting it succinctly to highlight key issues, sensitivities, and recommendations for effective business decisions.
• Continuously appraise current talent investments, fostering a proactive culture of feedback and learning to improve future decision-making.
• Support strategic reviews of operating assets, such as production companies.
• Assist with key strategic projects including Op Reviews, M&A, platform analysis, and deal structures (e.g., relationships with third-party producers).
• Analyze key TV markets, communicating market dynamics, competitor analysis, and identifying opportunities for exploitation.
• Evaluate actual performance and provide insightful support to business and commercial teams as a key finance business partner.
• Undertake ad-hoc projects and tasks as required.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with experience in Commercial Finance and FP&A, preferably within the Media industry.
• Experience in a Strategic Finance role is preferable.
• Strong analytical mindset and ability to communicate complex financial and strategic issues to non-finance individuals.
• Ability to work with both detailed information and at a macro level.
• Proficiency in using a broad suite of communication tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Word memos, in-person presentations).
• Ability to work at pace, prioritizing tasks without compromising quality, and balancing attention to detail with speed.
• Ambitious and enthusiastic self-starter who is highly motivated and comfortable managing change.
• Demonstrates ownership of their area and a can-do attitude.
• Proactive, creative, and possesses a curious, solution-focused mindset.
• Strong team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective interaction with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to work comfortably across different time zones, predominantly the US.
• Previous experience of Ultimates Accounting and IT business reporting software (e.g., BPC, SAP) would be preferable.
• Must be able to provide documentation to prove eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.

Skills

• Advanced Excel modelling
• Communication tools (PowerPoint, Word)
• Financial analysis
• Strategic analysis
• Business partnering
• Talent investment analysis
• Title management
• Quarterly close process support
• Market analysis
• Ultimates Accounting
• IT business reporting software (BPC, SAP)

Location

• London

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Preferably within the Media industry
• Experience in a Strategic Finance role is preferable

Education Level

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

About the Company

• Universal International Studios (UIS), a division of Universal Studio Group, partners with visionary storytellers globally to deliver bold, distinctive shows with universal resonance.
• UIS encompasses renowned production companies including Carnival Films, Matchbox Pictures, Working Title Television, and Heyday Television.
• UIS invests in creative talent through backing Tony Ayres Productions and a minority stake in Lark Productions.
• UIS houses an internal scripted unit for developing and producing original programming.
• UIS is a leader in third-party partnerships, co-producing, deficit-financing, and collaborating with creatives on ambitious shows.
• UIS is committed to a more ambitious and inclusive future, guided by company values: Ambitious For our Future, In This Together, Actively Inclusive.
• UIS is a proud Disability Confident Employer, committed to supporting candidates through the application process and offering adjustments if needed.

Equal Opportunity

• NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
• Qualified individuals with a disability or disabled veteran may request reasonable accommodation for support during the application and/or recruitment process.