Commercial Finance Manager, Spotlight Sports Group

Subscriptions

Salary not provided

Excel

Mid and Senior level

London

Sports betting experiences

Be an early applicant

Sports betting experiences

201-500 employees

B2BAdvertisingSportsMedia

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

Excel

Mid and Senior level

London

201-500 employees

B2BAdvertisingSportsMedia

Company mission

To add value to global sports betting experiences, with a trusted, market-leading offering, and embed premium content, marketing, and affiliate partnerships into their platforms.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Qualified accountant
Experience working within a subscription-based business
Strong understanding of subscription economics (LTV, CAC, Churn, ARPU) and modeling techniques
Organised, structured and results focused
Excellent attention to detail
Values and understands the importance of, and can present information neatly and professionally
Problem solver and innovator
Collaborative, engaging and influencing communication style
Can demonstrate the gravitas to provide insightful challenge to senior executives
Good knowledge of finance systems
Intermediate/Advanced Excel

What the job involves

The Commercial Finance Manager will play a key role working in partnership with the business to drive financial performance and strategy development. This role will have a specific focus on the subscription business while also maintaining broader commercial finance responsibility across business
To own the review of monthly reporting on performance of business units to support achievement of business and financial objectives
Develop and maintain sophisticated subscription financial models to improve forecasting accuracy and support pricing and packaging decisions
Monitor and analyse key subscription metrics (LTV, Churn, ARPU, CAC) to identify growth opportunities and investment returns
Working in the Subscriptions Growth Team to integrate financial strategy into subscription growth initiatives (e.g., paywall changes, new tier launches)
Evaluate commercial data effectively and communicate articulately to non-financial stakeholders
Identify efficiency opportunities and execute in partnership with business executives and Head of Commercial Finance
Fortnightly updated forecast of financial performance of business areas including costs
Delivery of annual budget and quarterly reforecasts for business units
Financial appraisal of potential new opportunities and investment requests
Management and development of a finance analyst
Work with the wider Finance Team to maintain an environment of continuous improvement
Other ad-hoc duties as required

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Spotlight Sports Group is a global leader in sports betting, horse racing, and fantasy sports content. Building on the legacy of the Racing Post, the company has spent decades delivering cutting-edge tech, content, and media solutions to the world's top betting operators.

The company offers a wide range of products designed to engage and educate its users. Its Halo Content Destinations provide content experiences in any language, tailored to any sport. Additionally, Spotlight's market-leading pre-play, in-play, and horse racing insights can be seamlessly integrated into betting platforms, offering real-time value and enhancing user engagement.

To bolster its ongoing success, it has partnered with FTN Network and Betfred, along with expanding its role in covering prominent horse racing shows. These developments further solidify Spotlight's stronghold within the industry and it will be interesting to see what it will do next.