Finance Business Partner - Qualified, Genius Sports

• We’re looking for enthusiastic and ambitious people to join our talented team
• If you see yourself becoming part of a global family building the future of sports entertainment together, then come and grow with us
• We are looking for a driven and ambitious qualified accountant, delivering insightful analysis to help drive accountability and understand performance, drive investment decisions, efficiencies, profitability, and value
• Is proactive in the provision of clear, timely, accurate and easily understandable information
• Is highly supportive and will provide truly insightful management information that the business can engage with and take action on
• Is curious, and restless about how things can be done better when it comes to processes, communication & engagement
• Takes the initiative to find solutions to problems
• Is a great communicator & relationship builder
• Is a team player with a hands-on, down to earth attitude and approach
• Is confident using Microsoft applications, Advanced Excel, PowerPoint & Word with strong modelling and presentation skills
• Is a qualified accountant
• Is clear and concise in their communication, knowing who their audience is and how to adapt accordingly

Desirable

• We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join our expanding global Finance team, directly supporting our commercial team and stakeholders
• The role will be based in London, reporting to the Head of FP&A
• This role will create a High Support, High Challenge environment, so the group can continue to both grow and mature
• Take ownership as Finance Business Partner of the following:
• Month end review and management reporting
• Working with the financial accounting team and business stakeholders to reconcile and ensure correct monthly accruals and postings, mainly focused on revenues
• Creation of monthly stakeholder management reporting packs, including financials, KPIs and commentary
• Deliver financial review meetings with business area stakeholders, increasing stakeholder financial accountability
• Support in the continuous improvement and automation of the accounting and reporting process, including staff payroll and capitalization calculations
• Budgeting & forecasting
• Lead the budget and quarterly reforecast process for Commercial areas, working with Commercial stakeholders to build and challenge appropriate forecasts
• Creation of budget and reforecast packs for business stakeholders
• Lead the commission calculations and payment process, including target setting
• Board reporting
• Support in the consolidation of monthly financials and KPIs for inclusion in the group board report
• Support in providing monthly commentary and variance analysis in the group board report
• Own quarterly SOX reporting controls
• Business cases, projects and ad hoc analysis
• Cross-functional project modelling and management for strategically critical long-term projects and growth areas of the business
• Support in ad-hoc business cases, using finance and business area expertise to build financial models, challenge ideas, and provide relevant analysis to support key business decisions