Freelance Finance/ FP&A/ Business intelligence Manager- Creative Studio -London

Working with a lovely bunch in a busy Creative studio, you will be the bridge between the creative output and commercial performance.

You will analyse raw data and narrate this into practical actionable insights for campaign and delivery decision making.

You will manage reporting cycles, pulling together key insights and support with month end close.

• Hybrid working- 3 days a week in the London Studio
• Circa £350-£380 day rate (inside IR35)
• 6 month contract
• Ideally April/ May start date

The role:

• Maintain critical monthly reporting, supporting forecasting cycles, keep dashboards/datasets stable and improving reliability/reducing manual effort (where feasible)
• Own the monthly performance reporting pack delivery – build, validate, co-ordinate commentary and produce a clear narrative
• Support with forecasting  – track assumptions, changes, and align outputs with the Finance department
• Maintain and improve management information for internal stakeholders
• Maintain dashboards and datasets – fix breaks fast, improve data quality, reduce rework
• Keep documentation/runbooks up to date and accurate
• Provide day-to-day direction to Junior Business Analysts when needed (tasking/coaching, no formal line management)

The person:

• Must have experience working in an advertising/ production/ broadcast focused agency
• Finance experience- either FP&A or month end reporting
• Advanced Excel skills (pack building, controls, validation – Power Query is a bonus)
• Proven experience delivering monthly MI packs / stakeholder-ready reporting in a fast-paced environment
• Stakeholder management – can run a cadence, chase inputs and manage deadlines
• Strong QA mindset, able to spots issues, drive root-cause fixes and improves process
• SQL experience ideally, but not a deal breaker
• Experience with SAP/ Ariba is beneficial but not vital

If this sounds like the ideal position for you, or if you are interested in exploring other Data Analyst, Senior Data Analyst, Junior Data Analyst jobs in London, please get in touch. 

As a specialist in Data & Analytics recruitment I always have a number of Data Analyst, Senior Data Analyst, Junior Data Analyst  jobs across Advertising, Production, tech, and Media Agencies in London and beyond. You can follow me on LinkedIn, email annie@theindustryclub.co.uk 
We are committed to ensuring and supporting representation from all backgrounds across the creative industry, irrespective of race, religion, belief, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or socio-economic background.

With this in mind, we welcome applications from all areas of the community. Please do get in touch and let us know if there is any additional support or reasonable adjustments we can cater for, to ensure our process and roles fit your needs and creates a comfortable & enjoyable recruitment process.

Please note due to the large volume of applications we receive we cannot respond to everyone.