Senior Director, Corporate Finance

We are hiring a Senior Director, Corporate Finance in London to support all of Kobalt's business units. This high-impact, commercially focussed position will be part of the global Corporate Finance team and report to the EVP, Corporate Finance. You will help to drive the business through strategic FP&A - owning multi-year budgeting and strategic modelling, providing insight including revenue performance to C-Suite and Board and supporting capital markets initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Take full ownership of the multi-year (5-year) financial models, incorporating multi-entity budgeting, capital structure planning and evaluation of strategic growth initiatives.
• Lead the global budgeting and quarterly re-forecasting processes across all business units, ensuring seamless integration of revenue, margin, costs, and cash flows.
• Continuously drive improvement in modelling and forecasting, including refining model logic and assumptions while operating across multiple systems.
• Drive the month-end close analysis, delivering comprehensive actuals vs. forecast comparisons, variance commentary, and reporting packs to the C-suite and Board.
• Improve and integrate data across multiple systems and departments to increase reliability, accuracy and usefulness of reporting.
• Respond to ad-hoc requests for financial information/analysis and support strategic and operational decision-making as appropriate.
• Liaise with banks and manage bank reporting deliverables, including covenant reporting.

What You'll Bring

• You are a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA) with experience of independently managing forecasts and budgeting processes as well as owning complex models.
• 8+ years experience in corporate development and/or budgeting role and experience preparing deliverables and presenting to C-Suite.
• Proven experience or solid understanding of debt raising, capital structure optimization, or refinancing transactions, including banking arrangements and credit facilities.
• Extensive experience managing a team of both senior and junior reports across multiple offices or time zones.
• You have an advanced level of Excel as well as financial modelling skills, having built models from scratch.
• Experience designing, implementing and documenting FP&A processes, improving efficiency and delivering department goals.
• You have strong experience overseeing revenue forecasting, and are comfortable defining specific deliverables and proposing solutions.
• You have experience querying and manipulating large volume complex datasets/databases and are comfortable using systems and tools such as Adaptive, Hyperion and BI tools like Tableau.
• You may have experience working in the music or creative industries, but the most important thing is that you have an ability to work independently, and can efficiently manage tight deadlines in a fast paced environment and of course, a passion for working in music!

What Success Looks Like

• By Month 3: You will have a strong understanding of Kobalt's financial models, systems, and reporting cadence. You will be contributing to forecasting cycles, supporting model updates, and building relationships with key stakeholders across Finance and the wider business.
• By Month 6: You will be confidently owning key areas of the forecasting process, refining model assumptions, and delivering clear, insightful analysis to senior stakeholders. You will also be supporting audit processes and improving the quality and efficiency of reporting outputs.
• By Year 1: You will fully own the multi-year financial models and forecasting cycles, driving continuous improvements in modelling, reporting, and data integration. You will be a trusted partner to senior leadership, providing insight that informs strategic decision-making and leading a high-performing team across regions.

Key Behaviours for Success

• Ownership & Accountability: Takes full responsibility for complex financial models, forecasts, and reporting outputs, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and timely delivery across all cycles.
• Leadership & Team Development: Leads, develops, and supports a team across multiple locations, fostering a high-performance culture and ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality outputs.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively identifies opportunities to enhance forecasting, modelling, and reporting processes, driving efficiency and improving the quality and reliability of financial data.

Important Notice: Applicants must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom. A full DBS check may be conducted on acceptance of the offer. Kobalt is an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to protected characteristics.