Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Founded by Sir Howard Panter and Dame Rosemary Squire in 2017, Trafalgar Entertainment is an award-winning global live-entertainment business, producing plays and musicals, theatre and venue ownership and operations, live music and comedy, events and hospitality, Performing Arts education, ticketing, the distribution and filming of event cinema and TV live-streaming innovative content through Trafalgar Releasing Ltd.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager: Productions plays a key part in the effective functioning of the Production Finance team in providing support to the Productions department. Reporting to the Head of Production Finance, the role is responsible for monitoring the commercial outcome of productions and acts as a valuable advisor to senior stakeholders in reaching investment decisions. The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager works alongside the Head of Production Finance and the Senior Finance Manager: Productions to determine the appropriate technical accounting treatment for each production (e.g. level of control, consolidation, equity accounting etc.). The role combines this with timely and data informed forecasts to understand the impact on group EBITDA.

The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager provides insights across the production’s lifespan including assisting with financial modelling for new proposals, tracking advance sales against expectations and reforecasting over the lifetime of each production. The role holder will develop new tools and data collection methods in order to ensure all analysis is robust and based on best information and sales patterns. The role holder will embrace technology and work with peers across the organisation to maximise automation of reporting so that focus can be given to adding value. The role holder will become a trusted advisor for productions and marketing colleagues in providing commercial insights.

ABOUT YOU

You will be a qualified accountant and able to assist with considering the appropriate accounting treatment for production profits and losses. You will have experience within a theatre/production environment and using data analysis to inform decision making. You will be comfortable managing large and complex data sets and creating/maintaining forecasting tools. You will have experience of sharing sales analysis with senior stakeholders and feel comfortable presenting findings both verbally and in writing. You will have experience of working alongside non-finance colleagues to ensure that a mix of experience and perspectives can be incorporated into reports.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain data collection and forecasting tools for the production finance department.
• Lead on the creation and maintenance of high quality and insightful daily, weekly and monthly sales reports that give senior stakeholders a snapshot of the financial health of each production.
• Work with finance and non-finance colleagues to maintain an overall picture of each production and ensure this is incorporated into reporting.
• Present as needed to senior stakeholders regarding production forecasts.
• Contribute to the technical accounting assessment of each production in terms of level of control and the associated impact on consolidation, equity accounting etc.
• Contribute to the annual budgeting process and subsequent formal and informal reforecasts.
• Contribute to the annual audit process regarding production forecasts.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• Creation of high-quality data collection and forecasting tools.
• Uses these to produce a suite of insightful reports that can be distributed to senior stakeholders to assist decision making.
• Uses technology to increase the automation of these reports.
• Becomes a trusted advisor to the Production and Marketing teams in developing business cases for new productions.
• Develops an effective relationship with the Production Finance team so that there is a clear understanding of performance by production.
• Uses this information, as well as technical accounting standards, to contribute to formal and informal reforecasts of department EBITDA.

Trafalgar Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in groups where we are under-represented, for example people with disabilities, from minority ethnic groups, older returners and people who are neurodivergent. We are curious, courageous, and ambitious, empowering people to challenge and innovate in pursuit of excellence.