Finance Analyst - Global Content FP&A
On site
London, United Kingdom
Full Time
24-04-2025
Job Specifications
Description
At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It’s why we work with some of the world’s leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us.
About This Role
At Audible, content is at our core; as a Manager on the Global Content Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, you’ll provide financial and operating decision support to the teams that create, curate, and deliver content to Audible’s millions of listeners. You’ll develop and maintain relationships with key personnel within Content and across the organization, with the steadfast focus of delivering thoughtful analysis, actionable insights, and iterative process improvements that support the business’s long-term strategy for maximum impact. As Finance Manager - Global Content FP&A, you’ll support business teams through the annual and quarterly forecasting process, long-range planning, and sizing strategic initiatives and opportunities. You’ll work with international teams across Audible’s global footprint, providing opportunity to learn about global and local content trends.
About You
You’re a self-starter who independently identifies opportunities for improvement and paths to overcoming challenges. You’re comfortable with ambiguity and complexity, and have the ability to prioritize and balance immediate needs with longer-term goals, following through on commitments and deadlines. You're a compelling communicator, with the ability to ‘translate’ financial topics and complex issues into easy-to-understand language for people throughout the organization, including senior leadership. You possess the ability to influence working teams across disciplines without direct authority. You demonstrate financial acumen through experience with forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, performing financial analysis using advanced Excel functionality and providing recommendations based on results for decision making. You’re able see the forest AND the trees, and to distill critical points from large and/or incomplete data sets.
As a Finance Manager - Global Content FP&A, you will…
Partner with business teams on content deal development, including opportunity assessment, valuation, and financial deal terms structuring
Iterate on process improvements and automations that help us become more nimble, proficient, and data-driven in our decision-making
Translate long-range company goals into strategic financial plans
Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
Drive the identification, development, and measurement of key metrics for new initiatives
Manage and forecast P&L and Cash Flow
Lead and coordinate with international finance teams in global content statements and reviews
About Audible
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or related field
3+ years of progressive professional experience in financial analysis and management
Experience in financial analysis and building financial models from scratch within excel
Experience partnering with cross functional business teams
Preferred Qualifications
Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task, and deliver under shifting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Proven ability to build relationships and communicate with peers, executive management and other critical stakeholders
Prior experience in digital media and/or publishing industry
SQL knowledge
TM1 proficiency
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Company - Audible Limited (UK) - B14
Job ID: A2925341
About the Company
Stories are transformative. They have the power to create new possibilities—for our lives, and for those around us. That’s why we work with some of the world’s greatest creators, producing Originals, audiobooks and podcasts that ignite imaginations and bring new ideas and voices to our millions of listeners around the globe each day. With this customer-centric approach to innovation, Audible has reinvented a media category and is the driving force behind the audio entertainment revolution. Know more
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