Finance Manager

- Act as a key financial partner for Marketing & Publishing, supporting business leaders in decision-making and shaping financial strategy. - Lead and develop a team of finance professionals (data analysts, finance business partners), ensuring high-quality delivery, clear priorities and continuous growth. - Oversee financial planning processes, including budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning across Marketing and Publishing activities. - Ensure alignment between financial plans and overall business objectives, supporting revenue growth and cost efficiency. - Monitor performance, analyze variances, and deliver insights that drive key business decisions. - Drive financial transparency across Marketing & Publishing, building cost awareness and accountability within teams. - Partner with business development, procurement, and other back-office functions on financial aspects of contracts and transactions. - Improve and standardize financial processes, reporting frameworks, and planning tools across the area. - Contribute to the development of financial systems (ERP, CPM, BI) and ensure effective use of data and analytics. - Experience in revenue forecasting and financial modeling, alongside marketing or publishing finance, including campaign performance analysis and supporting data-driven decision-making. - Experience in a day-to-day financial support for business departments in achieving their objectives. - Ability to translate financial data into business insights and influence decision-making. Confidence to question existing approaches, propose alternative solutions, and bring a fresh perspective to problem-solving. - Ability to operate in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with high levels of uncertainty. - Strong understanding of financial planning, reporting and performance management processes. - At least 7 years of experience in finance or related areas (e.g. FP&A, controlling, finance business partnering), preferably in a complex, project-based environment. - At least 3 years of experience in leading and developing teams. - Ability to make independent decisions/recommendations and prioritise tasks when various business expectations collide. Ability to both synthesize and analyse, strategic thinking, working under pressure. - Experience working with financial systems and tools (e.g. ERP, BI, planning tools). - Working knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting standards. - Advanced Excel skills. - Fluent English (written and spoken).