Finance Director, music streaming service

Finance Director, music – fluent Italian – Highly competitive salary + benefits and 20% bonus

Our client, a high-profile music streaming business, is looking for a strategic, driven Finance Director to provide sound financial leadership in all aspects of the business. This is a new role and an incredibly exciting time to come on board and make your mark on growth and global expansion. Passion for music essential!

Reporting globally to the CEO, the Finance Director will join the senior leadership team and be responsible for the financial performance of the business and production of the monthly management accounts and annual reporting/auditing. The Finance Director will work with the Board of Directors and the CEO in driving the business forward, this is a pivotal role.

Responsibilities:

• Provide on-going business analysis, commercial and operational support as well as direction with strategic objectives and projects
• Development of internal operating and controlling procedures
• Produce monthly and annual accounts, annual budgeting and forecasting, cash-flow management and forecasting
• Multi-currencies management
• Able to present financial information to non-finance departments
• Develop a broad set of KPI’s to analyse sales and profit performance
• Build and manage relationships with the leadership team and the wider business to help drive strategic decision-making by providing monthly financial pack with detailed commentary, KPIs and other ad-hoc information in a timely manner
• Provide financial and commercial insight and advice, to enable the business to develop and execute its business strategy
• Be an integral part of the senior team responsible for executing strategy Business Analysis and Commercial Support
• Support the Finance Director Corporate based in Italy, with the annual audit process, including the preparation of end of year accounts files and audit schedules, providing any requested information in a timely manner
• Utilise, manipulate and extract data from a variety of different sources to give an insightful and holistic view of the business
• Responsible for P&L and margin analysis, Balance Sheet and cash-flow from both an actuals and forecasting perspective
• Development of IT systems to obtain operational efficiencies.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified by experience or ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified, with strong financial experience
• Fluency in English and Italian is mandatory for the role
• Sound knowledge of accounting software and a wide range of IT tools necessary for the role
• Positive and proactive attitude with a critical mindset
• High energy and ambitious to grow both the business and self with entrepreneurial spirit
• Genuine passion for the music industry
• Proven experience in leadership position and stakeholder relationship management
• Experience of working, partnering and liaising with teams outside of Finance

Benefits

• Benefits scheme for directors, including 20% bonus
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays for a total of 33 days per year
• Enrolled into our enhanced Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Eligible to participate in the company benefits, including Life Assurance, Medical and Dental

This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly skilled Finance Director to join an exciting, thriving business within the music streaming sector. To apply, please send your CV via LinkedIn for immediate consideration.

Spotlight Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be judged according to an equal opportunities policy. Thank you for your interest in Spotlight Recruitment.