Finance Business Partner (Media)

Location: London (E1 1RH), Hybrid.
Salary: £60-65k, DOE.
Contract: Full time, permanent.- Starting February 2025

About Jungle Creations:

Jungle Creations is an award-winning social media-first publisher based in London and New York, known for creating content that inspires both online and offline engagement. They manage several popular media brands, including VT, Twisted, Four Nine, Craft Factory, Level Fitness, Futur3ology, and Lovimals, amassing over 125 million global followers. 

Jungle Creations partners with major brands like Diageo, McDonald's, and Unilever, delivering impactful branded content, earning them the title of The Drum's 'Branded Content Team Of The Year' for four consecutive years. 

Beyond digital content, they have expanded into offline ventures such as Twisted: A Cookbook, Twisted London (a delivery-only restaurant), and a collaboration with Brewgooder on Twisted IPA. 

Jungle Creations also houses The Wild, a social media-first creative agency, specialising in social media management, branded content, and performance marketing.

Finance Business Partner (Media) - Role Purpose:

The Finance Business Partner will support the Financial Controller in ensuring top-tier finance operations. The role will involve ensuring adherence to financial processes, providing business analysis, and delivering solutions if targets are missed.

It’s planned that this role with start in February 2025.

Key Responsibilities:

The role balances management/financial accounting with planning/analysis, requiring clear communication and analysis. It involves:

• Financial reporting for the Media Business Unit and business-wide planning/analysis, including investment cases and long-term forecasting.
• Creating and compiling monthly Board pack slides, adhering to strict deadlines.
• Supporting the Finance team with Budget and Forecast planning and presenting business metrics, KPIs, and financial data, including in PowerPoint presentations.
• Collaborating with the Financial Controller to ensure ledger accuracy and timely management reporting.
• Cash management and ensuring debts are settled within credit terms.

Other duties include:

• Month-end Xero posting, including reconciling journals, accruals, prepayments, and recharges.
• Preparing management accounts and conducting an analytical review of results.
• Maintaining accurate P&L postings and offering insights on variances.
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Daily reporting on Snap and Facebook performance.
• Conducting monthly video profitability analysis.
• Maintaining Xero accounting data and ensuring reliable bank reconciliations.
• Assisting with annual budgeting and quarterly forecasts.
• Identifying and suggesting process improvements.
• Supporting the Managing Director of Media with ad-hoc duties.

Finance Business Partner (Media) - Skills & Competencies:

The ideal candidate will have strong organisation, prioritisation, and time management skills, along with effective communication and problem-solving abilities. Key competencies include creative thinking, adaptability, attention to detail, accountability, and a self-starting attitude.

Background and Experience:

• Post-qualified with proven accounting experience, ideally in a media business with a multi-entity/group structure.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Slides.
• ACCA/ACA qualification or equivalent, with familiarity with UK GAAP.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and business partnering skills.

Bonus Points:

Experience managing or coaching junior team members is a plus.

Company Values and Culture:

Jungle Creations values diversity and encourages its employees to add to the company culture, fostering a sense of belonging and inclusivity. They seek individuals who contribute to this ethos and reflect positively on the company.

Finance Business Partner (Media) - Performance and KPIs:

Performance is assessed bi-annually through KPIs that measure skills and behaviour. Employees exceeding KPIs are rewarded and given advancement opportunities.

Key KPIs include:

• Revenue, accruals, prepayments, and recharges posted by day 3.
• Month-end closed and reviewed by day 4.
• Balance sheet and bank reconciliations completed by day 5.
• MI Pack preparation and commentary ready by day 7.

Our mission:

‘We exist to create ideas that get people to thrive online and in the real world'

Our values:

This is who we are. These qualities are the things we look for in new Jungle talent, the things we celebrate and reward our people for, and the things clients discover about us and our work.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then apply today!

No agencies please.