Finance Business Partner – Creative

🕒 May 6

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Keywords Studios

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1998

🎮 Gaming

📱 Media

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Gaming • Media • Artificial Intelligence

Keywords Studios is the #1 global games services provider, offering an end-to-end platform supercharged by technology. They deliver technical and creative solutions to the global video games industry, with services including game development, art services, audio development, QA testing, localization, marketing services, and player engagement. Keywords Studios also works on accessibility services, content globalization, and advanced AI & technology solutions. Founded on decades of experience, they are committed to responsible business practices and provide industry-wide insights for unparalleled experiences to audiences around the world.

📋 Description

• Build and maintain sophisticated models to project the long-term health of the studio. • Create "What-If" analyses to evaluate the impact of losing a major anchor client, expanding into a new geographic market, or shifting from project-based fees to a retainer model. • Work directly with Creative, Production, and Account Directors to translate their operational KPIs (e.g., billable utilization, pitch win rates) into financial outcomes. • Analyze the "Build vs. Buy" trade-offs for production—deciding when to hire full-time staff versus leveraging high-cost freelance talent based on pipeline velocity. • Serve as the primary point of contact between Creative/Operational teams whilst partnering closely with the Finance Manager to ensure seamless financial compliance. • Own the monthly and quarterly variance analysis, deeply investigating deviations from budget and working with department heads to implement corrective operational actions. • Perform deep-dive "Post-Mortem" analyses on major campaigns to identify "scope creep" and margin erosion, recommending pricing adjustments for future contracts. • Monitor and optimize non-billable spend, ensuring that agency "burn" is aligned with revenue growth. • Lead the financial due diligence for major capital expenditures, such as upgrading production equipment or investing in tools. • Lead the annual budgeting process, ensuring that every dollar allocated aligns with the company’s long-term strategic plan. • Design and manage automated Google Sheets dashboards that provide the leadership team with real-time visibility into metrics like Revenue per Head and EBITDA margin. • Move beyond the spreadsheet to provide clear, concise monthly narratives that explain the "story behind the numbers" to non-finance stakeholders. • Identify and drive opportunities for automating non-value-add financial processes within the business (e.g., procurement, expense tracking, time-sheet approval workflows) to free up operational team capacity.

🎯 Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant (e.g., CPA, CA, ACA, ACCA) with 5–8 years of progressive experience in high-growth Finance roles (FP&A, Strategic Finance) within a Global Finance function. • Exceptional Finance business partnering and influencing skills, paired with strong commercial acumen and organizational savvy. • A bias for action, advanced problem-solving capabilities, and proven success in influencing strategic decisions and managing change. • Experience working in organizations that have high levels of contract driven revenue and require careful attention to revenue forecasting and managing the drivers of contract margins (e.g. staff utilization), including but not limited to Agency/Media space, professional services, business and technology consulting. • Expert-level Google Sheets skills (sheet linking, complex formulas, and data structure) and proficiency with ERPs (e.g., NetSuite, Quickbooks, Workday) • Ability to simplify complex financial concepts for creative leaders without losing the technical nuance. • Strong results orientation with the ability to challenge existing mindsets and drive process improvement. • Advanced financial analysis and scenario modelling skills • Collaborative and inclusive approach to working with team members and colleagues.