finance manager in sports streaming

DAZN is a global sports streaming platform. Its finance team supports strategic decision-making, growth, resource allocation and financial discipline across the business.

• Lead people costs and headcount forecasting, budgeting and long-range planning across the Group;
• Lead central G&A forecasting, budgeting and long-range planning across the Group;
• Partner with global Finance, People, and function leaders across a complex matrix business structure to improve forecast quality and support decision-making;
• Own and develop DAZN's headcount planning models, helping establish a scalable and reliable source of truth for workforce planning;
• Consolidate, review and challenge submissions from markets and business functions to ensure accuracy, consistency and completeness;
• Produce insightful analysis of headcount, operating expenses and cost performance, identifying key drivers, risks and opportunities;
• Prepare reporting, presentations and commentary for senior leadership, the CFO and Board;
• Drive continuous improvements in FP&A processes, controls and governance, including the use of automation and AI;
• Analyse variances against budget, forecast and prior year, providing clear explanations and actionable recommendation;
• Support the wider group FP&A team with BAU team projects and deliverables;
• Deliver other ad-hoc strategic projects.

• Hold a qualified accountant qualification such as ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent;
• Maintain the highest standards of professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive personal data;
• Have experience in financial planning, forecasting and management reporting within a complex organisation;
• Have experience partnering with a range of business stakeholders in a global matrix organisation;
• Demonstrate strong financial modelling skills, including building and maintaining planning models for large cost bases and/or headcount forecasting;
• Have exceptional attention to detail and a track record of delivering accurate, high-quality analysis while challenging assumptions;
• Demonstrate strong analytical capability, curiosity to investigate issues, understand root causes and identify risks and opportunities;
• Have experience working with large datasets, planning systems and reporting tools;
• Show a continuous improvement mindset and interest in leveraging automation, AI and technology to enhance planning and reporting processes;
• Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders and present complex information clearly and concisely;
• Take a proactive and collaborative approach and operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• Access to DAZN;
• 25 Days’ annual leave, increasing by 3 days after 3 years;
• Private medical insurance;
• Life assurance;
• Pension contributions up to 5%;
• Enhanced parental leave;
• Electric vehicle benefit option;
• Learning and development resources;
• Flexible working opportunity;
• Access to internal speaker series and events.