VP Finance - France & Belgium

Are you an experienced finance professional keen to get involved with an exciting sports streaming service? We have already changed the way fans consume sport. DAZN broadcasts the World’s leading sports content, including Ligue 1, Belgian Pro League, Bundesliga, Premier League, Champions League, NFL, La Liga, Serie A, Boxing and much more.We have an exciting opportunity for a commercial and passionate individual with a background in commercial finance to play a critical role in the continued expansion of DAZN. Based in our Paris office, the role will be to lead finance for France and Belgium, partnering with DAZN’s senior management team and working with external stakeholders at sports leagues and distribution partners. You will be responsible for managing financial and commercial performance delivering targets and enabling effective decision making.Key Responsibilities:P&L ownership, including managing opportunities, risks & trade-offs to ensure the business remains within the parameters of its long-term plan.Be a key member of the management team in understanding the financial results and suite of business KPIs and using them to play a leading role in driving performance and maximising opportunities across all areas of the P&L (including subscription, betting, advertising, marketing and content).Prepare quarterly forecasts and annual budgets across the P&L and operating cash flows (including challenging / obtaining buy-in from non-finance teams on the forecast inputs & KPIs that drive financial outputs) and managing the business against those barometers & reporting / interpreting actual results.Be the Finance owner & expert on all commercial contracts, large scale Distribution deals & Rights agreements.Develop and maintain relationships with external partners, including distributors and rightsholders.Prepare & present monthly financial reviews for divisional and central stakeholders, analysing financial performance against benchmarks and highlighting risks, opportunities and insights.Prepare board and management presentations that include a holistic overview of financial performance.Influence and assist divisional management with respect to evaluating, negotiating and contracting new opportunities and contracts, including financial modelling in alignment with best practice from the central financial modelling team.Play a lead role in the establishment and maintenance of a strong culture of governance and control across the business.Collaborate with senior leadership in modelling pricing, proposition and offers.Work closely with Group Finance in order to drive continuous improvements in the delivery of finance services to key finance / other management stakeholders impacting the P&L including cash-flow management and provision of monthly management accounts (including balance sheet).You'll have:Senior level experience with experience operating in senior finance positions.Experience partnering with senior executives on key strategic decisions, for example influencing major partner deal negotiations or product pricing recommendations.Proven ability to thrive in multifaceted environment under short timelines & changing priorities.Proven experience of managing & motivating a hardworking group of ambitious finance analysts / business partners to deliver effective business partnering to multiple stakeholders.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally & establish strong relationships.Experience in a subscription business with a detailed understanding of acquisition, churn and ARPU metrics.Strong commercial awareness and strategic/business acumen.Pro-active and have an ability to operate in ambiguous and changing situations with multiple (at times conflicting) stakeholders to deliver results to meet deadlines.Entrepreneurial mindset with great leadership skills.Awareness & understanding of off and on-line marketing methodologies.Excellent financial modelling, quantitative & data analysis skills. #J-18808-Ljbffr