We’re looking for a Senior Finance Manager with a head for heights as we enter the new phase of growth, having recently completed our Series A.

We’re a company heavily focused on business development and expansion: we’ve grown from 5 to 45 employees in under two years without external funding. We have maneuverability. But getting to our next phase will require an extra level of financial acumen and sophistication. This is where you come in.

There’ll be slate deals, complex IP arrangements, content financing, a growing staffbase and the challenges that come with running multiple bespoke projects in a fast-moving creative industry. Experience of working with investors is a definite plus, as we collaborate closely with them to achieve our plans.

A major next step for us is the launch of our Novel originals network in 2023, which will bring its own challenges and opportunities with new revenue lines in subscriptions and advertising. And as we go full-throttle into film and TV and film adaptation, we’ll also be targeting new revenue streams from Hollywood. Podcasting is a booming industry that offers immense creative flexibility, and new clients are appearing all the time. It’s also a constantly changing landscape; your job will be to help future-proof us and make sure our ambitious plans are financially rigorous and astute. You’ll be a core part of the team that we need to be our financial and strategic anchor – working intimately with our creative teams and anticipating their needs, but also rigorous about asking questions and ensuring that their plans are underpinned by the strongest of foundations. You’ll not only need to keep the business functioning, but ensure that it’s pointing in the right direction – towards growth.

For anyone looking to move away from a starchy corporate environment, this job will instantly feel fresh and involving.

This is a senior role, which will see you taking responsibility for both accounting and FP&A in a scaling and complex business. You’ll need to be great at the technicalities of the job as well as being execution-oriented and operationally strong, taking ownership of change initiatives.

Alongside this you’ll also need to be someone who has prior experience working in a high growth company with a ‘start-up’ mindset, with vision, ambition and insights that can steer the thinking of an expanding media company.

Given that this is a new role and that we haven’t had an in-house finance team to date, you’ll have the chance to assist on the creation of financial systems, processes and reporting channels from the ground up. You’ll be aware of financing models, when to take on debt or issue equity, and obsessed by ways to make it happen for us. In other words, you’re someone who doesn’t merely report figures, but has deep insights into how things ought to be done. And you’ll have the drive to make them happen, as well as being able to clearly articulate how decisions have been made in order to achieve growth.

We’re looking for someone who has experience working within media, entertainment or other creative industries. You don’t need to be a specialist in audio or podcasting – but you must, of course, genuinely be interested in our world, not just the financial elements of it.

You’ll be educated to degree level in accounting or finance and ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent). As well as being highly proficient in accounting software, you’ll have advanced skills at Excel, Google Sheets and be tech-savvy more generally. If you have experience in Asana, that is a definite plus as this is integral to how the business is run.

You’ll have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage and deal with people of all levels, operationally strong and the ability to take ownership of change initiatives. Additionally, you’ll be approachable, friendly and adaptable, with a positive, can-do attitude and the ability to multitask.

Job Title: Senior Finance Manager

Location: Emerald Street, Holborn, London / WFH (Hybrid, office attendance required)

Contract Type: Full Time, permanent

Term: Full-Time, 09:30-18:00

Start Date: ASAP

Reports to: CEO

To apply for the role, please email jobs@novel.audio with the subject line SENIOR FINANCE MANAGER. Please include a copy of your CV and any other relevant information, as well as a cover note outlining why you’re a good candidate for the role. Please also include where you saw the position advertised.

Applicants must have the correct work permissions for the UK.

Application deadline: Tuesday 7th February 2023

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It is obvious the podcast industry needs to change and become more diverse. We are therefore particularly keen to hear from applicants that are underrepresented in the industry, such as those from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic backgrounds and those with disabilities.

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We work from our central London office. We do however operate a hybrid working policy, as well as a flexible working policy around time and location, in the hope of being as accommodating to individual circumstances as possible.