Production Finance Reporting and Data Analyst (12 Months FTC) Full Time

Job Title: Production Finance Reporting and Data Analyst (12 Months FTC)

Reports to: Senior Production Finance Manager

Department: CACL – Commercial Affairs

Location: Leeds

Department Description

Commercial Affairs is responsible for the financial, legal and business aspects of programme making and is tasked with negotiating all contractual, financial and other deal terms between Channel 4 and programme suppliers, in particular independent companies who make programmes on Channel 4’s behalf. The commissioning teams are supported by Legal and Business Affairs Managers and Production Finance Managers who work with commissioning editors to agree the editorial, financial and contractual details of each project, and to manage the business issues arising.

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for conducting in-depth analysis and reporting on Commissioning and Commercial Affairs data. This is achieved by running and taking ownership of a suite of reports and fully understanding how the underlying data is captured. Liaising with stakeholders across various departments providing insight to the business through routine and ad hoc reporting and data analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare first draft of all monthly, quarterly and annual reports for review by SPFM;
• Understand the underlying data and take measures to ensure that it is correct.
• Maintain the underlying spreadsheets that are used to create reporting packs.
• Ensure that data collection is consistent across the board to ensure meaningful and accurate reporting and analysis.
• Ensure that system-based reports parameters are accessing all relevant data. Ownership and management (including creation) of business objects reports.
• Liaise with stakeholders across the business to understand their reporting requirements.
• Clear and simple presentation of data that can be easily understood by non-finance colleagues.
• To look for areas of improvement and make suggestions where relevant.
• To attend meetings with or in place of the SPFM where relevant to the role.
• Other ad hoc duties as requested.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Experience of working with large volumes of data and providing reporting and analysis
• Able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail.
• Has a track record of working to tight deadlines whilst maintaining high standards of accuracy.
• Very strong MS Excel skills including V-lookups and Pivot tables.
• Good working knowledge of MS PowerPoint.

Desirable Experience & Skills

Some experience of Microsoft Power BI or a willingness to learn it.

Hybrid working

From September 2023, C4 has operated a 60/40 working pattern, equating to three office days per week. Having everyone in the office three days a week gives us more opportunity to build our high performing, inclusive culture; to collaborate and to learn and share with each other, as well as helping to coordinate a regular pattern of home and office working days. Employees then have the flexibility to decide where they spend the rest of the working week. All our offices are open five days a week.

Salary Basic salary from £33,400 dependant on experience

Application questions to complete

Please remember to complete the additional application questions by uploading a Word or PDF attachment. These questions really help us get to know you better and we won’t be able to consider your application without them.

• Please outline how you meet the ‘Essential Experience & Skills’ outlined in the Job Description (Max 500 words)

Benefits There are a million reasons why it’s great to work at Channel 4, here are just a few of the perks for you;

• Private medical insurance with NO EXCESS
• Free Virtual GP access for employees
• Free Female Health hormone test each year
• Free Tastecard membership
• Financial guidance 1-2-1’s available each quarter
• Free OnHand (as featured on Dragon’s Den) volunteering membership
• Discounted Gym memberships
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Holiday Buy/Sell

Applications Close Date 13 May 2024

Equal Opportunities Channel 4’s purpose is to create change through entertainment; by representing unheard voices, challenging with purpose and delivering content which reflects the diversity of different communities across the UK.

We are only able to deliver on this remit by having a workforce rich in diversity of thought, background and lived experience. As an employer we encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on disability, age, gender reassignment, gender expression, criminal history, length of time spent unemployed, marriage or civil partnership status, national origin, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Disability Confident Scheme

Channel 4 is a member of the Business Disability Forum (BDF) and has also maintained the highest level of the Department of Work and Pension’s Disability Confident scheme – Level 3: Leader. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, we aim to offer an interview to all candidates who have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and who meet the essential criteria for an advertised job. If you wish your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please select yes when completing the application questions. For more information, please visit the Disability Confident Campaign website.

For our roles and schemes that receive a high volume of applications it may not be possible to provide an interview to all applicants who meet the essential criteria and in this situation we can only select applications that best meet the skills needed for the role.

Care Leaver Friendly Employer

Channel 4 is a Care Leaver Friendly Employer. By signing the Care Leaver Friendly Employer Charter and adopting its principles, we are supporting an immensely talented yet often under-served and under-represented community of young people/ adults. We commit to offering an interview (and constructive feedback) to applicants who identify as care experienced and meet the essential criteria for the role as outlined on the job description. Applicants should indicate if they wish to apply under our Care Leaver Scheme by selecting the option on the application form.

Workplace Adjustments

We are committed to providing disabled applicants a level playing field when applying for a job and support whilst employed to perform to the best of their ability and develop their careers. If you have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and require any adjustments, additional support or alternative arrangements during the recruitment and wish to discuss this confidentially, please let us know via the following e-mail recruitment@channel4.co.uk