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Finance Director, B2C Media
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Finance Director, B2C Media
Finance Director – Global Ad Sales (Commercial Finance) at Future B2C
Future B2C is a leading global platform inspiring, entertaining, and fuelling the passions of millions of consumers daily. Through a diverse digital footprint of trusted heritage brands—spanning technology, gaming, entertainment, and lifestyle—we connect highly engaged audiences with content, communities, and products they love.
Our B2C teams drive the experiences shaping consumer decisions worldwide. By joining us, you’ll collaborate with passionate experts to create meaningful impacts, scale iconic global media brands, and innovate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
The Role
This is a critical senior finance position, reporting to the Group Commercial Finance Director with a dotted line to the Chief Revenue Officer, Executive VP of eCommerce, and their senior leadership teams.
As the Finance Director, you will be the lead commercial business partner to the Global Ad Sales teams, responsible for:
- Driving ad sales revenue and related gross contribution for the division.
- Leading forecasting and budgeting across all commercial finance areas, including:
- Revenue recognition and variance analysis.
- Insights-driven financial decision-making.
- Performance reporting and business partnering.
- Developing and managing a team of commercial finance business partners, fostering a growth mindset and promoting best practice.
- Advancing process improvement within both the Commercial Finance team and the wider finance function.
- Strategically balancing risk and opportunity using data and insights to optimise commercial performance.
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What You’ll Bring
With a strategic growth mindset, you’ll excel in a team environment and excel at bridging finance, business strategy, and operations. We’re looking for:
- Strategic commercial finance experience, preferably in a media or B2C revenue-driven environment.
- C-suite-level communication skills to distil complex financial/operational data into clear, insightful insights for decision-makers.
- Proven ability to develop actionable insights driving executive-level choices, with a problem-solving attitude.
- Strong numeracy, analytical, and numeracy skills, paired with the confidence to lead complex/difficult challenges.
- Relationship-building with business leaders, operations teams, and stakeholders, demonstrating adaptability and collaboration.
- Ability to balance challenge and support across teams, including conflict resolution where needed.
- Hybrid remote readiness: Willingness to serve business leaders in North America (Central/Eastern Time, GMT -5 to -7) and adjust working hours as required.
- Effective workload prioritisation, balancing long-term initiatives with immediate commercial impact.
- Flexibility and commercial awareness, embracing continuous learning and varied responsibilities.
- A qualified accountant with CPA/ACA/ACCA qualifications.
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Why This Career Stands Out
- Competitive Salary: Expected range of £110,000 – £140,000.
- HybridFlexible Working: Base from Bath or London, with 2 days in-office, 3 days remote flexibility.
- Employee Perks:
- Uncapped leave—trust in managing workloads.
- Profit-sharing bonus scheme for team/company success.
- Referral rewards for bringing in new Future team members.
- Well-being support via our Colleague Assistant Programmes.
- Opportunity to purchase Future shares through our Share Incentive Plan.
About Us
Future is the global leader in specialist media, with 3,000 employees across 200+ media brands, spanning websites, magazines, events, podcasts, newsletters, and social platforms. We’re ambitious, driven, and purpose-led, backed by a trusted brand that inspires trusted, expert content for engaged audiences.
Our Culture: Together, our shared Future, Our Responsibility values champion inclusion and diversity—because different perspectives drive innovation. Discover more on our website.
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