Senior Financial Planning and Studios Manager - Premier League Studios

The Premier League Studio’s Finance department is looking for a Senior Financial Planning and Studios Manager to join the team and drive the organisation’s financial planning and operational finance support for our studio and production activities.  

This role is central to ensuring accurate forecasting and commercially sound decision-making within a fast-paced, creative production environment. The successful candidate will partner closely with production, operations, commercial, and senior leadership teams to support project costing, resource planning, and performance analysis.

Who we are

The Premier League is home to some of the most competitive and compelling football in the world. The League and its Clubs use the power and popularity of the competition to inspire fans, communities and partners in the UK and across the world. The Premier League brings people together from all backgrounds. It is a competition for everyone, everywhere and is available to watch in 900 million homes in 189 countries.

In November 2024, the Premier League announced it was establishing a new in-house media operations business launching at the start of the 2026/27 Premier League Season. Premier League Studios will be responsible for all international media content production and distribution, providing a best-in-class content service to the Premier League’s partners and millions of passionate fans around the world.

Premier League Studios is an equal opportunities employer and strives to create an inclusive culture where talent can flourish. We believe in the potential of everyone and open our doors to those who share those values. All appointments will be made based on merit; however, we particularly encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people.

Our hybrid-working model also allows you some variety on your place of work, offering you the chance to work from home on some days each week. Where possible, you will attend the office in line with our company policy. All staff liaise closely with their line manager to manage their time appropriately and according to their work and team requirements. 

The role

Financial Planning & Budgeting

• Lead annual budgets and periodic reforecasts for studio and production cost centres
• Work with production and operations teams to develop budgets, analyse cost drivers and assess resource requirements
• Support medium and long-term planning for studio capacity, investment needs and commercial opportunities
• Report operational performance metrics such as utilisation, cost recovery and project profitability

Production Finance Support & Business Partnering

• Develop dashboards and analysis to support decision-making across production, commercial, and operational teams
• Review and challenge production forecasts, actuals and cost reconciliations
• Build strong cross-functional relationships to improve financial literacy and enhance operational decision-making
• Present financial insights clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders

Cost Management & Investment Planning

• Develop cost control measures to ensure business sustainability
• Evaluate investment opportunities, capital expenditure, and resource allocation
• Support commercial negotiations by providing financial modelling, pricing support, scenario planning and profitability analysis
• Ensure optimal financial management of productions, licensing agreements, and content distribution models

Systems, Processes & Continuous Improvement

• Enhance financial models, reporting tools and processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and visibility
• Work with finance systems teams to optimise the use of ERP, production management systems and forecasting tools
• Identify opportunities for automation and improved workflow management

Requirements for the role

• Chartered accountancy qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.)
• Strong experience in management accounting or FP&A or commercial finance
• Excellent analytical and modelling skills; confident working with large, complex data sets
• Ability to apply a structured approach towards balancing multiple demands and priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Effective communicator with the ability to translate complex financial information
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Experience within a production finance environment (TV, sports media or broadcasting), preferred
• Knowledge of working with accounting software, Concur, Microsoft Dynamics GP and 365 Business Central, preferred.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated and a good team player

Our commitment to safeguarding includes implementing robust safer recruitment procedures to assess the suitability of individuals applying for roles that involve work with children and adults who are or may be at risk of harm. For further information, please see our

Safeguarding Policy

and

Safer Recruitment Guidance.

To apply please visit our

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and apply with your CV and a cover letter. The closing date for applications is Monday 12 January 2026.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact

recruitment@premierleague.com

About The Premier League

The Premier League is home to some of the most competitive and compelling football in the world. The League and its Clubs use the power and popularity of the competition to inspire fans, communities and partners in the UK and across the world. The Premier League brings people together from all backgrounds. It is a competition for everyone, everywhere and is available to watch in over 900 million homes in 189 countries.

We have a wide variety of responsibilities. These include organising the competition and its Handbook as well as managing the centralised broadcast and commercial rights. The work we do in conjunction with the Clubs also goes far beyond the 90 minutes. We support and provide a framework for youth development, we protect the organisation’s intellectual property, support the wider game and community programmes, undertake international development work and liaise with governing bodies and other leagues. 

The Premier League is an equal opportunities employer and strives to create an inclusive culture where talent can flourish. We believe in the potential of everyone and open our doors to those who share those values. All appointments will be made based on merit; however, we particularly encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people.  

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