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Overview
Music wouldn't exist without the work of songwriters, composers and publishers. We're here to represent them and make sure that they are paid for their work. After more than a century in the industry, we continue to innovate as a world-leading organisation.
The Role
This is a new role in our structure within the Strategic Finance team, who are responsible for strategic financial oversight, planning and strategic management of investments at PRS. The role has been created to provide the CEO and Executive with timely, proactive and data driven insights and strategic recommendations, to inform decision making, drive business performance and inform PRS strategy. This role has 3 direct reports and leads total team of 4.
We are looking for a seasoned leader with experience delivering reporting and insights for an executive level audience, as well as experience in delivering complex financial modelling, benchmarking and Merger & Acquisition analysis within an investment bank or investment portfolios. You will also need to be a strong people leader and be able to take a collaborative approach with stakeholders both within and outside of Finance. The key focus area of the role is implementing several new areas of capability to ensure that PRS leadership have the insights to guide executive decision-making and inform decisions around future strategy, opportunities and step changes in direction for the Business
Responsibilities
As our Head of Financial Insights, you will…
- Deliver actionable insights by analysing financial and operational data, identifying trends, risks, opportunities and recommendations.
- Own reporting of Strategic confidential projects and investments to the Executive Leadership team (ELT).
- Provide in-depth financial modelling, scenario planning, and forecasting to the CEO and ELT to guide executive decision-making and inform decisions around future strategy, opportunities and step changes in direction for the Business. This includes areas such as corporate finance modelling, M&A activity, funding strategies, company valuations and pricing mechanisms.
- Have strategic ownership of Joint Venture relations, and report on Joint Venture financials, including at Board level.
- Provide external (including international) market benchmarking and trend analysis to inform PRS strategic planning, developing and evolving the financial elements of the Target Operating Model (TOM) over time, including elements such as pricing.
- In collaboration with the internal stakeholders and the and Senior Leadership Team (SLT), deliver corporate and management KPI reporting process through the dynamic development and tracking of meaningful financial and non-financial business KPIs.
- Work collaboratively with a range of internal stakeholders to ensure access to data required for financial reporting via the PRS data warehouse and ensure the optimal use of data, AI and automation tools to enhance reporting.
- Be responsible for the overall performance, motivation, development and engagement of the Financial Insights team.
For a full list of duties, please email the recruitment team and request a copy of the job description.
About You
At PRS for Music, we want you to bring the best version of yourself to work. We believe that celebrating individuality promotes a culture of acceptance and openness. Along with being whoever you want to be, in an ideal world you will also have:
- An accountancy qualification with excellent track record of academic and professional accomplishment.
- Essential experience in investment banking or investment portfolios, Merger & Acquisitions and corporate finance.
- Experience in optimising Finance and Reporting systems
- Experience delivering reporting and insights for an executive level audience.
- Experience in delivering complex financial modelling, benchmarking and Merger & Acquisition analysis.
- Self-motivated with good organisational and communication skills with a strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to work well as part of a larger team.
- People leadership experience, including strong coaching, training and motivational skills.
- Strategic thinker, able to see the big picture.
What’s in it for you?
Here are just a few things that set PRS for Music apart from the crowd:
- We trust, value, and support our people to make the difference
- We believe that diversity of thought and experience provides the platform for innovation and creativity
- We are consciously inclusive and have eight Affinity Groups which you can join and make an impact
- We invest in the development of our people to drive our ambitions forward
- We offer a range of family friendly leave including enhanced maternity and paternity, grandparent, fertility, reproductive and menopause support.
- We know time to rest and recharge is important which is why we offer 25 days holiday entitlement with the option to top up twice annually up to a maximum of 30 days
- Employees can work from anywhere in the world for up to eight weeks of the year
- Plus a whole range of other benefits, including retail discounts, gym discounts, season ticket or bicycle loan.
The Process
Our Interview Process For This Role Is Simple
- First stage interview will take place virtually on MS Teams.
- Second stage interview will take place in person at our London Bridge Hub.
We use competency-based questions within our interviews. This allows you to provide examples of situations where you have had to demonstrate the required skills relevant to the role you are applying for. To assist your preparation for interview, research the STAR method to aid bringing your examples to life.
Location
We offer a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work from home up to three days a week.
To ensure the health and safety of all our employees, if you wish to work from home for more than 2.5 days per week, we will conduct a quick and easy remote-working assessment.
If you sound like you could be the right person for the job, apply now.
At PRS we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging for all. We have taken a holistic approach to ensure that no one feels excluded regardless of age, class, sexuality, gender, race, religion, or ability. We value the needs of everyone in our organisation and strive to build an environment where our employee’s contributions are recognised in order that everyone may thrive. 
