Chief Financial Officer

Reporting Structure

• Report to: OOU CEO (London) and Group CFO (Basilic Fly Studio, India).
• Role Type: Hands-on, strategic.
• Team Placement: Core member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Responsibilities

Drive Financial Intelligence & Reporting

• Deliver monthly financials including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow for London, Paris, and consolidated views.
• Provide detailed variance analyses comparing actuals against the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), forecasts, and historical periods.
• Present granular financial insights to Executive Leadership and parent company stakeholders in India.

Lead Global Teams & Compliance

• Manage a global finance team distributed across London, Paris, and India supporting line management and statutory reporting.
• Support team members, acting as an escalation point and maintaining a team structure and skillset to ensure optimal delivery.
• Lead quarterly limited reviews strictly aligned with Indian public listing norms for the parent entity.
• Coordinate annual statutory audits and manage relationships with auditors, accountants, and banking partners.
• Oversee regional legal functions ensuring full tax compliance and corporate governance across jurisdictions.

Partner with Business Strategy

• Collaborate directly with the CEO, Global Board Directors, and CXOs to execute key business initiatives.
• Act as a trusted advisor, working closely with the Group CFO to safeguard the Company’s financial position.
• Develop robust pricing strategies and complex costing models to track project delivery performance metrics.
• Build financial scenario models and forward-looking forecasts to guide investor and executive decisions.
• Optimize financial oversight across high-value projects and provide ad-hoc guidance on UK/international tax credits and R&D claims.
• Partner with the CEO to provide a finance presence and guidance at relevant client meetings.

Skills and Attributes

• Commercially astute: Excellent analytical and financial modelling capability.
• Ability to flex: Comfortable operating at both board and operational levels.
• Strong decision-making and accountability: Confident, decisive, and comfortable taking ownership; able to judge the right next move for the studio while balancing wider global priorities.
• Project management: Ability to proactively move tasks along to completion, resolving barriers before they become problematic.
• Communication: Confident and strong communicator; ensures clear communication across the team, adapting methods to support understanding and alignment.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with others; builds an inclusive team environment where diverse perspectives are sought and valued.
• Problem solving: Leads the team in identifying and resolving issues, considering broader impact and company priorities; creates an environment where challenges and conflicts are addressed constructively using clear, agreed approaches.
• Adaptability: Ability to adapt to direction or process changes; flexible and open approach to adapt and improve ways of working while maintaining positive energy.
• Openness to Feedback: Seeks and responds constructively to feedback from team members and colleagues; creates a culture where feedback is clear, actionable, and regularly exchanged.
• Leadership: Sets a clear vision and direction for the team; leads by example to create a positive and supportive working environment; encourages personal growth and establishes a culture of learning and professionalism.
• Self-awareness: Ability to resolve and diffuse problems, treating colleagues with kindness and respect, navigating different personalities to get the best out of everyone.

Experience and Qualifications

• Education/Certification: ACCA or ICAEW.
• Leadership Experience: 8–10 years of senior financial leadership experience in growth or project-based environments.
• Professional Background:
  • Proven experience as a FD or senior financial lead with business strategy and operations focus.
  • Strong audit, R&D tax claim, and statutory reporting experience.
  • Expert financial modelling skills with a commercially astute mindset focused on business scalability.
  • Proven leadership capability with experience managing remote or cross-border teams.
  • Strong international accounting expertise with multi-location oversight and statutory reporting.
• Advantageous/Preferred:
  • Experience in the VFX industry or similar creative environment.
  • Experience managing multi-location or international finance functions.
  • Knowledge of UK and France Film & TV Tax Rebates.