Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

About BLAST

At BLAST, we’re all about creating extraordinary live and digital experiences — from arena-packing esports tournaments to unforgettable content that engages fans around the globe. We Make It Bold by challenging the norm and delivering fresh, creative formats that redefine what’s possible in the industry. We Make It Together by building close, collaborative partnerships with world-leading game publishers and brands to produce truly world-class results. And we Make It Happen by bringing energy, precision, and a problem-solving mindset to everything we do — across games like Counter-Strike, DOTA 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League, and Fortnite.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and share our passion for pushing boundaries, we’d love to hear from you.

The role
The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis will take the lead on BLAST's group-wide financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and strategic decision support.

You will own our forward-looking financial framework, translating the group's strategy into tangible financial plans. By providing sharp commercial insight and rigorous performance analysis, you’ll ensure our Executive Leadership Team and Board have the data they need to make informed, strategic capital allocation decisions.

The Director will lead the continued evolution of FP&A from a reporting function into a strategic business partner, translating BLAST's strategy into measurable financial plans and providing early visibility of the opportunities, risks and actions required to improve growth, profitability, cash generation and long-term value creation..

Reporting to the VP Group Finance, you will collaborate closely with the CFOO, Director of Financial Control, Head of Treasury, the Executive Leadership Team, and business leaders across the Group.

Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the group's annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Translate BLAST's strategy into clear, measurable financial plans and performance targets.
• Develop integrated forecasts that cover revenue, profitability, cash flow, investment, and funding needs.
• Lead scenario modelling and strategic analysis to support Executive and Board decision-making.
• Ensure financial plans are commercially grounded, operationally achievable, and aligned with our strategic priorities.
  

Business Performance & Commercial Insight

• Own the group’s performance management framework and financial KPIs.
• Provide clear, actionable insights, identifying emerging trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with business leaders to drive profitability, cash generation, and financial accountability.
• Challenge commercial assumptions and improve decision-making through robust financial analysis.
• Translate financial data into practical recommendations and management actions.

Capital Allocation & Strategic Finance

• Lead the financial evaluation of major investments, strategic initiatives, and growth opportunities.
• Build business cases, investment appraisals, and scenario analyses.
• Support international expansion, acquisitions, and new business initiatives with commercial financial analysis.
• Monitor delivery of investment cases and expected financial benefits.
• Guide the Executive Leadership Team in prioritising capital allocation across the group.

Executive, Board & Investor Support

• Act as a trusted strategic adviser to the CFOO and the Executive Leadership Team.
• Lead the development of forward-looking financial content for board reports and strategic reviews.
• Create financial models and materials for fundraising and investor engagement.
• Present financial performance, outlook and strategic recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Work closely with Financial Control to ensure consistency between historical reporting and future forecasts.

FP&A Transformation & Business Partnering

• Drive the continued development of our FP&A processes, systems, and analytical capabilities.
• Define FP&A requirements for ERP, planning systems and management reporting.
• Improve forecasting accuracy and financial insight across the business.
• Foster strong finance business partnering relationships throughout the organisation.
• Build a high-performing FP&A team and contribute to the broader finance leadership agenda.

Requirements

Essential

• Qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent.
• Significant experience leading FP&A, Commercial Finance or Strategic Finance within a complex international organisation.
• Proven experience leading group-level planning, forecasting, and performance management.
• Strong commercial judgement and strategic financial modelling skills.
• Experience supporting Executive teams, Boards and major investment decisions.
• A track record of influencing senior stakeholders and leading high-performing finance teams.

Desirable

• Experience supporting fundraising, investor relations, or lender reporting.
• Experience with acquisitions, strategic projects or international expansion.
• Experience implementing planning systems, ERP, or finance transformation programmes.
• Experience within media, technology, gaming, entertainment, or other international project-led businesses.

Success Measures

• Improved forecast accuracy and forward-looking visibility.
• Stronger alignment between financial planning and business strategy.
• Better commercial decision-making driven by high-quality financial insight.
• Effective capital allocation and investment appraisal.
• High-quality board, investor, and executive reporting.
• A scalable, commercially focused FP&A function recognised as a trusted strategic partner.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package

• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension and Health Insurance
• Awesome central office in the centre of London
• Team building and social events
• Team breakfasts, snacks and sodas
• Company trips (2024 we all went to Barcelona, 2026 we went to Berlin and had a BLAST)