Commercial Finance Manager (Subscriptions)
The Commercial Finance Manager will play a key role working in partnership with the business to drive financial performance and strategy development. This role will have a specific focus on the subscription business while also maintaining broader commercial finance responsibility across the business.
The position involves owning the review of monthly reporting on the performance of business units to support the achievement of business and financial objectives. The manager will develop and maintain sophisticated subscription financial models to improve forecasting accuracy and support pricing and packaging decisions.
- Own the review of monthly reporting on performance of business units to support achievement of business and financial objectives.
- Develop and maintain sophisticated subscription financial models to improve forecasting accuracy and support pricing and packaging decisions.
- Monitor and analyse key subscription metrics (LTV, Churn, ARPU, CAC) to identify growth opportunities and investment returns.
- Working in the Subscriptions Growth Team to integrate financial strategy into subscription growth initiatives (e.g., paywall changes, new tier launches).
- Evaluate commercial data effectively and communicate articulately to non-financial stakeholders.
- Identify efficiency opportunities and execute in partnership with business executives and Head of Commercial Finance.
- Fortnightly updated forecast of financial performance of business areas including costs.
- Delivery of annual budget and quarterly reforecasts for business units.
- Financial appraisal of potential new opportunities and investment requests.
- Management and development of a finance analyst.
- Work with the wider Finance Team to maintain an environment of continuous improvement.
- Other ad-hoc duties as required.
- Qualified accountant (required)
- Experience working within a subscription-based business (required)
- Strong understanding of subscription economics (LTV, CAC, Churn, ARPU) and modeling techniques (required)
- Organised, structured and results focused (required)
- Excellent attention to detail (required)
- Values and understands the importance of, and can present information neatly and professionally (required)
- Problem solver and innovator (required)
- Collaborative, engaging and influencing communication style (required)
- Can demonstrate the gravitas to provide insightful challenge to senior executives (required)
- Good knowledge of finance systems (required)
- Intermediate/Advanced Excel (required)
- Private medical insurance
- Excellent parental leave
- Working globally policy
- Mental health support
- Assistance programs
- Social gatherings
- Pension scheme
- Birthdays off work
- 25 days of holiday per year
- Life assurance
- Star card
- Step Further Awards (our employee recognition program)
- Season Ticket Loan
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Complimentary access to Racing Post Members Club, complete with an Ultimate Membership
- Volunteer two days per year with our charity partner
Spotlight Sports Group is a global media and technology company operating across horse racing and sports betting. It combines more than 40 years of Racing Post heritage with consumer brands such as Pickswise, myracing and Free Super Tips, alongside B2B products that power major operators, affiliates and media groups. Its technology includes the Superfeed content engine, Halo live streaming, Spotlight iQ AI-driven insights and digital and print betting-shop displays, plus the ICS-digital and ICS-translate marketing and localisation agencies covering more than 80 languages. Headquartered in London, the company employs over 400 people and serves leading names in betting, racing and sports media.