Chief Financial Officer

Job description

Reporting to the OOU CEO, London and Group CFO of Basilic Fly Studio, India

This is a hands-on, strategic role supporting our London and Paris operations. As a core member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will act as a trusted advisor, bridging commercial strategy with operational depth to drive business growth.

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. Acting as a trusted advisor, and 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 any 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 actively 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 maintaining a 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 to support growth and performance. - 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, raising standards across the team.  - 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 - Experience in the VFX industry or similar creative environment would be highly advantageous - Experience managing multi-location or international finance functions is beneficial - Proven experience as a FD or senior financial lead with business strategy and operations focus, ideally in growth, turnaround, or project-based environments - Knowledge of UK and France Film & TV Tax Rebates would be advantageous - Strong audit, R&D tax claim, and statutory reporting experience - ACCA or ICAEW with 8–10 years of senior financial leadership experience in growth or project-based environments - Strong international accounting expertise with multi-location oversight and statutory reporting. - Expert financial modelling skills with a commercially astute mindset focused on business scalability. - Proven leadership capability with experience managing remote or cross-border teams.