Hybrid Strategic Finance Associate

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About the role

  • Strategic Finance Associate supporting the commercial finance team in understanding player behavior at Jagex. Designing and maintaining Excel-based models for forecasting and strategic insights.

Responsibilities

  • Model Development & Maintenance
  • Design and build a dynamic Excel model to track and forecast player churn by cohort, incorporating key behavioural and financial metrics (e.g. acquisition date, spend, activity, retention curves).
  • Maintain and update the model regularly with new data from finance and data analytics teams.
  • Ensure the model is transparent, auditable, and scalable for future business needs.
  • Support with the preparation of Board materials Data Analysis & Insights
  • Maintain the on-going partnership with the Games and Data teams to reflect changes to assumptions and game roadmaps.
  • Supporting creation of business cases to calculate and support ROI narrative
  • Analyse player lifecycle data to identify churn drivers, retention trends, and revenue impacts.
  • Segment players into cohorts (e.g. by acquisition channel, geography, game title, or spend level).
  • Work closely with marketing and product teams to quantify the impact of retention campaigns or game changes.
  • Financial Forecasting & Reporting
  • Work closely with product teams to translate Jagex position in the games industry & beyond
  • Integrate churn assumptions into revenue and cash flow forecasts.
  • Support budgeting and scenario modelling by providing insight into expected churn rates and lifetime values.
  • Prepare and present findings to finance leadership and key stakeholders across the business.
  • Collaboration & Cross-Functional Work
  • Partner with Data, Marketing, and Product teams to align definitions and data inputs.
  • Collaborate with BI and data engineers to automate model inputs over time (e.g. via SQL or Power Query).
  • Translate complex analytical outputs into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Strong Excel skills, including advanced formulas, data modelling, Power Query, and data visualisation (PivotTables, Charts).
  • Experience building financial or analytical models from scratch.
  • Excellent quantitative and analytical skills with a keen attention to detail.
  • Strong understanding of cohort analysis, churn modelling, or customer lifetime value (LTV) metrics.
  • Ability to communicate insights clearly to senior non-technical audiences.
  • Relevant degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or related field.
  • Experience relating to prior employment in Big 4, Investment Banking, Consulting, other Corporate Finance or similar / equivalent
  • Experience in gaming, entertainment, or subscription-based businesses.
  • Familiarity with SQL or data extraction from BI tools (e.g. Looker, Tableau, Power BI).
  • Exposure to Python, R, or other statistical tools for churn or retention modelling.
  • Understanding of digital marketing metrics and player acquisition funnels.
  • Curious and data-driven with a proactive approach to problem solving.
  • Comfortable managing large, complex datasets.
  • Strong business acumen – able to link data insights to financial performance.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Passion for gaming and understanding player behaviour.

Benefits

  • Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
  • Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
  • Employee Assistance Programme & onsite Counselling.
  • Life Insurance.
  • Discretionary annual performance bonus.
  • Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays + so much more!

Job title

Strategic Finance Associate

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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