Finance Director

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• Business Area

  Finance

• Salary

  Competitive

• Hours

  40

• Type

  Permanent - Full Time

• Closing Date

  09-11-2026 at 23:59

• Location

  ATG Productions, Duke of York’s Theatre
  London
  London
  WC2N 4BG

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The Role: Finance Director – ATG Productions

The Finance Director – ATG Productions is part of the Leadership Team for ATG Productions and will be instrumental in driving the success and direction of the business. This will be done through the reporting, analysis, and interrogation of insightful and timely information and by providing appropriate and accurate financial information to drive decision making.

This role is based in London, predominantly at ATG Productions office (at The Tom Stoppard Theatre), occasionally spending time with the wider ATG commercial finance team (115 Shaftesbury Avenue) or with the financial reporting team in Woking (Alexander House, Church Path).

Reports to Senior Producer at ATG Productions, with a matrix dotted line into the Group CFO. Manages one direct report: Assistant Accountant – ATG Productions.

Key responsibilities

Financial management of ATG Productions department

• Oversee the financial management of ATG Productions, and lead the business partner relationship.
• Work with the ATG Productions Leadership team to deliver annual budget, forecasts, cash flow, and strategic plans to ATG UK Senior Leadership Team to drive profitability and in line with Group requirements.
• Proactively model and analyse business opportunities, providing strategic insights on viability and potential to the business.
• Review monthly management accounts, overseeing the month end process and highlighting any business issues that emerge, to ensure correct financial results are recorded in group reporting processes, including P&L, Balance Sheet, and cashflow.
• Own and continuously improve finance processes across ATG Productions, identifying efficiencies in line with the company’s emphasis on simple, efficient solutions.
• Define and maintain departmental reporting templates, dashboards and KPIs so that information is timely, consistent, and decision-ready.
• Own and maintain financial controls across ATG Productions, ensuring the department adheres to the Delegation of Authority as defined by the Group.

Leadership

• Lead, manage and develop the Assistant Accountant, setting objectives, providing regular feedback, and conducting performance and development reviews.
• Drive financial acumen of the department, providing ad-hoc training to the General Management team in areas such as VAT, TTR and FEU taxes, and miscellaneous excel skills.
•  Identify development opportunities for team members, promoting a culture of learning consistent with the company’s values.
• Manage relationship and work closely with outsourced Production Accounting, helping communication, compliance, and flow of critical information.
• Liaise with ATG’s finance teams in the UK Head Office and internationally regarding productions and investments in the respective territories.

Theatrical productions

• Review production budgets prior to their greenlighting, and lead the process for the preparation and presentation of Production Investment Committee documentation, including department income from the production, and forward-plan corporate and investment structure for new shows.
•  Work with General Management Team to review production accounts and appraise financial performance, including reviewing cashflow requirements during rehearsal period while investment is being raised, and once performances commence.
• Ensure production accounts are appropriately closed out at the end of the production.
• Calculate, and advise on tax implications for, investor distributions in accordance with recoupment waterfalls.
• Prepare production SPV entities’ statutory accounts and corporation tax workings including TTR calculations. Liaise with external taxation compliance providers and ATG G