Fractional Finance Director

The Role

Fractional Finance Director (3 days per Week)

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.