Strategic Finance Analyst

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Finance Analyst to support the commercial finance team in understanding and forecasting player behaviour, with a particular focus on player churn and retention.

The successful candidate will design, build, and maintain a robust Excel-based cohort model that quantifies churn dynamics, supports financial forecasting, and helps guide strategic decisions around player lifetime value, marketing ROI, and retention initiatives.

Location: Hybrid - 2 days a week in Jagex office (Cambridge)

Reports to: Director of Commercial Finance

Key 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.

Key Skills & Experience

Essential:

• 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   

Desirable:

• 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.

Personal Attributes

• 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.