Finance Associate/Intern

<h2><strong>Finance Associate/Intern</strong></h2> <p><strong>Type of Role:</strong> Full-Time/Internship<br><strong>Location:</strong> London</p> <h3><strong>About Wonder Studios</strong></h3> <p>Wonder Studios is an AI-native film and content studio building an entertainment business for the AI era. Founded by award-winning filmmaker and creative technologist Justin Hackney and marketplace entrepreneur Xavier Collins, Wonder works across original IP,  commercial productions and filmmaker development.</p> <p>Wonder brings together a studio, talent marketplace and global community of creative and AI-native filmmakers, pairing creatives and engineers from the start of each project to support ambitious storytelling and new production models. </p> <p>We’ve raised more than $15 million from elite investors including LocalGlobe, Atomico and Adobe as well as angels from the leading AI companies including OpenAI, ElevenLabs, Google DeepMind. </p> <p>We’re now a team of 35+ based around the world with offices in London, LA, NYC and SF.</p> <p>For more information, visit <a href="https://www.wonderstudios.com">www.wonderstudios.com</a></p> <h3><strong>

The Role</strong></h3> <p>We are looking for a highly capable, organised and detail-oriented Finance Associate to join Wonder Studios. This is a unique opportunity to work directly with our Head of Finance, supporting strategic finance for the Executive Team, business heads on their P&Ls, and preparation of management accounts. This is a central role in enabling critical decision-making and building the foundation for success of a fast-growing AI-driven production studio. </p> <p>This is a hands-on position, ideal for someone who thrives in a startup environment and wants to make a high impact by taking ownership of critical deliverables.</p> <h3><strong>What You’ll Work On</strong></h3> <h4><em>Strategic Finance </em></h4> <ul> <li>Build and maintain financial models (budgeting, scenario planning, cash flow tracking) </li> <li>Provide visibility on cash management with monthly and quarterly forecasting</li> <li>Identify pathways to meet financial targets </li> <li>Complete timely financial reporting and reconciliation for our monthly Management Accounts </li> <li>Support on banking relationships and treasury / liquidity strategy </li> <li>Help maintain compliance and statutory documentation</li> </ul> <h4><em>Business Support </em></h4> <ul> <li>Coordinate with stakeholders, including GTM, Production and Platform, on revenue generation and expense management, including setting project budgets, invoicing and financial documentation </li> <li>Own procurement, including sourcing and renewals of all vendors and tech stack </li> </ul> <h4><em>Systems & Tools</em></h4> <ul> <li>Help manage and optimise our core tools: Rippling, Notion, Google Workspace</li> </ul> <h3><strong>

Who You Are</strong></h3> <ul> <li>2–4 years of professional experience in finance or a related field (startup or fast-paced environment preferred, e.g., investment banking).</li> <li>Highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable handling multiple priorities and stakeholders.</li> <li>Proactive self-starter who enjoys taking ownership and solving problems.</li> <li>Strong financial literacy with excellent Google Sheets skills (pivot tables, formulas, dashboards, scenario modelling).</li> <li>Familiar with Rippling, Notion, Xero, Apron, Asana, Google Workspace.</li> <li>Excellent communicator in written and spoken English.</li> <li>Excited by the opportunity to help build the financial and operational backbone of a fast-growing startup.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Why Wonder</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Work at the forefront of AI-native filmmaking, marketing award-winning content that is genuinely changing how stories get made and who gets to make them</li> <li>Gain unique exposure across the worlds of film, technology and AI, working alongside partners including Google DeepMind, Universal Music Group and Adobe</li> <li>Join at the moment it matters: $15M raised, $1M+ revenue in year one, on target to hit $10M this year, and the most exciting part of building still ahead</li> </ul>