Type of Role: Full-Time/Internship
Location: London
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.
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.
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.
We’re now a team of 35+ based around the world with offices in London, LA, NYC and SF.
For more information, visit www.wonderstudios.com
The RoleWe 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.
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.
What You’ll Work OnStrategic Finance- Build and maintain financial models (budgeting, scenario planning, cash flow tracking)
- Provide visibility on cash management with monthly and quarterly forecasting
- Identify pathways to meet financial targets
- Complete timely financial reporting and reconciliation for our monthly Management Accounts
- Support on banking relationships and treasury / liquidity strategy
- Help maintain compliance and statutory documentation
- Coordinate with stakeholders, including GTM, Production and Platform, on revenue generation and expense management, including setting project budgets, invoicing and financial documentation
- Own procurement, including sourcing and renewals of all vendors and tech stack
- Help manage and optimise our core tools: Rippling, Notion, Google Workspace
- 2–4 years of professional experience in finance or a related field (startup or fast-paced environment preferred, e.g., investment banking).
- Highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable handling multiple priorities and stakeholders.
- Proactive self-starter who enjoys taking ownership and solving problems.
- Strong financial literacy with excellent Google Sheets skills (pivot tables, formulas, dashboards, scenario modelling).
- Familiar with Rippling, Notion, Xero, Apron, Asana, Google Workspace.
- Excellent communicator in written and spoken English.
- Excited by the opportunity to help build the financial and operational backbone of a fast-growing startup.
- 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
- Gain unique exposure across the worlds of film, technology and AI, working alongside partners including Google DeepMind, Universal Music Group and Adobe
- 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
Skills Required
- 2-4 years of professional experience in finance or a related field
- Experience in a startup or fast-paced environment, such as investment banking
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
- Proactive self-starter who takes ownership and solves problems
- Strong financial literacy
- Excellent Google Sheets skills, including pivot tables, formulas, dashboards, and scenario modeling
- Familiarity with Rippling, Notion, Xero, Apron, Asana, and Google Workspace
- Excellent written and spoken English communication skills
- Interest in helping build the financial and operational backbone of a fast-growing startup
What We Do
Backed by LocalGlobe and Blackbird, Wonder Studios is an AI-native film studio that empowers emerging talent and produces original content. We're building an ecosystem that empowers a community of AI filmmakers, traditional creatives, and technologists, to build a new era of storytelling.
