Finance Associate/Intern

Finance Associate/Intern Type of Role: Full-Time/Internship Location: London About Wonder Studios 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 Role 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. 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 On Strategic 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 Business Support - 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 Systems & Tools - Help manage and optimise our core tools: Rippling, Notion, Google Workspace Who You Are - 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. Why Wonder - 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