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