Group Reporting Analyst

at  News UK

Group Reporting Analyst
Location:
London
Department:
Finance
Salary Details:
Not Specified
Advertising End Date:
05 Dec 2024
Job Description
Your role: Finance role supporting the Head of Finance, across Group FP&A. Group Finance is a key function with oversight of all areas of the business and regular direct liaison with CFO/CEO.
The principal responsibility of the role is to assist in processing and delivering regular P&L performance reporting and analysis, along with budgets and forecasts across the News UK Group portfolio to the CFO and US Head Office, combined with ad hoc analysis to support the business in making decisions.
We offer a flexible working arrangement where employees are expected to be in the office a minimum of three days per week. For the remaining two days, there is the option to work remotely if desired.

Day to day you will:

• Assist in the preparation and analysis of weekly results to the CFO
• The preparation and submission of weekly results to News Corp
• To assist in the logistics of the weekly reporting process and execute systems

changes

• Investigate and solve any variances which arise during the weekly reporting

Process

• Ensuring consolidation, tax and cash flow teams receive numbers at the end of

each reporting cycle in line with the timetable

• Supporting the on-going development of reporting outputs and monthly review

process

• Assist in the completion of US narrative explaining variances

What we’re looking for from you:

• Pro-active individual who indicates via their actions a desire to get the job done
• Experience of coordinating information involving multiple business areas
• Proven organisational skills
• Commercially aware with strong accounting skills
• Strong report writing skills coupled with a high level of IT literacy in excel and

ideally SAP and TM1

• Tenacity and willingness to challenge at all levels
• Drive and enthusiasm to develop the role and realise process efficiency
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and

external stakeholders
We offer a flexible working arrangement where employees are expected to be in the office a minimum of three days per week. For the remaining two days, there is the option to work remotely if desired.
News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include TalkTV, talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.
Life at News
Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.
To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through ourDiversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy (https://www.news.co.uk/more-than-the-news/diversity-inclusion/) , which focuses on three main priorities – attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have12 employee led networks and groups (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCi-KiMlL4&t=2s) that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.
Benefits
Some of our benefits include:
+ Maternityleave up to 18 weeks full basic salary &paternityleave up to 2 weeks
+ Wide range oftrainingavailable, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
+ Private medical insuranceincluding coverage for pre-existing conditions
+ Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
+ ‘Bikes for Work’and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
+ Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
+ Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
+ Access towellbeing benefitssuch as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
+ A generouspensionscheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
+ 25 daysholiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4volunteeringdays per year
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