What’s the role?

This role forms part of the Editorial commercial finance team, partnering with the business owners of the editorial cost base of News Corp Australia.

You will support the Head of Commercial Finance and key business stakeholders to deliver an efficient editorial cost base budget supported by standardised and consistently high quality reporting, planning and analysis to provide the necessary financial insight to make informed business decisions.

This role is integral to ensuring editorial investment is aligned with News Corpʼs strategic direction to drive audiences efficiently, delivering long term profitability for the business.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with key stakeholders to drive informed commercial decisions and improve budget management across all expenditure lines.

Provide insightful reporting, analyzing both financial and non-financial data to key stakeholders.

Own and prepare budgets, forecasts, and monthly financial results while explaining variances between actual results, budget, and forecast.

Identify and implement process and efficiency improvements to benefit the business in partnership with stakeholders.

Oversee month-end activities, including journal entries, accruals, and monitoring financial performance to identify risks and opportunities.

Who are you?

CA/CPA qualification is required, with prior experience in a similar role highly regarded.

Strong commercial acumen and professional accounting expertise, with a proven ability to manage financial performance.

Exceptional financial acumen, including cost management experience, and the ability to partner and influence key stakeholders.

Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive outcomes effectively.

A strategic, self-driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is resilient in managing competing priorities and deadlines.

News Benefits

News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:

Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp familyHealth & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices) Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.Helping you grow - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion - focused education series) and recognitionFinancial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your moneyPerks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and servicesGiving back - Make a difference to our communities.Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms

Who are we?

What’s next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know. For more information regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the DEI section.

Category:Finance and Strategy