Please note this role is advertised on a 18 month fixed term contract.

Our Finance Teams: Our Finance team has a large part to play in the success of our business. We are based across a few locations, but operate as one team, and work together to create a positive, productive and highly efficient finance department within News UK.

Day to day you will:

Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly Reporting

Monitoring of the weekly results reporting

Own month end processing across BU's including responsibility for all month end accruals/prepayment postings, management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations for the relevant stations.

Present and comment on monthly results with key stakeholders within your station.

Assist with the full P&L monthly results and commentary reporting to the News UK group reporting team.

Responsibility of balance sheet accruals and prepayments accounts reconciliation and load to blackline

Monthly headcount reporting

Assist with Quarterly corporate reporting requirements

Reconcile and submit quarterly royalty returns for the Wireless UK and NI radio stations.

Headcount reporting

Own the budget and quarterly reforecast processes for the relevant stations, including business partnering with key stakeholders, as well as any TM1 uploads and reconciliations.

Challenge assumptions provide by the business around cost changes

Support business with new business cases

Ensure business stakeholders are kept up to date with any over/under spends and working closely to identify ways to ensure we meet budget expectations

Support Finance Manager/HoF with any queries related to your stations, or headcount.

Process improvement projects as required

Prioritising and responding to ad hoc requests such as billing queries & ofcom returns.

Qualification & Experience - ACCA/CIMA finalist/qualified with at least 2 years relevant work experience

Experience of compiling budgets and forecasts

Analysis - strong analytical and data interpretation skills, underpinned by system skills (including Excel)

Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise

Initiative-taking - can work independently

TM1/SAP experience beneficial

We are News UK: 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 talkSPORT, Times Radio, TalkTV and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio 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 multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access

Private medical insurance including 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 to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling

A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year