What's the role?
This is a highly visible role that supports the organisation's planning and reporting cycle for NCA. The position acts as a key link between individual business partnering teams and the executive leadership overseeing NCA as a whole.
You will be accountable for delivering strategic insights through internal and external reporting to senior stakeholders across News Corp Australia and Global Head Office (New York), helping to drive commercial value.
A key part of the role is collaborating closely with other commercial finance teams to understand all areas of the business, then distilling results into clear, meaningful narratives for leadership.
Responsibilities
* Own and craft the narrative of NCA's financial results by analysing performance trends and key drivers.
* Explain variances to budget and forecast, delivering clear insights to Executive Leadership and Global Head Office (New York).
* Support strategic decision-making for the Executive Leadership Team and Finance & Strategy Committee, including profitability analysis and cost/stretch target setting.
* Ensure the integrity of FP&A systems and act as the SME for system-related initiatives with the Systems & Data team.
* Respond to ad-hoc requests from internal and external stakeholders.
* Drive continuous improvement through process enhancements, automation, and standardised reporting to deliver a best-practice finance function.
Who are you?
* 5+ years of relevant experience in finance or FP&A.
* Post-graduate qualifications (e.g., CA/CPA).
* Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial results into actionable business insights.
* Excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail.
* Able to see the "bigger picture" while understanding supporting detail.
* Collaborative and able to build strong partnerships to achieve shared objectives.
* A self-starter with accountability, drive, and initiative.
* Proficient in Google Sheets and Google Slides; experience with TM1 (IBM Planning Analytics Workspace) or similar systems is advantageous.
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 family
* Health & 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 recognition
* Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
* Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
* Giving 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?
News Corp Australia is the nation's most influential media organisation, operating more than 150 household-name brands across print, digital and multimedia. We lead the way in travel, fashion, food, health, homes and lifestyle, and we are the largest publisher across print and digital, reaching more than 16 million Australians each month
What's next?
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