Senior Commercial Finance & Tech Cost Lead

McDonald's; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

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Job summary

News Corp Australia is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Analyst for Technology, Digital and Data to shape the finance narrative, manage cost bases, and lead cost-improvement initiatives. You will partner with leadership to explain variances, forecast, and provide strategic insights for decision‑making.

Ideal candidates have a CA/CPA and 5+ years in a similar role with experience in budgeting, planning systems (TM1), JDE and BI tools, plus strong communication across senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• CA or CPA qualification required.
• 5+ years in a similar role with focus on technology cost management and business cases.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic decisions by providing business partnering support, developing business cases, and conducting complex ad‑hoc reporting and analysis.
• Monitor project performance with strategic goals, track capital expenditure, and analyse non‑financial metrics, competitor results and macroeconomic factors to anticipate performance trends.
• Oversee the month‑end and support the forecast and budgeting processes, including Salaries & Wages, vacancy targeting, and the capitalisation of time spent on projects.
• Lead initiatives for continuous cost improvement to enhance profitability, and review processes for efficiencies by streamlining reporting and implementing new capabilities.
• Support the Procurement team on structuring contract renewals and provide comprehensive analysis on P&L impacts.
• Oversee, guide, and review the performance of offshore team members to ensure the smooth delivery of core financial outcomes, including base monthly reporting, vendor cost management, and budget maintenance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cost management

Business partnering

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting

CA or CPA qualification

Tools

Planning & Analytics (Tm1)

JDE

BI tools

Job description

News Corp Australia is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Analyst for Technology, Digital and Data to shape the finance narrative, manage cost bases, and lead cost-improvement initiatives. You will partner with leadership to explain variances, forecast, and provide strategic insights for decision‑making.

Ideal candidates have a CA/CPA and 5+ years in a similar role with experience in budgeting, planning systems (TM1), JDE and BI tools, plus strong communication across senior stakeholders.