Strategic Commercial Finance Analyst – Growth & Forecasting

News Corp; Sydney; Hybride; AUD 120 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

News Corp Australia is seeking a finance professional to own budgets, monthly results, and quarterly forecasts across revenue and expenditure lines. You will partner with stakeholders to drive commercial decisions and execute process improvements.

The role emphasizes robust reporting, trend analysis, and proactive risk management. Candidates should have CA/CPA qualification, 3+ years in a similar role, strong financial modeling skills, and a commercial mindset.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong commercial mindset and accounting competency with demonstrated expertise in revenue and cost management.
• Skilled in business case development and advanced financial modeling.
• Strategic thinker and self-starter with a practical, commercial approach to opportunities.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and stakeholder management abilities with partnering and influencing strengths.
• Highly resilient with the capability to manage competing deadlines.

Responsabilités

• Create, consolidate, prepare, and own the initial budget, monthly financial results, and quarterly forecasts across all revenue and expenditure lines.
• Partner with key stakeholders to drive sound commercial decisions and implement strategic process improvements.
• Deliver high-quality reporting to stakeholders, combining financial and non-financial metrics with market trend insights.
• Analyse business performance trends and explain variances between actuals, budgets, and forecasts.
• Monitor ongoing financial performance to identify, evaluate, and manage risks and opportunities.
• Develop actionable recommendations to enhance portfolio budget management and drive operational efficiencies.

Connaissances

years of experience

commercial mindset

analytical ability

communication

stakeholder management

financial modeling

business case development

Formation

CA/CPA qualified

Description du poste

Responsibilities

• Create, consolidate, prepare, and own the initial budget, monthly financial results, and quarterly forecasts across all revenue and expenditure lines.
• Partner with key stakeholders to drive sound commercial decisions and collaboratively implement strategic process and efficiency improvements.
• Deliver high-quality, robust reporting to key stakeholders, combining financial and non-financial metrics with a focus on surfacing market trends and lag indicators.
• Analyse business performance trends and underlying drivers to explain variances between actual results, budgets, and forecasts.
• Continuously monitor ongoing financial performance to proactively identify, evaluate, and manage potential risks and opportunities.
• Develop actionable recommendations to enhance portfolio budget management while continuously identifying and implementing operational efficiencies.

Who are you?

• You have 3+ years of experience in a similar role and CA/CPA qualified.
• You have strong commercial mindset and accounting competency with demonstrated expertise in revenue and cost management.
• You're skilled in business case development and advanced financial modeling.
• You're a strategic thinker and self-starter who applies a practical, commercial approach to business opportunities.
• You have exceptional analytical, communication, and stakeholder management abilities with a proven knack for partnering and influencing.
• You're highly resilient with the proven capability to manage and deliver on competing deadlines.

Why News Corp Australia

Join a culture where innovation is our operating rhythm. You’ll work on a diverse portfolio of Australia’s most loved brands and play a pivotal role in leading the technological shift in how we create commercial content. Our vibrant, hybrid work environment and dynamic, values‑driven culture empowers you to push boundaries, collaborate as one unified team, and make a positive, measurable impact for all Australians.

Benefits include:

• Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
• Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and benefits
• 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.
• Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money

Location and Contract

Location: Sydney (Hybrid working available)
Position: Full-Time (12 Months Contract)
Team: CFO Insurance - Finance & Advice
Salary: PB3 Band

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