Finance Analyst: Commercial Insights & Forecasting

News Corp; London Borough of Southwark; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

LinkedIn Learning access

Pension scheme

Gym discounts

Job summary

News UK is hiring a Finance Analyst in London to join the Finance team. You will partner with commercial teams to analyse revenue streams, costs and performance, delivering actionable insights to support strategic decisions.

You will model scenarios, prepare commentary for reviews, and maintain dashboards and KPI reporting. A hybrid working pattern applies with several in-office days.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant status (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) is required.
• Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting with business partnering experience is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical capabilities and ability to translate data into commercial recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Build effective relationships with commercial teams and budget owners to deliver financial insight and practical support.
• Analyse detailed revenue streams, brands, and platforms to identify drivers such as pricing, volume and customer trends.
• Evaluate costs associated with generating revenue including bonuses and advertising costs.
• Support budgets, forecasts and long-term planning by modelling scenarios and assessing risks/opportunities.
• Prepare comprehensive analysis and commentary for weekly, monthly and quarterly performance reviews.
• Maintain financial models, dashboards and KPI reporting to improve analysis quality and efficiency.
• Collaborate with the wider Broadcasting team to ensure accurate reporting of results.

Skills

Analytical

Budgeting

Forecasting

Business partnering

Excel

Communication

Financial modelling

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

TM1

Job description

News UK is hiring a Finance Analyst in London to join the Finance team. You will partner with commercial teams to analyse revenue streams, costs and performance, delivering actionable insights to support strategic decisions.

You will model scenarios, prepare commentary for reviews, and maintain dashboards and KPI reporting. A hybrid working pattern applies with several in-office days.