Finance Analyst: Strategic Partner for Revenue & Growth

News Uk; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

25 days holiday

Job summary

News UK’s Finance team is seeking a fully qualified accountant to partner with commercial teams, delivering insightful analysis of revenue streams and associated costs. You will drive forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning while building robust financial models and KPI reporting.

You will collaborate across News Broadcasting to interpret results, challenge assumptions, and provide actionable recommendations.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant status (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to translate findings into commercial recommendations.
• Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting; business partnering experience is desirable.
• Deep commercial awareness of revenue, costs and profitability; ability to explain financial information.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with commercial teams and budget owners to deliver financial insight and practical support.
• Analyse revenue streams, brands, platforms, and drivers such as pricing, volume and customer trends.
• Evaluate costs of generating revenue, including commercial team costs, bonuses, and advertising costs.
• Support budgets, forecasts and long-term planning by modelling trading scenarios and risk/opportunity implications.
• Prepare analysis and commentary for weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance reviews; explain variances.

Skills

Forecasting

Business partnering

Analytical

Excel

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

TM1

Excel

Job description

News UK’s Finance team is seeking a fully qualified accountant to partner with commercial teams, delivering insightful analysis of revenue streams and associated costs. You will drive forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning while building robust financial models and KPI reporting.

You will collaborate across News Broadcasting to interpret results, challenge assumptions, and provide actionable recommendations.