Junior Sales and Marketing Accountant

News Corp. Class A; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Junior Sales and Marketing Accountant

Location: Peterborough

Department: Finance

Salary Details: Not Specified

Advertising End Date: 02 May 2025

Job Description

Role: Junior Sales and Marketing Accountant

Location: Peterborough (with regular travel to London)

Contract: 14 Month - FTC

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland, reaching almost 40 million people each month across print, digital, audio, and video formats. Our iconic news brands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, and The TLS. We also boast national broadcast brands such as talkSPORT, Times Radio, and Virgin Radio UK, alongside market-leading local stations across Ireland.

Our brands provide news, analysis, opinion, and entertainment to diverse audiences, representing the communities we serve. Guided by principles, driven by passion, and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech, and a little bit of fun.

Team: The Finance team plays a critical role in the success of News UK, operating as one cohesive unit across multiple locations to deliver a positive, productive, and highly efficient department. This role is based in Peterborough, with regular travel to our Head Office in London.

Role: As a Junior Sales and Marketing Accountant, you will work within the News UK Finance team, supporting key financial processes, reporting, and analysis. You will help ensure the smooth operation of our marketing costs, revenue streams, and brand extensions, while maintaining a strong focus on accuracy, efficiency, and collaboration with stakeholders across the business.

You will also play a key role in reconciling accounts, managing subscription billing exceptions, and proactively identifying risks and opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity for someone actively studying for a professional accounting qualification (ACCA or CIMA) who is eager to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic media environment.

Day to Day You Will:

1. Prepare weekly submissions, reporting, and analysis of marketing costs, revenue, and brand extensions.
2. Complete monthly reporting, reconciling actual spend and revenues while identifying and communicating variances.
3. Manage GRNI balance sheet accounts, investigating balances and resolving blocked/parked items.
4. Perform balance sheet reconciliations and provide monthly commentary.
5. Monitor subscription billing exception reports and fraud reporting, flagging issues immediately.
6. Ensure marketing trackers align with SAP through weekly checks and address discrepancies.
7. Collaborate with the Sales & Marketing team in London to ensure timely and accurate processing of POs and invoices.
8. Liaise with the Accounts Payable department to resolve payment and invoice queries.
9. Approve daily payment runs and produce sundry sales invoices for brand extensions.
10. Support the wider team (Sales & Marketing and Editorial), providing cover for team members as needed.

What We Are Looking for in You:

1. Actively studying for a professional accounting qualification (ACCA or CIMA) with relevant experience.
2. Strong analytical and data interpretation skills, with proficiency in systems such as Excel, TM1, and SAP.
3. Ability to manage complex reporting processes and analyse large, incomplete datasets, presenting trends and conclusions to non-finance stakeholders.
4. Proactive in identifying opportunities for improvement, simplification, and efficiency.
5. Understanding of The Times Media titles and their key drivers.
6. Enthusiasm and curiosity to understand marketing costs, identify risks, and improve processes through questioning and collaboration.
7. Effective communication skills, with the ability to engage across a wide range of stakeholders, including Finance Directors.
8. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and focus on key areas.
9. Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

If you believe you have the skills and passion to succeed, even if you don't meet every requirement on the list, we encourage you to apply. We value potential just as much as experience and are eager to hear from individuals who are enthusiastic about learning and growing with us.

At News UK, we know the value of working together, which is why we operate a hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days a week in the office. Being in the office allows us to collaborate, innovate, and thrive as a team in our vibrant and dynamic workspace. Some roles may require more office-based days depending on the nature of the position, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter to learn more about what's required for your role.

We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, Talk and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Life at News: Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual's potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

Benefits:

1. Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks.
2. Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.
3. Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions.
4. Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes.
5. 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme.
6. Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books.
7. Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities.
8. Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling.
9. A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%.
10. 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year.

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us on [e-mail].