Management Accountant - Broadcast Costs (12-month FTC)

NEWS UK; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in Peterborough is seeking a Management Accountant – Broadcast Costs to join their finance team. This role involves supporting financial operations, preparing reports, and ensuring effective cost management. Ideal candidates are actively studying ACA, ACCA, or CIMA, and have strong analytical and communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits including private medical insurance and gym discounts.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

Generous pension scheme

Wide range of training available

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within broadcasting or media industry.
• Ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Work independently and collaboratively with teams.

Responsibilities

• Support Finance Manager with broadcast costs.
• Assist in the preparation of financial reports.
• Handle month-end processes for cost remit.

Skills

Proven track record in Management Accounting

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Advanced proficiency in financial software

Education

Actively studying ACA, ACCA, or CIMA

Tools

Financial software and reporting tools

Job description

Job Description

We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland, our news brands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, Talk Radio 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 digital and print, audio and video, events and experiences, our brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Your Team

Our Finance team has a large part to play in the success of our business. We are based across a few locations, but operate as one team, and work together to create a positive, productive and highly efficient finance department within News UK.

Your Role

We are looking for a Management Accountant – Broadcast Costs to join the team on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract.

Role Objectives

Financial Oversight

• Support Finance Manager with broadcast non‑programming & production costs, ensuring consistent and efficient financial operations across all stations
• Assist with the consolidation of station profit and loss statements, providing detailed analysis and insights to business partners
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Monitor Programming expenses, identifying opportunities for cost optimisation
• Calculate and report commercial bonus payments working closely on the target with revenue colleagues
• Work closely with the Marketing teams to understand marketing plans and ensure spend is in line with budgets.
• Own the intercompany elimination process

Reporting

• Assist in the preparation of weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reports
• Input into weekly results submitted to group reporting ensuring accuracy of reporting and clear commentary for all variances
• Support the senior finance manager to drive new reporting streams to provide greater insight into cost trends with a focus on challenging cost areas such as casual management.
• Headcount reporting

Strategic Planning and Audit

• Own the month‑end process for cost remit and input into reporting of full P&L statements
• Assist with programming budgets/forecasts
• Support the year‑end audit process, ensuring all requirements are met in a timely and professional manner

Business Partnering and Initiatives

• Collaborate with budget owners and other key stakeholders to provide financial insights and support cost optimisation across all broadcasting P&Ls.
• Ensure business stakeholders are kept up to date with any over/under spends, and work closely to identify ways to ensure we meet budget expectations.
• Assist the Programming team with Presenter changes and sports rights bids.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and project support to enable the successful delivery of business objectives.
• Challenge assumptions provided by the business around cost changes.

What we’re looking for from you

• Actively studying ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with experience in a similar role
• Proven track record in Management Accounting within the broadcasting or media industryCommercially aware coupled with strong accounting skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to interpret complex financial data
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience presenting to senior stakeholders
• Advanced proficiency in financial software and reporting tools
• Ability to work independently

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.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee‑led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre‑existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes
• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• 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
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning

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