Finance Business Partner - Marketing and Research

TEGNA; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Business Partner who will play a crucial role in guiding financial insights and analysis to support marketing and research initiatives. This position requires a strategic thinker with over 10 years of experience in financial leadership, particularly within the broadcast media sector. The ideal candidate will excel in providing actionable insights, conducting financial performance assessments, and ensuring alignment with corporate financial objectives. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will help shape data-driven decisions and drive the company's success.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical plans

Dental and eye care coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Free virtual doctor’s appointments

Annual therapy sessions

Fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance

Disability and life insurance

Paid holidays

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a management or leadership role, preferably in broadcast media.
• Proven track record of exceeding goals and making data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leaders to align financial goals with business objectives.
• Analyze financial performance of marketing campaigns and optimize budgets.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Strategic Agility

Financial Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting and/or Finance

Advanced degree (CPA, CMA, or MBA)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Finance Business Partner - Marketing and Research

Any TEGNA Station Location

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism, engaging content, and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions, we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visitTEGNA.com .

The Finance Business Partner is a financial leader responsible for providing financial insights, analysis, and guidance to Marketing, Research, and other key business units within TEGNA. This role acts as a critical finance business partner, supporting functional and business unit leaders in making data-driven decisions that align with the company’s overall financial and operational goals.
In addition to delivering financial performance analysis, this individual will oversee core finance and accounting functions for these business units, ensuring fiscal discipline, accurate reporting, and alignment with broader corporate objectives

Responsibilities:

Financial Partnership & Decision Support

•Collaborate with business unit leaders to support their objectives while aligning with corporate financial goals.
•Provide actionable insights and financial analysis to drive data-informed decision-making.
•Evaluate the financial viability of new projects, conducting cost-benefit analysis, ROI modeling, and scenario planning to optimize investments.

Financial Oversight & Performance Analysis

•Assess the financial performance of marketing campaigns, analyzing ROI across various channels and providing recommendations to optimize budget allocation for maximum impact.
•Monitor and manage budgets, identifying cost-saving opportunities and ensuring financial sustainability of key initiatives.
•Partner with the Chief Experience Officer on evaluating the research function to analyze audience trends, consumer insights, and market data, integrating financial metrics into decision-making.
•Partner with the Business unit leaders to ensure performance expectations are being met.

Financial Reporting & Industry Best Practices

•Ensure financial reporting and accounting processes are executed accurately and efficiently on a monthly basis.
•Stay up to date with industry best practices, emerging financial tools, and methodologies that can enhance TEGNA’s financial strategy.
•Provide senior leadership with clear and concise financial reports and forecasts that drive accountability and informed strategic planning.

Requirements:

•10+ years in a management or leadership role, broadcast media company experience preferred
•Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and/or Finance is required; an advanced degree, CPA, CMA or MBA preferred
•Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
•Strategic agility, business acumen, and ability to work with internal and external stakeholders, including high-level leaders
•Expertise and a proven track record of exceeding goals and evidence of the ability to continually make good decisions based on analysis, experience, and judgment
•Strong interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to collaborate across different teams
•Ability to meet short/long term deadlines
•Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with Data Visualization tools such as Power BI and Tableau

Pay Range

$125,000 - $165,000 USD

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We areproud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilitiesin accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email [e-mail]

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