FP&A Manager, Subscriptions Growth & Insights

dowjones; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Visn

Education Benefits

Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

Family Care Benefits

Commuter Transit Program

Subscription Discounts

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Dow Jones is seeking a Manager, FP&A to support growth and performance of its subscription businesses including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, and IBD. You will partner with Marketing, Product, Data Science, and Circulation to plan, forecast, and optimize revenue across digital and print channels.

You will build forward-looking models, analyze pricing and promotions, evaluate investments, and provide insights to guide strategy.

Qualifications

• 6-7 years of experience in Commercial Finance or FP&A in subscription, direct-to-consumer, media, SaaS, or recurring revenue businesses.
• Strong understanding of subscription economics, including acquisition funnels, churn/retention, ARPU, and lifetime value.
• Advanced Excel skills with complex modeling; proficiency with Google Sheets/Slides.
• Experience with financial planning systems such as SAP and TM1 (preferred).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Consumer, Marketing, and Product teams to develop and manage budgets and forecasts for digital and print subscription revenue across Dow Jones brands.
• Build and maintain subscriber-based financial models, including drivers such as acquisition volume, promotional offers, pricing step-ups, churn/retention, and lifetime value (LTV).
• Collaborate with Growth and Paid Media teams to evaluate customer acquisition efficiency (CAC, Cost Per Order, payback, ROI) and optimize marketing investment.
• Analyze the financial impact of pricing changes, promotional strategies, bundling, and new product initiatives.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity analyses to assess risks and opportunities related to subscriber growth, retention, and ARPU.
• Produce monthly performance reporting, including variance analysis and trend insights across key subscription KPIs (net adds, churn, conversion, mix, yield).
• Support month-end close processes with a focus on subscription revenue and related accruals.
• Build business cases to support strategic initiatives such as product launches, offer testing, international expansion, or channel optimization. Partner with Data Science and Analytics teams to ensure alignment between financial forecasts and subscriber behavior trends.
• Support ad-hoc analyses and strategic projects as needed

Skills

Advanced Excel

Google Sheets

Data analysis

Financial modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

SAP

TM1

Job description

Dow Jones is seeking a Manager, FP&A to support growth and performance of its subscription businesses including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, and IBD. You will partner with Marketing, Product, Data Science, and Circulation to plan, forecast, and optimize revenue across digital and print channels.

You will build forward-looking models, analyze pricing and promotions, evaluate investments, and provide insights to guide strategy.