What's the role?

As the Commercial Finance Analyst, you will support the Finance Manager through the execution and delivery of efficient, standardised, and high-impact reporting, planning, and analysis delivering sharp financial intelligence that fuels bold, data-backed decisions and unlocks future growth for the Client Partnership Division. You will be working right at the heart of the action, you will actively partner with business leaders to align operations with overarching strategy and supercharge long-term profitability!

Responsibilities

• Create, consolidate, prepare, and own the initial budget, monthly financial results, and quarterly forecasts across all revenue and expenditure lines.
• Partner with key stakeholders to drive sound commercial decisions and collaboratively implement strategic process and efficiency improvements.
• Deliver high-quality, robust reporting to key stakeholders, combining financial and non-financial metrics with a focus on surfacing market trends and lag indicators.
• Analyse business performance trends and underlying drivers to explain variances between actual results, budgets, and forecasts.
• Continuously monitor ongoing financial performance to proactively identify, evaluate, and manage potential risks and opportunities.
• Develop actionable recommendations to enhance portfolio budget management while continuously identifying and implementing operational efficiencies.

Who are you?

• You have 3+ years of experience in a similar role and CA/CPA qualified.
• You have strong commercial mindset and accounting competency with demonstrated expertise in revenue and cost management.
• You're skilled in business case development and advanced financial modeling.
• You're a strategic thinker and self-starter who applies a practical, commercial approach to business opportunities.
• You have exceptional analytical, communication, and stakeholder management abilities with a proven knack for partnering and influencing.
• You're highly resilient with the proven capability to manage and deliver on competing deadlines.

Why News Corp Australia

Join a culture where innovation is our operating rhythm. You’ll work on a diverse portfolio of Australia’s most loved brands and play a pivotal role in leading the technological shift in how we create commercial content. Our vibrant, hybrid work environment and dynamic, values-driven culture empowers you to push boundaries, collaborate as one unified team, and make a positive, measurable impact for all Australians.

News Extras Benefits is a commitment to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities.

Our benefits include:

• Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family

• Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and benefits

• Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)

• Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.

• Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money

In addition to our perks and benefits, employees have access to a number of initiatives and programs that support their wellbeing and professional growth, such as:

• Helping you grow - Access tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs, to cultivate your skills and support your career

• Giving back - Make a difference to our communities through volunteer opportunities and company-organised charity drives

• Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms

Who are we?

What’s next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia. Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply!

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please do not hesitate to let us know here. In order for us to assist you, please ensure you include the role title you are applying for in the subject line. For more information regarding Diversity at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the Diversity@News section.

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