Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Description:

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Role

The FP&A Group is looking for a Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis, to support our business partners across the Wealth & Investing product portfolio. You will help develop, communicate and monitor departmental and product budgets and forecasts. You will also aid business partners in assessing the financial impact of their recommendations and strategy by regularly developing, analyzing and presenting business case models. You will be based in our New York City office and will report to the SVP, FP&A & Transformation.

You Will:

• Ensure accurate and timely monthly financial and quarterly results are provided
• Maintain a thorough understanding of relevant revenue/cost drivers and trends, and explain/report these to senior management
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly forecasts are provided
• Take end-to-end ownership for project work and ad-hoc analysis to drive strategic decisions within the business. This will involve the collection of data, creation of model/analysis of trends, identification of key issues, and the preparation and presentation to senior management
• Oversee the development and output of one
• Develop detailed financial models and analyses
• Report on the financial implications of business/strategic decisions and identify potential systems and data improvements
• Ensure business support is given to the operating partners and strong business relationships are maintained

You Have:

• Advanced Excel and analytical skills
• Strong quantitative skills
• Excellent communication skills - both written and oral
• Demonstrated ability in managing multiple Senior Stakeholders within a medium to large organization
• Planning and organizational skills including effective time management
• Experience managing and developing staff
• CPA, MBA or Bachelors degree in accounting (Preferred)
• SAP system experience (Preferred)
• 7+ years of relevant Commercial Finance experience

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
• Education Benefits
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Family Care Benefits
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

Learn more about all our US benefits

#LI-Hybrid

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Finance

Job Category:

Finance

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $130,000 - $160,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..