Head Of Finance

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:Join us as a Finance Leader for The Sun where you will provide commercial leadership across one of the UKs most iconic newsbrands. Reporting to the Finance Director you will challenge and support the business to achieve stretching targets across audience editorial and marketing playing a pivotal role in the brands ongoing success.

Day to day you will:

• Influence decision-making confidently to achieve key business objectives.

• Lead the budget and forecast process from agreeing on underlying assumptions to producing executive presentations.

• Ensure business cases are robustly challenged and financially sound while conducting thorough post-investment reviews.

• Offer proactive insight and analysis to mitigate risks and exploit new commercial opportunities.

• Provide robust cost management to ensure marketing and editorial spend remains efficient and effective.

• Support the Finance Director and act as a deputy during their absence.

• Develop a high-performing team with clear actionable objectives.

• Manage the P&L fully including risks and opportunities.

• Encourage the continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting.

What were looking for from you:

• You are a Fully Qualified Accountant with a number of years PQE.

• You have a proven track record of leading and developing high-performing finance teams.

• You can communicate complex financial information clearly to colleagues with varying levels of finance knowledge.

• You quickly establish effective working relationships across different departments to drive delivery.

• You demonstrate a proactive can-do attitude when solving problems and managing multiple stakeholders.

• You are resilient and delivery-focused with the ability to identify and flag risks or areas for process improvement.

• You possess strong Excel skills and while not essential experience with TM1 or the media/digital marketing sector is beneficial.

If you think you have what it takes but dont tick every requirement on the list please do apply. We recognise that considering someones potential as well as their experience is a great way to hire. We want to hear from people who have a passion to learn and develop.

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times The Sunday Times The Sun The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news analysis opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel audio and video events and experiences our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion guided by principles and acting with purpose we exist to promote a fair society freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling we represent reflect and reach the nation telling the stories that matter.

At News UK we embrace a hybrid work model currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration innovation and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.

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 access

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview please let us know. You can contact us at emailprotected to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.