Finance Analyst – Production
Job Description
Job title: Finance Analyst – Production
Company: News UK
Job description: Finance Analyst – ProductionLocation:PeterboroughDepartment:Not SpecifiedSalary Details:Not SpecifiedAdvertising End Date:Not SpecifiedJob DescriptionYour team: Newsprinters are the chosen manufacturer for many of the UK’s well known and respected newspapers, we make the news happen on a daily basis. We guarantee quality, reliability and an end-to-end solution that ensures a cost-effective robust route to market.Your role: As Production Analyst your role will be an essential part of the Newsprinters finance team, reporting directly into the Newsprinters Senior Finance Manager – Production and Logistics.Day to day you will:
- Calculation of weekly and monthly direct production costs including Newsprint, Ink, and Plates
Reporting of all Newsprint waste metrics, including performance against target, calculation of revenue and costs.Calculation of the weekly and monthly revenue recharges to shareholders, including Newsprint, Ink and Plates.Preparing the budget and forecast for direct production costs and revenue recharges to Shareholders including Newsprint, Ink, Plates and Sale of waste.Accounting for Newsprint Purchasing overhead cost centre, including preparation of budget and forecast for the Newsprint Purchasing cost centre, calculation of any applicable recharges, and monthly reporting.Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and timely resolution of queries.Regular review of Ink and Plate prices in conjunction with contracts.Additional work supporting the wider Newsprinters Finance team will be required.Flagging any risks or opportunities.Some travel to print sites to meet with Business Stakeholders.What we are looking for from you:
- Actively studying ACCA, CIMA or the equivalent.
Communicating effectively across a wide range of stakeholders including Directors, Senior Managers and with all levels of staffStrong analytical skills and the ability to analyse and interpret data across multiple systems.Passionate about the work you do, embracing every opportunity to do your best work.Principled in the way you go about your role and the decisions you make.Purposeful with a strong desire to achieve and deliver work to a high standard.Proactively identifying opportunities for improvement, simplification and efficiencies.Ability to be curious; both identifying and resolving issues.We are News UK: 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, TalkTV and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio 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 multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.Life at NewsDriven 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.To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through ourDiversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy (https://www.news.co.uk/more-than-the-news/diversity-inclusion/) , which focuses on three main priorities – attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have12 employee led networks and groups (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCi-KiMlL4&t=2s) that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.BenefitsSome of our benefits include:
- Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning accessPrivate medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditionsDiscounted gym memberships , free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ schemeUp to 60% discount on Harper Collins booksAccess to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebritiesAccess to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counsellingA generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%25 days holiday , plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per yearWe want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.
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