Financial Analyst

International publishing Group with a Global reach prides itself on its insightful and challenging editorial targeted at an educated and influential readership. As a consequence of a shift in emphasis and a developing Group strategy a new position of Finance Analyst has been created to help support their existing 5 year plan. 

Reporting to the Head of Finance within the Global finance team Key responsibilities include:

•    Provide commercial business partnering to the Heads of Global marketing functions
•    Prepare accurate, robust and timely forecasts, budgets, and any other analysis to support the monthly and annual planning cycles
•    Identify and implement improvements to the financial reporting and FP&A processes, methodologies, tools and systems to improve accuracy and rigour of financial information provided to the business
•    Support the global heads of function to prepare and submit robust monthly forecasts and annual budgets for their businesses
•    Develop and improve the forecasting methodology and models to improve the accuracy and to quantify the degree of risk or opportunity in the forecast
•    Prepare financial information to help future projections, particularly to highlight trends and run-rates on revenues and costs
•    Provide business support and analysis to the Head of Business and the management team for each business
•    Develop and improve financial analysis and tracking of KPIs to better understand the performance and trends of the different businesses e.g. analyse the impact of exchange rates on the business and review customer and product profitability
•    Ad hoc analysis and support requested by the Global CFO and the Head of Finance 

The successful candidate profile is likely to be as follows:

• Graduate with strong academic results and a qualified accountant
•  Experience of working in a medium or large business with complexity, ideally Publishing, Media,   Online, Digital and/or experience of a subscription based business model
•  Well-developed commercial acumen, analytical ability and experience of challenging and influencing Operational Managers
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret and present financial data in   order to make recommendations
• Advanced Excel skills combined with an understanding of mainstream accounting systems
• Experience of working in a medium or large business with complexity, ideally Publishing, Media, Online, Digital and/or experience of a subscription based business model
• Broad background in Finance business partnering and FP&A including KPI development, performance reporting and business planning
• Confident communicator, a self starter with excellent verbal and written presentation skills combined with an inquisitive and challenging mind set
•  A person who can build strong relationships across the business 
•  Have the ability to work to a high level of accuracy and under tight deadlines 
•  Know’s what good and  ‘best practice’ looks like