Senior Manager, FP&A

Job Description:

About the Team

The FP&A team partners across Dow Jones to provide financial insights, planning and analysis that support strategic and operational decision-making. The team oversees forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, financial reporting and performance analysis, working closely with business leaders and cross-functional partners to identify trends, risks and opportunities. Through accurate reporting and actionable insights, FP&A helps drive financial performance and support Dow Jones’ broader business objectives.

About the Role

The Finance team is looking for a Senior Manager, FP&A in its consolidations group.

As Senior Manager, you will aid in overseeing the timely and accurate consolidation of financial results across the company. You will work on a team driving the close process, support strategic decision-making with high-quality reporting, and partner with operating FP&A leaders, accounting, tax, and systems leads to ensure integrity and transparency in financial reporting.

Additionally, you will manage, develop, and coach one direct report with the aim of delivering our team and business objectives.

Reporting to the VP, FP&A, you will work in our Midtown Manhattan office 3 days a week.

You Will

• Work on the consolidation and creation of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly results and forecasts into management level presentations.

• Ensure accurate and timely submissions to our parent company (News Corp).

• Lead the budget and long range plan process to drive revenue growth and cost efficiency.

• Summarize the revenue and cost drivers and trends for senior management.

• Maintain routine financial performance reports and conduct variance and trending analyses to monitor and explain performance against budgets and forecasts.

• Manage month-end close processes with a primary focus on revenue and cost analysis.

• Partner and oversee corporate functions as well as partnerships team.

• Handle ad-hoc requests and projects as needed to meet financial or business demands.

• Collaborate with FP&A colleagues to share best practices and ensure cohesive team operation.

You Have

• Minimum 10 years of relevant commercial finance experience

• High degree of proficiency with financial applications and reporting tools, specifically Microsoft Excel (can perform complex functions) and Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides

• Experience maintaining accounting records and preparing financial reports

• Experience recognizing problems, collecting data, drawing valid conclusions and defining / suggesting resolutions

• Strong accounting and analytical skills

• A Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting (preferred)

• SAP and TM1 financial systems experience (preferred)

• Planning and organizational skills including effective time management and attention to detail

• A strong work ethic, initiative, drive, and teamwork mentality with experience effectively working under pressure

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse groups of business partner

• The willingness to work in our Midtown Manhattan office 3 days each week

#LI-HYBRID

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets

Reasonable Accommodation

We are 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 or participating in an interview due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. 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.

Please refer to the privacy notice at the bottom of this page for submitting any data access, deletion, or other data subject rights requests, where permitted under your local laws and regulations.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Finance

Job Category:

Finance

Union Status:

Non-Union role

 

 

Base Pay Range: $130,000 - $145,000

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.