Your team: You will join the Finance team, based in our Peterborough office. You will be part of a collaborative, focused team dedicated to driving financial clarity and precision across our dynamic corporate landscape.

Your role: As Finance Manager, you will report to the Head of Finance - Treasury, supporting a variety of treasury related operational and commercial activity across the News UK Group, including Times Media, The Sun, News Broadcasting and our Newsprinters joint venture. 

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, contribute to important finance processes, and be involved in projects and discussions that go beyond routine treasury.

For the right person, this position offers the chance to step into a genuinely varied treasury role, broaden your experience beyond a traditional finance remit, and grow as a senior member of the team while supporting the continued development of the function.

Day to day you will:

• Review and oversee daily and weekly cash-flow processes, providing clear visibility to UK and US management teams.

• Present financial insights and cash-flow narratives to News UK management, turning complex numbers into a clear, compelling story.

• Prepare accurate monthly and quarterly cash-flow submissions for seamless delivery to our global headquarters in New York.

• Develop rolling weekly and quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-range cash-flow plans by collaborating closely across various business divisions.

• Manage the accurate recording of cash book entries, bank reconciliations, and the daily cash-flow positioning process with our banking partners.

• Collaborate daily with our offshore transactional treasury team in India to maintain smooth, efficient global operations.

• Drive continuous process improvement by exploring and implementing AI capabilities to maximise departmental efficiency.

• Deputise for the Head of Finance - Treasury when required, providing key leadership support and guidance to the wider team.

What we're looking for from you:

• Hold a full professional accountancy qualification (such as ACA, CIMA, or ACCA).

• Exhibit exceptional communication and presentation skills, with a natural ability to build narratives around numbers for senior management.

• Demonstrate advanced systems savviness and high attention to detail to ensure the absolute accuracy of corporate financial submissions.

• Possess previous experience collaborating closely with offshore transactional teams, helping to maintain strong daily cross-border operational links.

• Bring a forward-thinking, innovative mindset with a keen interest in leveraging automation and AI tools to evolve traditional financial workflows.

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.

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 [email protected] to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.