Financial Analyst, FP&A - Dow Jones & Co.

Dow Jones & Co.

Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets.

Dow Jones is 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, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line.

NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas

Full time

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Job Description:

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Role

The FP&A group is currently seeking a Finance Analyst to support the business focusing on financial planning and reporting. You will help develop, communicate and monitor departmental budgets. This dynamic and fast paced role will provide strategic business partner support and financial support with a focus on reporting and forecasting and support for strategic projects. You will be based in our NYC office reporting to the Senior Manager, FP&A.

You Will:

• Work closely with business partners to review and prepare budgets and forecasts
• Update and run opex forecast models and scenario planning
• Handle Month-end closing activities, including, journal entry preparation, account analysis, and reclasses
• Leverage key systems knowledge (SAP, BPC, TM1) to facilitate the creation of more robust analytics and reporting tools, which ultimately drive valuable insights as well as more efficient planning & reporting processes
• Build and maintain strong business partner relationships with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve internal processes, improve work efficiency and quality
• Complete additional ad-hoc requests

You Have:

• Strong accounting and analytical skills; Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting preferred
• High degree of proficiency in PC skills including experience with financial applications and reporting tools, specifically Microsoft Excel (can perform complex functions) and Google Docs
• Planning and organizational skills including effective time management and attention to detail
• initiative and drive and work well under pressure including being a team player with a strong work ethic
• Experience maintaining accounting records and preparation of financial reports
• Ability to recognize problems, collect data, draw valid conclusions and define/suggest resolutions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse groups of business partners
• Strong eye for detail and detail oriented work practices
• Knowledge of or experience with SAP, TM1, or related programs a plus
• 0-3 years of experience
• Demonstrated experience navigating a complex and challenging business environment
• Ability to synthesize data and provide insightful narratives

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

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is 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, 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.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Finance

Job Category:

Finance

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $55,000 - $70,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Finance

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Minimum Salary: 55000.00
Maximum Salary: 70000.00
Salary Unit: Yearly