Management Accountant - Broadcast Costs (12-month FTC)

Job Description

We are News UK : One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland, our news brands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and the TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, Talk Radio 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 digital and print, audio and video, events and experiences, our brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Your Team :

Our Finance team has a large part to play in the success of our business. We are based across a few locations, but operate as one team, and work together to create a positive, productive and highly efficient finance department within News UK.

Your Role :

We are looking for a Management Accountant – Broadcast Costs to join the team on a fixed term contract until 31st August 2026.

Role Objectives :

Financial Oversight :

• Support Finance Manager with broadcast non-programming & production costs, ensuring consistent and efficient financial operations across all stations
• Assist with the consolidation of station profit and loss (P&L) statements, providing detailed analysis and insights to business partners
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Monitor Programming expenses, identifying opportunities for cost optimisation
• Calculate and report commercial bonus payments working closely on the target with revenue colleagues
• Work closely with the Marketing teams to understand marketing plans and ensure spend is in line with budgets.
• Own the intercompany elimination process

Reporting :

Strategic Planning and Audit :

Business Partnering and Initiatives :

Provide ad hoc analysis and project support to enable the successful delivery of business objectives

What we’re looking for from you :

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 :

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us on careers@news.co.uk

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