Finance & Business Analyst - Business Partner

Anthony Cole Associates are proud to be partnering an exciting global Media/Publishing business that has just been through a merger to create a new company. The new business though is already a well-known brand in itself, and is currently the fastest growing area in the group. This opportunity is a newly created role to support the head of the area in both a Finance and Operational capacity.

The business is the largest publisher in the world in it’s field. This role will be part of the Management Reporting, Planning & Analysis team and will focus on supporting the flagship journal amongst others in the business. The Finance & Business Analyst is a commercial business partnering role and will be responsible for:-

• Working with a wide range of business and finance teams on high profile open access products


• Understanding revenue and costs and providing input to month end process


• Reporting and presenting financials to management


• Working with editorial, commercial and business operations managers to build up budgets and forecasts


• Supporting business growth through analysis of financials to understand underlying drivers


• Enhancing KPI reporting together with business operations team to help management understand underlying drivers of growth


• Ad hoc projects to support business decision making

To be considered, you will ideally be a qualified accountant (late finalist considered), with a good academic record to date – A newly qualified ACA looking for their first move into practice may suit well, as would an Analyst/Business Partner from Industry. You will have a strong Analytical background, ideally with experience from a fluid, fast moving/growing business. You will however have the drive, charisma and personality to forge strong relationships with the business leaders and truly partner their businesses in decision support.

You will have a proven interest in analysing and understanding business and commercial drivers and their impact on financials, the ability to work across multiple business functions and explain financials to people with no financial background and be proactive and imaginative in finding solutions. In addition, you will be attentive to detail and accuracy, have a strong working knowledge of Excel and any knowledge of SAP, Oracle or Hyperion Planning would be a benefit.