Senior Finance Business Partner, The Telegraph

• ACA, ACCA qualified
• Solid experience with Financial Control and Balance Sheet management
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across the business, both with financial and non-financial partners
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Strong leadership skills in order to influence and guide the leadership team effectively
• Ability to think creatively: excellent problem-solving abilities and adept at using different skill-sets to get things done
• Proactive, open approach

• The Senior Finance Business Partner will be a key strategic and operational role, reporting directly to the Commercial Finance Director
• This role will establish close working relationships with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and their leadership team, ensuring high-quality financial insight, accountability, and governance across the COO department
• The Senior Finance Business Partner will focus on both revenue and cost streams within the COO remit, overseeing areas including Print Subscription & Circulation revenue, Technology, Newsprint, Production Establishment Opex costs, and CAPEX
• Build strong working relationships with the COO and their leadership team to ensure alignment on financial objectives
• Develop and maintain a high-quality suite of reporting and management information (MI) to provide transparency and valuable insights into revenue and cost streams within the COO department
• Oversee the financial management of key areas, including Print Subscription & Circulation revenue, Technology, Newsprint, Production Establishment Opex costs, and all CAPEX expenditures
• Lead and develop team members, setting objectives, promoting best practices, and fostering professional growth
• Take ownership of multiple balance sheets, ensuring high-quality reconciliations with detailed insights and narratives to support the closing position
• Partner with stakeholders to provide valuable insights by identifying risks and opportunities and making recommendations to support informed business decisions
• Conduct thorough analyses of financial movements and variances, reviewing key P&L and balance sheet items
• Produce detailed weekly and monthly financial reports to monitor performance
• Deliver high-quality financial outputs, including month-end reporting, forecasts, budgets, and long-term planning (3-5 years)
• Create financial models and analyses to support strategic and tactical initiatives
• Drive standardisation of reporting across the COO, ensuring MI is transparent, accessible, and actionable
• Instil a culture of financial governance and regulatory compliance, promoting disciplined risk-taking and accountability
• Review COO contracts in compliance with company terms, conditions, and financial controls
• Ensure all costs and revenues are accurately captured according to company policies and internal guidelines
• Apply rigour, discipline, and critical financial analysis to all business activities and reporting to ensure accuracy and reliability
• Lead and support initiatives for the continuous improvement of accounting processes and internal controls

• Holiday
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Medical cover
• Parental leave (six months fully paid)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Emergency child and dependent care
• Employee assistance program
• Gym flex
• Fruit in the office
• On-site massage
• On-Site gym
• On-site GP
• Trained mental health first-aiders

The Telegraph was the first newspaper to report on a number of notable news scoops, including the outbreak of World War II and the 2009 MP expenses scandal. Now, the Telegraph Media Group has grown into a multimedia news brand, providing subscribers with access to journalism across The Telegraph website and app, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph newspapers.