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About the Role

This role serves as the strategic finance partner to the GM Production Operations, delivering commercial insight, financial control, and decision support across News Corp Australia’s national production network. The role is critical to lead financial strategy for Production, including multi-site operating model decisions, labour model optimisation, print-site economics, third-party print profitability, footprint decisions, and capital investment prioritisation. Reporting to the General Manager of Finance - Publishing Operations, this role leads a team of two direct reports and collaborates closely with print site leaders and stakeholders across FP&A, Financial Accounting, and Group Reporting.

Responsibilities

Own the financial performance agenda for the national production network, partnering with senior operational leaders to shape decisions that improve long-term operating sustainability.
Act as the senior strategic finance partner to the GM Production Operations, influencing business direction through commercial insight, constructive challenge, and high-quality decision support.
Lead the development of commercial strategies, business cases, capex proposals, and financial models that support multi-site optimisation, automation, labour model decisions, and long-term investment prioritisation.
Drive financial performance by challenging labour and FTE outcomes, improving print-site economics, enhancing third-party print profitability, and identifying opportunities to optimise margins and operating efficiency.
Lead the annual budget, forecasting, and long-range planning processes, while overseeing the delivery of weekly and monthly reporting to translate operational and financial performance into clear insights and actions.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance team across onshore and hub support, while ensuring a strong controls and compliance environment is maintained.

Requirements

CA/CPA qualified with 10+ years of experience, including a minimum of 5+ years in leadership roles.
Extensive commercial finance experience gained in FMCG, Manufacturing, or similarly focused organisations.
An exceptional communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to constructively challenge and influence at a senior level.
A proven leader with demonstrated experience in building, coaching, and developing high-performing finance teams.
A commercially minded individual with strong business acumen, supported by a proactive continuous improvement mindset.
Highly capable of interpreting complex data requests into actionable insights for non-financial audiences, backed by a proven track record in report automation, reporting uplift, and process simplification.
A resilient professional who has the ability to manage competing deadlines effectively.

Skills

Commercial Finance
Financial Control
Decision Support
Financial Strategy
Commercial Insight
Stakeholder Engagement
Business Acumen
Continuous Improvement
Data Interpretation
Report Automation
Process Simplification
Leadership
Team Building
Coaching
Team Development

Location

Adelaide
Brisbane
Sydney

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

10+ years of experience
5+ years in leadership roles

Education Level

CA/CPA qualified

Benefits

Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
Health & wellbeing advice, support and facilities (including an onsite gym at Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
Parental leave
Birthday leave
Volunteer leave
Career break
Compassionate leave
Financial wellbeing support
Tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs
Volunteer opportunities and company-organised charity drives
Engagement with passions through various employee-resource groups
Accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms

About the Company

News Corp Australia is the nation's most influential media organisation, operating more than 150 household-name brands across print, digital and multimedia.
We lead the way in travel, fashion, food, health, homes and lifestyle.
We are the largest publisher across print and digital, reaching more than 16 million Australians each month.

Equal Opportunity

Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia.
Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity.
Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply!
We are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process.
If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please do not hesitate to let us know here.
In order for us to assist you, please ensure you include the role title you are applying for in the subject line.
For more information regarding Diversity at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the Diversity@News section.