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About the Role
The Consumer Finance team is seeking a Manager, FP&A to support the growth and performance of Dow Jones' subscription businesses. This role will partner closely with leaders across Marketing, Product, Data Science, and Circulation to plan, forecast, and optimize subscriber revenue, driving financial insights across the full subscriber lifecycle. You will develop forward-looking models, evaluate investment decisions, and provide actionable insights that inform strategic priorities.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Consumer, Marketing, and Product teams to develop and manage budgets and forecasts for digital and print subscription revenue across Dow Jones brands.
- Build and maintain subscriber-based financial models, including drivers such as acquisition volume, promotional offers, pricing step-ups, churn/retention, and lifetime value (LTV).
- Collaborate with Growth and Paid Media teams to evaluate customer acquisition efficiency (CAC, Cost Per Order, payback, ROI) and optimize marketing investment.
- Analyze the financial impact of pricing changes, promotional strategies, bundling, and new product initiatives.
- Develop scenario and sensitivity analyses to assess risks and opportunities related to subscriber growth, retention, and ARPU.
- Produce monthly performance reporting, including variance analysis and trend insights across key subscription KPIs (net adds, churn, conversion, mix, yield).
- Support month-end close processes with a focus on subscription revenue and related accruals.
- Build business cases to support strategic initiatives such as product launches, offer testing, international expansion, or channel optimization.
- Partner with Data Science and Analytics teams to ensure alignment between financial forecasts and subscriber behavior trends.
- Support ad-hoc analyses and strategic projects as needed.
Requirements
- 6–7 years of experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A, or related roles, preferably supporting subscription, direct-to-consumer, media, SaaS, or recurring revenue businesses.
- Strong understanding of subscription economics, including acquisition funnels, churn/retention, ARPU, and lifetime value.
- Advanced Excel skills (complex modeling, scenario analysis) and proficiency with Google Sheets/Slides.
- Experience building financial models to evaluate marketing investment, pricing, and product strategies.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated initiative, strong work ethic, and collaborative mindset.
Skills
- Subscription economics
- Financial modeling
- Scenario analysis
- Sensitivity analysis
- Variance analysis
- KPI analysis
- Budget management
- Forecasting
- Marketing investment analysis
- Pricing strategy analysis
- Product strategy analysis
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- Google Slides
Location
- Midtown Manhattan, New Jersey
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 6-7 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field, or related experience
Salary/Compensations
- $110,000 - $130,000
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
About the Company
- The Finance team is responsible for global financial support in four key areas: Global Financial Operations (GFO), Financial Management Accounting (FMA), Tax and Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A). The team covers everything from back-office functions like payroll and customer billing to tax compliance and budget forecasting.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets
- We are 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 or participating in an interview 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.