Junior Finance Business Partner

October 14, 2024

Bauer Media Group

London

OTHER

The Focus of the Role:

The main objective of this role is to support the Finance Business Partner team in providing meaningful, informed and timely commercial insight to guide business decision making. The role reports to the London Publishing Senior Finance Business Partner with close working relationships with the finance team, and operational management including Publishers, budget holders and the central Shared Service Centre Team.

Key Responsibilities:

Decision Support (25% of time)

Work alongside the Finance Business Partner team & their Publishers to ensure plans are in place to maximise long term profitability
Support business to ensure financial benefits identified in budgets and forecasts are delivered
Work with content, marketing and advertising teams to ensure full understanding of the required financial performance
Gathering of data from SAP S4 Hana to provide financial insight and analysis in supporting recommendations for decision making

Financial Management (40% of time)

Provide support to the business around all accounting processes
Provide monthly analysis of costs to relevant budget holders
Support budget holders in managing spend consciously
Effectively monitor, interpret and challenge monthly financial results. Communicate issues, risks, opportunities and trends on a timely basis
Provide support and guidance to the business on the use of the purchasing system and the coding of transactions to correct cost centres and GL accounts
Review monthly management accounts to ensure completeness and accuracy

Budgeting and Forecasting (25% of time)

Input and process/calculation of data into SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud)
Support the finance team in delivering timely budgets and forecasts with associated insight and commentary
Liaise with relevant stakeholders to develop robust forecasts for costs and revenues where appropriate
Review and refine information in the SAC system during budgeting and forecasting

Other (10% of time)

Support with providing information for the auditors during audit process
Key interface for business with the BCS Central Finance Team
Other ad hoc tasks

What You'll Bring:

Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively with a wide range of people
Excellent communication skills
Self-motivation, using initiative to change focus as business priorities change
Ability to manage varied workload and tight deadlines
Highly numerate with previous accounting experience. Part qualified or newly qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
Experience of working in a commercial environment would be of benefit
Extensive experience in using Excel.
Previous experience with SAP S4 Hana and SAC would be an advantage.

Closing Date: Monday 28th October

Package Description

Rewards packages at Bauer Media offer a range of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks like great deals and discounts for everyday life.

25 days holiday + bank holidays + 2 volunteer days
Internal Bauer Academy – Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development
Opportunity to buy additional holiday
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme and groups discounts for healthcare insurance
Discounted subscriptions on Bauer publications (50%)
Thrive initiatives – Wellbeing at Bauer
Opportunities to contribute to our Belonging@Bauer and Sustainability initiatives
Discounted high street vouchers

About Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media Group has become an enduringly successful media corporation by focusing on creating content that matters most to millions of people around the world: from print and online publishing to radio and money-helper services for consumers, as well as sales and marketing services for SMB. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer focuses on the long term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our increasingly diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 15,000 shares a passion – to deliver content and services that are popular with, and helpful to, our customers and partners.
As the UK’s biggest selling magazine publisher, we create iconic and influential magazine media brands, digital properties and associated consumer and B2B live events for diverse, passionate audiences. We reach 25 million consumers through our portfolio, which includes heat, Grazia, Closer, Empire, Motor Cycle News, Parkers, Mother& Baby, TV Choice, Take a Break, Bella, Yours, Garden News and Country Walking. Our scale, coupled with the breadth of our portfolio, gives us an advantage over pure play magazine competitors. It also gives us a huge responsibility - our brands become the lens through which our audiences see the world, and for this reason, we take our responsibilities as a media outlet very seriously, recognising that we are responsible for shaping perceptions in the wider world.

Belonging at Bauer Mission statement

People are at the heart of everything we do. Inclusivity is part of who we are. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, and encourage authenticity, knowing that our differences are celebrated.

What we will offer you

Quite simply, our promise to you is that Bauer Media is a great place to do great work with great people. Our people take an enormous amount of pride in the brands they support. They like their team members, and they feel supported by their managers. We all take collective responsibility for our culture, because we know it has a ripple effect out across our brands. That’s why our culture of inclusion at work, Belonging at Bauer, is at the heart of everything we do. Belonging at Bauer is about our dual goals of being as representative as we can of the audiences we serve, and about creating a working environment where all our people feel able to bring their whole selves to work every day. It’s part of everything we do, and everyone who works here is responsible. If you join us, you’ll be an important part of this as well.

Our mental health at work

We’re proud to be the driving force behind the “Where’s your head at?” campaign, which is working to put Mental Health First Aiders on an equal footing with traditional workplace First Aiders. This is a priority for all of us that work at Bauer and we now have fully trained Mental Health First Aiders supporting and working across all of our UK locations.

Learning and Development

As the only Media company to be in the top 100 apprenticeship employers, we are striving to always be a great place to do great work for all, Bauer is committed to offering learning and development initiatives through its Bauer Academy tailored to its people, empowering teams and individuals to grow and progress in their careers.

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

Bauer Core Values

Passion

We LOVE what we do – it inspires, unifies and challenges us. Our passion is contagious – both loud and quiet, making the impossible possible.

Excellence

Our desire for excellence fuels our ambition for personal and business growth.

Trust

We value honesty and integrity. Trust is our foundation, empowering our people to live up to their full potential.

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is our pursuit of opportunity – we are agile, focused and resourceful.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.

Date: 14 Oct 2024

Location: London, GB, NW1 2PL