Overview

Job Location:
New York, NY

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. 

 

Job Description

 

About the Role

The New York Times Company is looking for a Financial Analyst to support our Advertising department. You will be part of the Financial Planning & Analysis team. You will report to the Director of Advertising Finance and you will partner with teams across Finance and Advertising functions. You will have a firm understanding of FP&A principles and the ability to provide accurate numbers. You will focus on advertising expenses related to position management, compensation expenses and operating expenses.  The primary responsibilities include budgeting and forecasting expenses, creating forecasting materials, and providing commentary for financial results each month. 

This is a hybrid position, based in our New York City headquarters. You will report to the office in-person 3 or more days per week and can choose to work remotely the other days.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide financial decision support to leadership on expense planning (including  FTE headcount and workforce planning)

  • Analyze expense trends and prepare monthly performance reports for senior management, summarizing results to budget & forecast

  • Maintain and streamline/enhance FTE, payroll, and operating expense processes

  • Communicate with, answer questions, and assist Financial Department on all issues regarding advertising expenses and related cost patterns for corporate reporting

  • Partner with the Director to use special projects and periodic department financial performance reviews to develop long-term reporting procedures

  • Implement activities related to forecasting and budgeting for advertising expenses

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

  • 3+ years of experience in relevant financial roles with a sound understanding of financial and accounting concepts

  • Excellent MS Excel (can build and maintain complex spreadsheets)

  • Agile with the ability to handle simultaneous requests

  • Technical expertise required with the ability to work with large amounts of data and build financial models

  • Experience providing insights to senior leaders that result in sound decisions

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Workday Financial, Adaptive, and GoogleWorkspace

  • Interest in the media / advertising industry

The annual base pay range for this role is between $95,000.00 and $105,000.00.

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.  Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.

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