Condé Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The company’s portfolio includes many of the world’s most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Appétit and Wired, among others.

Job Description

Location:

London, GB

Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. Our award-winning content reaches 84 million consumers in print, 367 million in digital and 379 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month.

We are headquartered in London and New York, and operate in 31 markets worldwide, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S., with local licence partners across the globe.

**The Role

We are looking for a Finance Analyst to support the senior advertising leadership team to hit their strategic growth objectives by using the reporting insights they gather to help influence and drive global strategic decision making.

This role will require the candidate to act as a central data hub, collating, tracking and providing summarised insights on country sales reporting estimates, leading on the implementation of new reporting to support operational needs and providing wider Global FP&A support for the advertising business function.

The candidate will report to the UK-based Sr. Manager, Finance, Commercial Revenue and work closely with the local finance teams, as well as FP&A. They will be required to work with colleagues across multiple time zones and with complex datasets in multiple currencies to digest, consolidate and present key insights and trends on advertising performance in a timely manner to senior leadership.

What will you be doing?

• To proactively support the Global Commercial Finance team & global senior stakeholders with regards to all advertising reporting finance matters.
• Build strong relationships with key advertising financial reporting stakeholders across our global organisation in order to be able to deliver results
• Responding to insights & reporting requests from the Global Advertising function by establishing if the insights can be delivered with existing centrally collated information or working with stakeholders across our global organisation to obtain the required data & insights in a timely manner
• Proactively seek out opportunities to improve the support & insights provided to the Global advertising function
• Developing and implementing data collection processes and other strategies that optimise reporting & insights efficiency and quality
• Provide quality assurance of obtained data with rigorous validation & accuracy checks
• Present financial information to senior management in a clear and concise manner.
• Assist with all budgeting and forecasting cycles within the time parameters as set by the business with regards to the global commercial function

**Who you are:

• Qualified or equivalent accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, will consider PQ or QBE).
• Experience in media, with previous exposure to the advertising sales function
• Ability to work and collaborate with senior global stakeholders.
• Ability to translate business requirements into non-technical, lay terms, and vice-versa.
• Proven experience in drawing relevant insights from large data sets, and being a ‘voice in the room’ to influence subsequent discussions and decisions.
• Strong experience as a commercial analyst or in a related finance field.
• Experienced Excel and Google Sheets user.
• High-level written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to extrapolate scenarios from ambiguous data sets with confidence.
• Ability to establish good working relationships with staff at a variety of levels, across teams and functions.
• Self-motivated, working on your own initiative.

**Where will you be?

We value collaboration, and our team comes together in the office three days a week. Our Adelphi office spans three floors, offering amazing views of the Thames and easy access to the amenities of The Strand. We truly love working here!

**What benefits do we offer?

• 25 days holiday and extra days of annual leave for life events
• Hybrid working and core hours
• Competitive pension scheme
• Bupa Private Healthcare
• Enhanced maternity leave and family leave
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance programme
• Bring your dog to work
• A wide variety of wellness benefits including gym discounts
• Discounts and Magazine Subscriptions
• Employee Resource Groups to provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce
• Condé Nast Learning Hub where you’ll find you’ll find all Condé Nast-developed learning courses and trainings, and over 16,000+ courses in seven local languages

What happens next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.