Senior Finance Analyst (FP&A)

Company Description

Who are we?

We’re Reach, home to some of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic media brands – think the Mirror, Daily Express, OK!, as well as regional titles like the Birmingham Post, Liverpool Echo, and Manchester Evening News. With a readership of 47 million people each month, we’re the largest commercial publisher in the UK. But we’re more than just our brands – we’re a company built on collaboration, imagination, and determination. Our values shape the work we do every day, and we’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels supported, valued, and able to grow. We prioritise flexibility and work-life balance, making it easier for you to thrive both in and outside of work.

Job Description

What you’ll be doing:

Join us for a rewarding journey where your expertise in finance will make a real impact—all while enjoying the flexibility of a home-based role. If you’re looking for a role that challenges you, supports your growth, and allows you to play a key part in shaping commercial revenue strategy, this is it.

As a Finance Analyst/Accountant, you’ll be supporting the Commercial revenue function within our Financial Planning & Analysis Centre of Excellence. Your insights and analysis will help drive accurate, timely, and meaningful financial performance reporting, ensuring we stay ahead in a fast-moving commercial landscape.

You’ll be responsible for forecasting, revenue management, and variance analysis, providing key insights that help us optimise commercial revenue and drive growth. You’ll also support senior management with ad hoc projects and investment decisions, ensuring they have the data and analysis needed to make informed choices.

Working closely with different business units, you’ll help standardise revenue recognition policies and develop best practices that support our broader business objectives. Ensuring data accuracy and compliance with accounting standards will be a crucial part of your role, as well as identifying opportunities to enhance existing revenue processes and systems.

Qualifications

What you’ll need to succeed:

You’ll bring strong accounting knowledge and experience in revenue recognition, forecasting, and financial reporting. With an eye for detail, you’ll ensure accuracy and quality in everything you do, from financial modelling to variance analysis.

Your ability to communicate complex financial data to both technical and non-technical audiences will be key, as you’ll work closely with stakeholders across different business units. Problem-solving comes naturally to you, and you have a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for improvement.

To thrive in this role, you’ll need to be comfortable multitasking in a fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines while maintaining high standards. Proficiency in MS Office, SAP, Oracle, Tableau, or similar financial tools will be an advantage.

Whether you’re a qualified accountant or have strong relevant experience, your expertise in revenue recognition, financial reporting, and process improvement will set you up for success.

Additional Information

 What can we offer you?

We are offering a salary of up to £48,000 depending on experience and a range of fantastic benefits to help support you both personally and professionally. These include:

• Help saving for your retirement - matched 6% pension scheme
• 25 days’ holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Giving back day - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
• Flexibility - In this role, you’ll be fully remote-working (UK based) giving you more flexibility to balance home and life. We’ll support you with your home set-up, and you’ll be able to claim expenses for any trips to our office ‘hubs’ or client meetings
• Enhanced family leave - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
• Private Healthcare Cash Plan - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your nearest and dearest, a free subscription to mindfulness app Headspace and access to free mental health coaching through Sanctus
• Awesome career opportunities - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.