Vice President, Finance in New York City, New York at News Corp

News Corp

News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including: news and information services, book publishing, digital real estate services, cable network programming in Australia, and pay-tv distribution in Australia.

Headquartered in New York, the activities of News Corp are conducted primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

New York City

Full time
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Job Description :

Title: Vice President, Finance

Reports To: Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Location: New York

Position Type: Full-Time

News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The company comprises leading businesses across a range of media, including: news and information services, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and sports programming and pay-tv distribution.

Headquartered in New York, the activities of News Corp are conducted primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Position Purpose

The strategic Finance Leader for News Corp. Global Technology & Corporate HQ will lead the financial management of the Global Technology organization, Headquarters (HQ), and the Company's Other Segment.

You will lead all end-to-end commercial finance activities, including global budgeting and forecasting, and be responsible for designing and optimizing scalable global chargeback and cost allocation frameworks.

As a trusted advisor, you will provide HQ senior leadership with actionable, data-driven insights on global headcount, operating spend, and investment priorities.

A key mandate is driving finance transformation and digital modernization, leveraging automated systems to streamline financial processes, build scalable infrastructure, and enhance executive reporting capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Finance Leadership - News Corp Global Technology

• Direct Finance for Global Technology: Act as the primary financial authority for the Global Technology organization at News Corp.
• Strategic Collaboration: Coordinate with the Global CTO and senior tech leaders to develop strategic plans, maximize technology spending efficiency, and ensure financial goals match corporate objectives.
• AI Oversight and Innovation: Participate as a central member of the established AI Board to assess and disseminate AI-related insights throughout the organization.
• Fiscal Tracking and Cost Distribution: Provide clear visibility into tech-related expenditures, staffing levels, and third-party investments for senior management and business unit finance teams through a structured allocation methodology.

2. Finance Leadership - News Corp Headquarters and Other Segment

• Headquarters Finance Direction: Act as the lead financial authority for News Corp HQ and the other segment, delivering precise financial analysis to define performance narratives while collaborating with corporate controllership and FP&A on reporting.
• Executive Advisory: Serve as the lead finance partner for Company EVPs and senior management, facilitating strategic financial planning and providing transparent and proactive reporting.

3. Finance Simplification & Digital Fluency

• Optimizing Global Allocations & Chargebacks: Establish scalable, automated cost-allocation and chargeback frameworks to replace manual spreadsheet-based systems and ensure compliance.
• Modernizing Financial Systems & Workflows: Assess and upgrade reporting structures and financial systems for HQ and regional branches, prioritizing automation in BI reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Advancing Data Transparency & Executive Reporting: Create interactive, self-service reporting platforms and dashboards to offer business leaders and EVPs comprehensive insights into financial performance, global costs, and operational data.

• Simplifying Methods & Educating Stakeholders: Enhance the clarity of financial reporting and corporate cost allocation strategies for leadership and global business units.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. MBA, CPA, CMA, or CIMA qualification is highly preferred.
• Experience: 8-10+ years of finance experience, with at least 3-5 years in a FP&A or a mini CFO /finance business partner role within a multinational organization.
• Global Entity Expertise: Proven experience managing financials across multiple international legal entities.
• Chargeback Models: Demonstrated experience designing and executing complex corporate chargeback, cost-allocation, or transfer pricing models.
• Digital Fluency: Strong track record of driving finance automation, implementing FP&A software and utilizing BI tools.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills with a track record of successfully partnering with, influencing, and challenging C-suite and EVP-level executives.
• Systems Literacy: Advanced proficiency in financial consolidation tools (e.g.OneStream, Hyperion), ERP systems (e.g.SAP), and advanced Excel.

Key Competencies for Success

• Strategic Thinker & Communicator: Ability to synthesize complex financial and operational information into clear, actionable insights for executive leadership.
• Digital & Transformation Mindset: Passion to leverage technology to scale operations and eliminate manual processes.
• Commercial & Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of business drivers, financial planning, contract management, vendor negotiations, and investment decision-making.
• Influence & Executive Presence: Skilled at building alignment across senior stakeholders and navigating complex organizational dynamics, particularly in areas impacting regional financial performance and cost allocation.
• Entrepreneurial & Self-Directed: A proactive self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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. EEO/Disabled/Vets

Reasonable Accommodation

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Base Pay Range: $280,000 - $340,000 + Bonus

We're committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate's experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

About_Us

News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including: news and information services, book publishing, digital real estate services, cable network programming in Australia, and pay-tv distribution in Australia.

Headquartered in New York, the activities of News Corp are conducted primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.