Production / Manufacturing Finance Manager recruitment

The Company
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength- delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately- is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 300,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 13,000 people in 185 locations around the world.

The Role
Bloomberg is seeking an outstanding candidate to manage all financial planning, reporting and analysis functions of magazine manufacturing distribution for Businessweek (weekly), Markets (monthly), and Pursuits (quarterly) magazines.

Responsibilities include:
- All monthly close activities (accruals, metric analysis reporting, variance analysis); ensure postage deposits appropriate funding level; work with manufacturing team to ensure accurate coding of all invoices; manage various subsystems to track expenses
- Reforecast of manufacturing expenses (monthly); liaise with ad revenue production team on ad edit page counts; work with circulation team to ensure current print order estimates
- Manage and improve on current manufacturing model
- Manage all budgets, forecasts, 5 yr plans for all three magazines
- Manage monthly balance sheet reviews to ensure all reconciliations are complete and in compliance with corporate policies
- Participate or lead additional ad-hoc projects as neccesary; including fuel surcharge analysis; paper price analysis; etc.

Qualifications:
- Finance or Accounting degree. MBA a plus
- Possess advanced Excel skills, including but not limited to data summarization, functions (e.g., reference and math formulas), and pivot tables; proficient in manipulating data and interested in analytics and reporting.
- Possess strong Powerpoint skills for presentation of data and analysis
- Proactive nature, professionalism, and confidentiality required
- 3 to 5 years magazine finance experience
- 2+ years production finance

Bloomberg is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by law.