Associate, Business Operations

Job Description:

Associate, Business Operations

About Us

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Role

The Associate of Business Operations will support the business operations and strategic initiatives team for the CMO group across Subscription Strategy, Performance Marketing, Brand Marketing, Marketing Operations, Data Science and B2B Marketing. The role will be responsible for invoice processing, accrual processes, and expense reporting to ensure they are managed, monitored, and completed in a timely and effective manner by collaborating with cross-functional teams. The role also includes resolving all invoice, forecast, and vendor-related questions, as well as identifying opportunities to streamline the processes to improve operational efficiency. Additionally, the Associate will develop consistent reporting to ensure accuracy and transparency within the invoice lifecycle and manage reporting processes related to expense, accruals and forecast management.

You Will:

• Manage end-to-end invoice and accrual management activities, including invoice processing, accrual processes and providing supporting documents
• Implement quality control processes to ensure the accuracy and consistency of invoice processing, including critical follow-up procedures for issue resolution
• Work across the Marketing Organization and partner closely with Finance and Accounts Payable to track expenditures & vendor documents
• Resolve all invoice and forecast-related internal partner and vendor questions and issues
• Support vendor onboarding, governance and performance activities for the Marketing Organization
• Develop consistent reporting to ensure accuracy and transparency within the invoice lifecycle and manage reporting processes related to budget and accruals management

You Have:

• 1-2+ years of business management, marketing or other relevant experience
• Excellent teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to multi-task and adhere to tight deadlines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Eagerness to roll up your sleeves and assist with various projects and tasks
• A passion for creativity and teamwork
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Attention to detail

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - CMO - Marketing

Job Category:

Marketing & Product Management

Union Status:

Union role

Pay Range: 55,000.00 - 70,000.00

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..