Finance Analyst London, England
Job description
We make books for everyone, because a book can change anyone. Our creativity is inspired by different perspectives, so we want our culture to be one of belonging, where everyone feels welcome and where differences are celebrated.
We have an opportunity for a Finance Analyst or Senior Finance Analyst to join our Michael Joseph Publishing Finance team on a permanent basis here at Penguin Random House UK.
Reporting to the Finance Director, this role plays an integral part in providing financial and commercial support to the Michael Joseph division with the collection, preparation and presentation of financial and management information. This information supports and informs decision making within the team and contributes to the maintenance and development of relevant reporting and information systems.
About Michael Joseph
Michael Joseph specialises in commercial fiction and non-fiction, publishing best-selling titles in the genres of women’s fiction, crime, thriller, cookery, memoir, and lifestyle.
We are home to an exciting array of authors including Jamie Oliver, Marian Keyes, JoJo Moyes, Stephen Fry, Dr Julie Smith, Nadiya Hussain, Raynor Winn and Claire Douglas to name but a few.
Core Responsibilities:
Month end routines – reconciling P&L lines, preparation & posting of journals, KPI packs, overhead reports, top brand/author sales analysisPreparation of regular analysis of performance
Budget and forecasting preparation including providing grids to sales teams and processing revised sales assumptions
Acquisition P&L’s and calculation of bonus advances
Invoice checking & coding and answering queries
Liaising with the marketing team to update and review marketing spend
Clear ad hoc analysis on Publishing House/department/author or title performance to support decision making
Understanding revenues and costs associated with publishing and following group accounting policies
Candidate profile:
Excellent numeracy skills and good commercial outlookAbility to convey complex financial information to non-finance colleagues and partners across the business, and build strong working relationships
Good excel skills including pivot tables, macros and what if statements
Organised and proactive, with strong attention to detail
Ability to learn new IT systems and processes
Ability to analyse, evaluate and interpret commercial and financial data
Experience of using financial accounting systems is preferred
Ideally, you will have proven experience in a junior finance or accounting role, and will be working towards a professional qualification, or qualified
Please apply with CV and cover letter, addressed to Charlie, by midnight on Wednesday 7th June.
What you can expect from us:
Salary: £30,500 - £40,950 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.
Our employees are the heart of our business. We have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our employees, some of which are:
- 27 days paid holiday entitlement in year one (plus bank holidays), increasing a day each year up to 30 days
- Medical cover
- Life assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Generous pension scheme
- Summer working hours (role dependent)
- Volunteering policy and charity matching
- Employee Assistance programme
- Mentoring programme
- Extended gender neutral parental leave
- Access to books and eBooks across Penguin Random House UK
- Each site has trained mental health first aiders
- We plant a tree for every new employee to our business
Our creativity is inspired by different perspectives, so we want our culture to be one of belonging, where everyone feels welcome and where differences are celebrated.
As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can't take all eligible candidates to interview.
We want to make sure disabled applicants can be their best at each step of the recruitment journey. If you need adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to get in touch with us at http://[email protected]. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your adjustment request. Find out more about our approach here: http://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/applying-for-roles-with-a-disability
We partner with The Book Trade Charity, who provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: https://btbs.org/grants
Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.
Company: Penguin Books Limited
Country: United Kingdom
State/Region: London
City: London
Postal Code: SW11
Job ID: 260605
