We have two exciting opportunities available for a Finance Analyst to join us on a permanent basis, one within Ebury Division and one within the Penguin General Division.


Reporting to the Finance Director, this role plays an integral part in providing financial and commercial support to the 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.


Core responsibilities:

• Month end routines – reconciling P&L lines, preparation & posting of journals, KPI packs, overhead reports, top brand/author sales analysis
• Preparation 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

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience within an accounting function. Experience in management accountancy or a similar role within the media industry is desirable but not essential.
• Excellent numeracy skills and good commercial outlook
• Ability 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, 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 be working towards a professional accounting qualification, or looking to complete this.


The team:
Penguin General publish a broad range of books from prize-winning novelists and top 10 bestsellers in many genres including lifestyle, business, history, crime, literary and popular fiction. The backlist catalogue includes a wide range of high-profile and diverse authors, from Richard Osman, Barack & Michelle Obama, Bernardine Evaristo and Paul Murray to Dolly Alderton and Meera Sodha.


Ebury is the home of non-fiction. We publish the books that bring readers and authors together around shared passions in life: from cookery to creativity, from sport to spirituality, and from the most compelling personal stories to the biggest new ideas.
About Penguin:


We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.


How to apply: Please apply with CV and Cover Letter by 23:59 on Sunday 6th October


Salary: £30,000 – £33,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

Competitive benefits package: Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.
Our benefits include:

• Financial – income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance
• Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks
• Lifestyle – enhanced parental leave, tech scheme

For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/

Hybrid working: While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. This is a hybrid role where you will be expected to come into our office based in London 2-3 times a week. Working patterns can be discussed further at interview stage.

The recruitment process: You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/


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 encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareers UK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.


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: The Random House Group Limited
Country: United Kingdom
State/Region: London
City: London
Postal Code: SW11 7BW
Job ID: 274076