Senior Finance Analyst

We have a new opportunity for a Senior Finance Analyst to join our Group Finance team on a permanent basis here at Penguin Random House UK. This role will be based at our new Embassy Gardens office in Nine Elms.

Positioned within the Group Financial Planning and Analysis team, this role will be responsible for a wide range of areas, ranging from risk management and cash flow reporting to preparing insightful analysis to help with decision-making during customer negotiations.

As Senior Finance Analyst, your other key responsibilities will include:

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  Risk management and reporting: Working with business stakeholders to ensure all risks are captured, monitored and that there are appropriate controls in place. This is done via a risk reporting tool and involves liaison with Penguin Random House Global and parent company Bertelsmann.
• Robust and reliable financial modeling to assess an appropriate level of intercompany trading terms.
• Preparation of annual insurance renewal documentation and contributing to ensuring coverage is appropriate to help manage company risks.
• Preparation of cash flow forecasting with a strong understanding of actual reporting and variances to expectations and prior year.
• Further developing Group balance sheet reporting and taking an active role in understanding all balance sheet drivers and providing explanations to local management and parent companies.
• Calculating bonus pay-outs and working with HR and the business to ensure correct calculations for employee bonus payments.
• Responsible for bad debt provisioning calculation on a monthly basis and being involved in credit risk discussions.
• Maintenance of the Sales promotional tracker in Anaplan and working with the Anaplan developer within the FP&A team to drive the development of the system to meet reporting and analysis needs.
• Ensuring that promotional spend is accurately recorded, controlled and assessed for effectiveness.
• Liaison with US parent company in relation to weekly reporting for cash flow, rolling forecast, capex and sales data.

The successful candidate will have excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and a good commercial outlook. You’ll be able to convey complex financial information to non-finance colleagues and partners across the business and will be a fast learner of new IT systems and processes. Previous exposure to SAP, Anaplan, Business Objects or Power BI will be beneficial, alongside being an expert user of MS Excel.

You’ll be proactive, structured and disciplined in your approach to work and will find the challenge of taking on ad hoc projects interesting. Excellent attention to detail, communication and relationship building will be key. Ideally you will be part qualified (CIMA / ACCA / ACA).

To apply for this position please submit a CV and Cover Letter by midnight on Tuesday 7th September 2021.

Salary:£35,000 - £40,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

What you can expect from us

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://PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk.

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: 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://www.btbs.org/

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: 166945