We have an exciting opportunity to join our Group Finance team as a full time, permanent Finance Analyst.

As a Finance Analyst you will be responsible for supporting the analysis, control and reporting of all financial information in your relevant business areas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting budget and forecast preparation including budget KPI packs
• Monthly management accounts – preparation of profit and loss and balance sheet where relevant, including the preparation and posting of journals
• Support the Finance Manager with continuous improvement of all reporting, analysis and commentary
• Undertake additional tasks as required and streamline processes where appropriate
• Analyse costs against budget/forecast
• Conveying financial information to non-finance people
• Adhoc financial analysis and/or financial project work
• Work with the Central Finance team to ensure costs and benefits are allocated fairly to the business and at the same time promote accountability
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Commitment to studying towards recognised financial qualification, we are an ACCA and CIMA approved employer and offer both courses fully funded
• Demonstrable ability to build and maintain strong working relationships at a variety of levels throughout the business
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to consistently meet strict deadlines, manage workloads and to produce high quality information
• Ability to analyse problems, develop opportunities and implement solutions
• Advanced Excel user (e.g. VLOOKUP, SUMIF, INDEX/MATCH, pivot tables, etc)
• Previous experience of Anaplan, SAP and PowerBI would be an advantage

The team:

You’ll work with commercially minded individuals within a dedicated and collaborative team, working with stakeholders across our business opening opportunities to learn about multiple areas of the business. The team work together to achieve shared goals, creating a supportive and effective team culture.

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 your CV & Cover Letter 23:59 on Sunday 25th February. 

Salary: circa £31,000 depending on how your experience and skills align to the role

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: We’re experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team. 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. For this role we expect you to come into the office, based in Frating, Colchester, at least twice a week and work the remaining days remotely.

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 PRHCareersUK@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: Penguin Books Limited 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: Essex 

City: Colchester 

Postal Code: CO7 7DW 

Job ID: 268388