Penguin Random House is a leading adult and children's publishing house, seeking a detail-oriented self-starter to join their finance team as a Junior Financial Analyst. This role involves supporting financial operations, monthly reporting, and analysis for the Random House Publishing Group's growing imprints.
Responsibilities
- Supports RHPG Finance team and VP Finance & Strategy with departmental administrative needs
- Supports monthly financial closings, including preparation of publisher close packages, analysis of sales, cost of goods sold, operating expenses, and title count
- Creates monthly summaries of financial performance and key performance indicators for the RHPG and corporate teams
- Tracks and analyzes departmental travel and entertainment (T&E) expenses quarterly
- Manages quarterly Marketing spend analysis and assists marketing staff with updating marketing budgeting systems
- Assists in the development of the annual budget and quarterly re-forecasts for the group, including model preparation and uploads to Anaplan
- Supports VP Finance & Strategy with presentations to divisional and corporate leadership
- Generates postmortem analysis of previous acquisitions/publications to help inform editorial decisions
- Provides analysis to support production staff in making print and reprint decisions
- Enhances and increases speed of monthly reporting, analysis and business intelligence utilizing software skills such as Microsoft Power BI
Skills
- Must be detail oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills
- Must have a solid understanding of basic financial and accounting principles
- Strong PC skills, including proficiency with Excel (ex: lookups and pivot tables) and PowerPoint
- Excellent organizational skills, with an ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with colleagues across all levels and functions
- Ability to take initiative and to work both independently and as part of a team
- 1 year of relevant work experience
- Degree in Business or Finance/Accounting preferred (but will consider candidates from other degree backgrounds with relevant experience and keen interest in the publishing industry)
- Experience writing macros or using Visual Basic is a plus
- Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerBI, Anaplan, and SAP preferred
Benefits
- Medical/Prescription drug insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k)
- Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Educational Assistance
- Generous paid time off
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