Finance Business Partner

RELX; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Oxford is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to partner with Publishing Directors and support strategic finance initiatives. This role focuses on financial analysis, budgeting, and improving management information, requiring strong Excel skills and the ability to work within a varied department structure. Benefits include generous holiday allowance, wellbeing initiatives, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Life assurance

Competitive contributory pension scheme

Save As You Earn share option scheme

Travel Season ticket loan

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to extensive learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a commercially facing Senior Finance Analyst role.
• Experience in the publishing industry is a plus.
• Strong English skills, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Providing finance analysis and reviews.
• Assisting in budgeting and forecasting P&L processes.
• Working on ad-hoc projects.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication

Critical thinking

Collaboration

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Tools

Excel

ORACLE

Job description

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You will work with a variety of departments throughout the company including Publishing, Society Business Development, Sales, Operations, Procurement and Finance’s GFS and Centre of Expertise. You will be a business partner to Publishing Directors and Publishers for finance related matters - providing finance analysis and reviews, assisting with some finance models, training new publishers, providing oversight for royalty statements, and playing a pro-active role in the further improvement of management information for decision making. Your ability to build and foster connections and communications with the business will be pivotal to success.

Responsibilities

Providing finance analysis and reviews

Ensuring control process are maintained and improved

Safeguarding the quality of data supplied to the business

Working on ad-hoc projects.

Assisting the Finance Manager with the budgeting and forecasting P&L processes

Assisting in developing the financials for the strategic plan

Requirements

Experience: Significant experience in a commercially facing Senior Finance Analyst role and of coordinating analysis. Publishing industry or Elsevier experience is considered a plus.

System Knowledge: Advanced Excel and ORACLE system knowledge.

Interpersonal skills: excellent communication skills, collaboration and teamwork, critical thinking & convincing.

Personal drive: technical & professional expertise, practice self-development, ability to work in culturally diverse environment, curious mindset.

Results orientated: customer focused, drives for results, problem solver, analytical and structured, ability to work to tight deadlines, planning and organizing skills.

Strong English skills (spoken and written).

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days

Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits

Life assurance

Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme

Save As You Earn share option scheme

Travel Season ticket loan

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children

RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you

Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer

Access to extensive learning and development resources

Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work