Hybrid Publishing Finance Analyst: Budgeting & Reporting

Penguin Random House; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA/FSAs

Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k)

Commuter Benefits

Student Loan Repayment

Educational Assistance & generous paid

Job summary

Penguin Random House is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the US finance team in New York. The role reports to the Finance Manager and covers monthly close, financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.

Responsibilities include variance analysis, preparing journals, reporting packages, and partnering with cross-functional teams. The candidate will gain expertise in our systems and support commercial analysis as needed in a hybrid New York office.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of finance / accounting or related analytical experience, with publishing industry preferred.
• Advanced MS Excel skills with large data manipulation and LOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, Pivot tables.
• Strong commercial / technical capability and general accounting skills.
• Ability to analyze, evaluate and clearly report financial data.
• Ability to communicate with both financial and non-financial colleagues.
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage workload to tight deadlines.
• Experience with SAP, Power BI, Anaplan and Think Cell is a strong plus.
• Team player with strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Support the monthly close process through variance analysis and journal preparation.
• Own close tasks, update reporting packages and do ad-hoc sales and cost analysis.
• Incorporate new tech into processes while improving efficiency.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Financial reporting

Communication

Time management

Power BI

Anaplan

Think Cell

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Anaplan

Think Cell

Job description

Penguin Random House is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the US finance team in New York. The role reports to the Finance Manager and covers monthly close, financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.

Responsibilities include variance analysis, preparing journals, reporting packages, and partnering with cross-functional teams. The candidate will gain expertise in our systems and support commercial analysis as needed in a hybrid New York office.