Junior Finance Analyst

Pottermore ,
London, Greater London
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ROLE DESCRIPTION ROLE TITLE Junior Finance Analyst LOCATION London REPORTING TO Finance Analyst REPORTS n/a BACKGROUND Pottermore Publishing is the global digital publisher of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts series, as well as other audiobooks and eBooks from the Wizarding World. Our aim is innovative digital publishing that brings those stories to life and attracts a new generation of readers. We work with global eBook and audiobook retailers to celebrate the world that first began with the Boy Who Lived. OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB: The Junior Finance Analyst will support the Finance Analyst in sales / revenue and COGs assurance, reporting and analysis for Pottermore Publishing. This person will have a critical role in helping build robust financials as overall quality of data flows from the sales reports. Key role in the integrity of data management and the ability to leverage that to create insightful analysis and develop full commercial understanding. SUMMARY OF DUTIES Responsibilities Sales, Revenue & COGs assurance and reporting: * Support the Finance Analyst in month-end sales / revenue and COGs closure processes. * Sales reports: Ensure all reports are received from multiple third-party distributors, update and communicate regular report status to the Finance and Account Management teams. Audit, map and upload the reports to the correct contracts in the finance system. * Work closely with Finance Analyst to ensure all sales reports are uploaded and mapped correctly for further analysis and royalty calculations. * Royalties: With guidance from Finance Analyst and Manager, run the royalty calculation and check all products have been attributed to the correct participants and royalty rates, run and check quarterly and bi-annual participant statements before distributing for payment to participants (payment process managed by A/P team). * Preparation and maintain of weekly Retail Sales report involving consolidation and audit of detailed sales data sourced from multiple channels. * Accounts receivable - Work with Finance Manager initially on building a more efficient A/R process and build knowledge of contract and deal structures with distributors. Financial Planning and Analysis: * Support the Finance Analyst in budget and forecasting process, actuals tracking and obtaining financial insights of Tier 2 & 3 accounts. * Support the Account Management team in analysing Tier 2 & 3 accounts. * Support the Finance Analyst with research into pricing, competitors and factors affecting performance to support commercial analysis. Systems: * Support the finance team in improving systems and process development projects, including design and implementation of distributor data inflows, new Management Information reports, dashboards, etc. Cost Management: * Support Marketing and Production teams in actuals review and project tracking. Gain a thorough understanding of the purchase order process to help guide the business teams through it when needed and to perform analysis if required (A/P managed by separate team). Person Specification * Excellent excel skills and ideally including Power Query * Excellent analytical skills * Ability to fully understand business models from commercial and data flow perspectives * Interest in data and data base management and developing understanding of the rigour needed to maintain ownership of business data and associated systems * Strong interpersonal & communication skills and ability to contribute to a strong team dynamic * Appetite for continued personal and professional development Apply for this Job

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