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We have an exciting opportunity to join our finance team in Frating on a permanent basis as a Cost Assistant (internally known as Cost Accountant).
Reporting into one of the Senior Cost Accountants, this role will manage the end-to-end costing function for a commercial publishing division of one of the Penguin Random House Group Companies.
Liaising with internal and external stakeholders, this role will ensure integrity of our costing approach, and provide immediate visibility to any exceptions in terms of abnormal costs or costing activity.
As a Cost Accountant you will be responsible for maintaining a framework of accounting controls to enable the department to be operated in an efficient and effective manner, safeguarding assets and minimising liabilities.
You will ensure that the financial information within The Penguin Random House Group is accurate and reflects the true position of the company at any one point in time.
Role responsibilities:
- Check daily interface errors
- Investigate, resolve, and communicate discrepancies
- To establish and maintain a regular and formal review of Work in Progress Variances with Production and commercial finance teams in London
- Run reports in SAP to determine WIP variances for books printed
- Prepare variance schedules downloading reports in SAP to excel templates
- Post journals to transfer costs as required
- Arrange meetings with the team in London to agree and finalise variances
- Process agreed finalised variances to the profit & loss accounts
- Reconcile stock quantities for stock held in Frating and other offsite warehouses
- Post stock adjustments
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Post monthly journals
- Run and reconcile monthly reports in SAP to the general ledger
What you’ll bring:
- Experience in reconciliations and variance analysis
- Attention to detail skills
- Experience in Excel
- Experience of SAP is an advantage
We are looking for an individual with good organisational skills who is able to manage their own workload and meet deadlines. You will be a self-starter who is able to identity and look into any unusual costs in the division.
This role is an opportunity to develop your skills and is a great way to get into accounting, we offer a range of accounting courses, such as ACCA, that are fully funded. More information about these courses can be discussed at interview stage.
Please note, internally this role will known as a Cost Accountant.
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 by 23:59 on Sunday 7th January 2024
Salary: up to £24,000 depending on how your skills and experience 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 – discounted shopping, season ticket loan, rental deposit loan
- Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, employee assistance, gym loan
- Lifestyle – taste card, tech scheme, free and discounted books
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 that you will need to attend the office based in Frating, Colchester twice a week.
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 offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot 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: The Random House Group Limited
Country: United Kingdom
State/Region: Essex
City: Frating
Postal Code: CO11 7DW
Job ID: 266034
