Commercial Analyst, Commercial

Bloomsbury is seeking an enthusiastic, and highly organized Commercial Analyst. The role will primarily be focussed on supporting the Senior Commercial Manager who works across the Consumer business, which includes our Adult, Children’s Trade and Education divisions.

A focus of this role will be to ensure our publishing teams are provided with insightful commercial information in order to support effective decision making and it will involve significant work around leading past performance reviews, reviewing acquisition P&L’s and developing new and existing reporting to improve decision making across our business.

This is an exciting role which covers a broad range of financial and commercial related tasks, with exposure to both finance and non-finance stakeholders who share a common passion in publishing. The role would suit someone who shares our passion for books, whilst also being a proactive, committed individual comfortable working with both data and people in equal measure. 

The role

• Supporting the publishing teams in the completion of accurate and realistic acquisition P&Ls

• Regular editorial schedule reviews to track future pipeline of titles, identifying gaps and highlighting risks

• Regular analysis and reporting which will include:

• List shape reporting to support editorial schedule reviews
• Annual past performance reviews including performance vs acquisition assumptions
• Detailed review of sales performance
• Pricing reviews
• Monitoring and control of costs throughout the book life cycle
• Tracking of author advances
• Analysis of current internal and external trends

• Working closely with the Editorial teams to establish and monitor key dates within critical path, including contract signature, review of unpublished advances and finish and specification changes.

• Deputise for the Senior Commercial Manager in certain meetings.

• Ad hoc analysis and projects across the Group.

• Support on finance and commercial education/training for non-finance staff

Knowledge, skills and experience 

• Pro-active, self-starter with mature and organised approach, able to work independently
• Experience in book publishing is preferred but not essential
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to bring numbers alive to non-finance staff
• Numerate and strong on detail
• Confident to challenge the status quo
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Intermediate to advanced excel sills (IF statements, vlookups, pivot tables, sumifs)

Additional information

The role is a full-time permanent position

Salary Pay Point: £42,000

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).  Allocated office days for this role are Monday and Tuesday.

Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 25th July 2024.

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Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications

Bloomsbury Benefits

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

Working Pattern

• hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)

Holidays

• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Other Benefits

• Two paid Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
• Season Ticket Loan
• Share Save Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• In-house Doctor
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme

Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom (BAME), Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 21 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

For additional benefits see below

Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK – Bloomsbury Publishing do not sponsor visa applications.

The Company

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names. Read Our Story for how it all began. 

 Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well-being. We are determined to nurture and develop our employees to reach their highest potential, and we know that our success is down to the passion, commitment and hard work of our talented people. We recognise the urgent need to attract and support applicants from all backgrounds and identities to become part of the global publishing industry, allowing diverse voices to reflect and shape our culture and society.

Please read more on our Missions and Values here.

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