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About the Role

This financial leadership role focuses on providing direct financial and business support to the CEO of Foreign Language International and local management, enabling them to make well-informed business decisions. A successful candidate will bring a strong FP&A background, combined with an understanding of the book publishing industry to make sound financial decisions for the group.

Responsibilities

Supports the SVP of Finance and the CEO of the International Division in developing financial analysis strategies.
Assists in the monthly financial close, accurately analyzing results including variance analysis in a timely manner.
Provides ad hoc analysis of publishing and business trends.
Assembles and summarizes data, prepares reports, creates presentations of findings, and makes recommendations.
Contributes to M&A processes from acquisition to integration.
Provides financial analysis on author acquisitions.
Monitors policies and procedures in alignment with global HarperCollins requirements.
Partners with COE teams and IT to project-manage process redesign opportunities.
Helps to define business requirements for identified technology solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting, required
6-8 years of relevant work experience, required; accounting background, a plus
Must have financial analysis, budgeting, and planning experience
Excellent communication and organizational skills along with cross-functional knowledge
Must be detail oriented and possess excellent analytical skills
Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite
Proficient in advanced Excel, including model building, pivot tables, and a working knowledge/understanding of business intelligence platforms
Experience with ERP tools such as JD Edwards and Hyperion, a plus
Must possess project management experience, solid leadership skills, and creative thinking
Ability to provide subject matter expertise for analytical based processes
Skilled at translating analytics and statistics to presentations and documents
Adaptable and organized with a can-do attitude
Proactive and innovative with the ability to multi-task

Skills

Financial analysis
Budgeting
Planning
Communication
Organizational skills
Cross-functional knowledge
Analytical skills
Microsoft Office Suite
Advanced Excel
Model building
Pivot tables
Business intelligence platforms
ERP tools
JD Edwards
Hyperion
Project management
Leadership skills
Creative thinking
Subject matter expertise
Translating analytics and statistics to presentations and documents

Location

International Division

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

6-8 years

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting

Salary/Compensations

$148,387-$160,000

Benefits

Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
Variety of physical health benefits
Retirement and savings benefits
Caregiving benefits
Emotional wellbeing benefits
Transportation benefits
Other benefits
Elective benefits

About the Company

HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books.

Equal Opportunity

HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer.
HarperCollins Publishers is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at TalentManagement@harpercollins.com. Note: we will only respond to accommodation requests.