Finance Manager

Finance Manager, Corporate (Pan Macmillan India)

Your team:

This is an exciting opportunity to join an award-winning publisher in a fast-paced, dynamic and supportive finance team. The Finance team collaborates with each department on budgeting and forecasting revenues and costs, tracking performance against targets by producing management information and analysis, and assisting teams with cost control. We support all commercial decisions, including acquiring book rights and negotiating contractual terms with customers and suppliers.

Your role:

New Delhi

Your key responsibilities:

• Periodic Reporting:

  Preparation of Monthly reports for the UK, including MIS, Sales and Stock; debtor and foreign remittances.

• Monthly Accounts Closing:

  Preparation of Profit and Loss, and Balance Sheet as per Hyperion.

• Provisions & Accounting:

  Computation of Provision for Doubtful Debts, Stock obsolescence, and stock Returns as per company policy. This also includes Debtor Aging and bad debts provision, Fixed Assets and depreciation, and reinstatement of Foreign Exchange liabilities and recording exchange fluctuation.

• Audit Support:

  Ensuring Process Efficiencies and reviewing adequacy of controls in operational activities for Internal Audit. Providing support to Statutory and Tax Auditors.

• Supplier Management:

  Managing the smooth functioning of Vendor Accounts. Overseeing the recording of invoices, credit notes, timely payments, and reconciliations for Macmillan Distribution Limited (UK), MPS (US), and other Third Party Publishers.

• Royalty Management:

  Computation and payment of Author advances and Royalties. Monthly Accrual of Royalty for Management Reporting. Preparation of Six Monthly Royalty Statements for authors and agencies. Keeping track of advance payments and balance dues.

• Financial Analysis & Decision Support:

  Sales Analysis and Business Development/Decision Support. Preparation of Budgets & Forecasts, and Variance Analysis. Inventory Control & Stock analysis. Preparation of Cash Flow statement on a weekly, monthly, and annual basis.

• Contracts:

  Vetting of contracts/agreements and assisting the company in seeking legal opinion as and when required.

• System & Process Efficiency:

  Responsible for the smooth functioning of the company ERP along with the Associate Director Finance. Defining and ensuring Process Efficiencies as directed by Internal Audit.

Essential experience, abilities and knowledge you’ll need to succeed:

• Fully qualified Chartered Accountant, preferably with at least five years of relevant industry experience
• Analytical and financial modelling experience with excellent Excel skills
• Proven ability to improve processes
• Commercially minded and adaptable to change
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to build strong relationships and collaborate with colleagues across both finance and non-financial teams.

Desirable skills we’d love you to have:

• Experience with

  ERP systems

  .

How to apply:

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