Assistant Management Accountant

Who we are and what we do

We, Hachette UK Distribution, are the leading book distribution company in the UK. We are one of the most advanced distribution centres in Europe, with leading-edge automation and modern systems which will ensure world-class service to customers and publisher clients. We ship in excess of 60 million books globally each year and supply one out of every four books to the UK trade.

Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity.

Hachette UK Distribution is part of the Hachette UK publishing group.

What you'll be doing

The Assistant Management Accountant position within the Distribution Finance department is a varied and rewarding opportunity for a motivated individual seeking to grow and develop their finance career.

The role provides key support to the Distribution Finance team and senior stakeholders through the preparation of financial reports, assistance with budgeting and reforecasting, variance analysis, account reconciliations, Accounts Payable and Trust support, and assistance during the month-end close process.

The position plays an important role in providing accurate and timely financial data to support business decision-making. The successful candidate will work extensively with excel, power automate, SAP and our BI system, while ensuring the maintenance of accurate, compliant, and well-controlled financial records.

The role would suit a proactive individual with a positive, can-do attitude and strong communication skills, both written and verbal. The ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, as well as with stakeholders across the wider organisation, is essential.

The position is ideal for someone looking to further their accounting knowledge, system expertise, and process improvement skills. Candidates should have intermediate to advanced excel skills and be comfortable working with and interrogating financial systems. Experience with SAP would be advantageous.

Who we are looking for

Essential Factors:

Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications

• Intermediate to Advanced Excel (formula's, pivot tables, charts) with a history of re-design.
• Ability to effectively and professionally liaise with internal and external publishers.
• Comfortable working with people at all levels.
• Similar role experience.
• Ability to understand complex accounting.
• Delivering continuous improvement.
• Part qualified or QBE.

Skills & Attitudes

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to demonstrate growth mindset to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to achieve deadlines, at times under pressure, and on own initiative.
• Adaptable and open to change.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Positive attitude and proactive approach to work.
• Highly motivated, progressive, responsible and reliable.
• Be flexible and a team player.

Desirable Factors:

Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications

• Experience of working with SAP or other large ERP systems
• Experience of report building and scheduling.

Skills & Attitudes

• Continually striving to be accurate and consistent.
• Enjoy a challenge.
• Forward thinking.
• High performing mindset.
• IT & systems knowledge.
• Tenacity to see through a problem showing owner mentality.
• Challenges the 'As is'.
• A hunger to learn and understand.

What we offer

Our people are our greatest asset and our benefits reflect this. Therefore, we offer an extensive list of benefits that include:

• 34 days annual holiday including Bank Holidays
• Pension Plan and Life Assurance schemes
• Company enhanced family policy including maternity, paternity and shared parental
• Reward programme giving discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
• 2 Community Days per year
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Generous discounts on books we publish
• Mental Health First Aiders / Champions and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development Programmes including Mentoring
• Staff Events
• Many employee networks to join
• Free onsite parking
• Free tea and coffee

Our commitment

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend your interview, please let us know.

We will notify all candidates of the outcome of their application.