Senior Financial Analyst (m/f/d)

Job Title:           Senior Financial Analyst

Locations:        London (UK), Chester (UK), Basingstoke (UK), Heidelberg (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Dordrecht (Netherlands), Hybrid       

Application Deadline: Friday 8th May 2026

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About the Team

The Functional Controlling Center of Excellence aims to provide exceptional in-depth business analysis and insight to partners across the business. We support the finance business partners with the closing-, budget- and forecasting process, review and report on investment projects, drive the driver-based analysis, and provide expertise in the area of specialist financial analysis. As a central part of the Management Reporting, Planning and Analysis team, we additionally drive continuous improvement of all related processes. The team consists of 20+ colleagues working from 10 different locations.

About the Role

As Senior Financial Analyst in the Functional Controlling Sales & Revenues team, you will play an essential role in providing in-depth analysis of Sales & Revenues performance. You will be expected to build and maintain a strong relationship with internal stakeholders and Finance Business Partners. The Senior level role requires an elevated level of independence in work, along with a larger and more challenging workload.

Role Responsibilities:

• Delivering accurate and timely interpretation and commentary on the performance of the Revenue lines and business models

• Ownership of Transformative Agreement Revenue, reporting and implementation of future reporting developments helping drive long term strategies and business decisions

• Interpreting and applying complex contractual, legal, and policy requirements across global Transformative Agreements, ensuring revenue treatment is fully compliant and aligned

• Acting as the analytical bridge between Legal, Open Access and Finance teams to translate contract clauses into financial implications, operational requirements, and reporting rules

• Designing and maintaining a governance framework to ensure the completeness, accuracy, and auditability of TA‑related data flows across systems and manual processes

• Synthesizing revenue insights into clear executive‑level narratives that influence decision‑making for senior leaders and support long‑term strategic planning

• Transforming large and multi‑source datasets into forward‑looking insights and recommendations that shape portfolio strategy, forecasting accuracy, and investment decisions

• Leading multi‑phase initiatives that modernize TA reporting, reduce manual dependencies, and establish scalable, automated solutions aligned with the future-state architecture

• Coordinating cross-functional working groups focused on continuous improvement, harmonization of TA processes, and strategic problem-solving

• Ownership of other revenue lines with associated reporting

• Reconciling sales to revenues to verify completeness and accuracy of business results

• Producing Monthly Revenue reports, showing sales to Revenue Recs and analyzing variances

• Posting structural and ad-hoc adjustment entries to business model performance

• Supporting the forecast and budget processes in cooperation with Finance Business Partners

• Assisting Finance Business Partners with identifying and analyzing key business issues and helping to resolve these

• Performing ad-hoc analysis at request

• Identifying and leading continuous improvement initiatives

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

Essential

• Degree in Finance or related field and/or comparable qualification

• Demonstrable experience in financial/business controlling/analysis

• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

• Advanced MS Office skills (especially Excel)

• Knowledge of the publishing industry

• Relationship builder and strong Communication Skills

• Ability to solve problems, identify risks and propose solutions

• Strong analytical skills

• Attention to detail

• Ability to work with international, cross-functional teams

• Ability to work under pressure, in a complex environment

• Hands-on and pro-active approach

Desirable                        

• Experience in SAP finance/controlling system environment

• Experience with BI solutions and front-end tools

• Business case and financial modelling experience

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Note for candidates in the Netherlands: As per our local policy, please be aware that this role will be open only for internal candidates within the first 2 weeks. Afterwards, external applications will be progressed.

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