RELX Group

Location: Warsaw

Do you enjoy collaborating with teams to create improvements that make a difference?

Do you have experience in a large global matrix environment?

About our Team

We are a global multicultural team working across Elsevier products and geographies. We improve business outcomes via advanced analytical capabilities and business intelligence expertise focused on sales, revenues, and costs. Our team partners with the business to provide effective support for company objectives and operational initiatives. We provide deep business knowledge, constructive feedback and valuable insight to help shape our strategic ambitions.

About the Role

As the Business Controller, your purpose is to oversee financial planning, analysis and reporting for the company. You will be the Subject Matter Expert for key systems and models within FP&A and Reporting. In this role, you will be asked to interpret actuals, forecast and budget data and provide commentaries and insight. You will be an expert in financial data analysis, able to provide insights and recommendations to the management team. Your role will be instrumental in driving the company's financial success and growth.

Responsibilities

• Owning the management reporting process for actuals and budgets/forecasts, including variance analysis and commentaries
• Developing and optimizing the financial reporting tools within Centre of Excellence
• Delivering the reporting and analysis on Month-End and RF cycles
• Providing and interpreting financial information for Sales and Revenue or Costs
• Delivering process improvements within the Finance and Non-Finance community within Elsevier and sharing best practices with the user community
• Helping ensure that senior management's priority information requirements are delivered and "operationalized" on a timely basis
• Supporting the organisation in analyzing and monitoring trends and advising accordingly
• Improving the capabilities of tools in collaboration with a broad variety of stakeholders

Requirements

• Possess excellent knowledge and understanding of financial and management accounting, process and systems
• Be a self-starting, adaptable learner with a can-do mentality
• Demonstrate competency within financial accounting, with advanced technical expertise and understanding of internal controls
• Be comfortable navigating a complex and demanding, highly-matrixed environment
• Demonstrate advanced management reporting and analysis capability, with experience owning business unit process
• Possess advanced project management skills, with the ability to evaluate and communicate the impact of project dependencies
• Experience planning, budgeting, forecasting and creating comprehensive reporting decks

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

Working for you

We want to protect your health, help you accumulate wealth and secure your future. We are therefore delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance
• Tax-free childcare support
• Parental leave options
• Health screening and private medical benefits
• Season ticket loan

About Us

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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Purposeful Work

When you work with us, your work matters. You are part of an organization that nurtures your curiosity to stimulate innovation for the communities that we serve.

Growing Every Day

Like the communities we serve, you are on a constant path of discovery to shape your career and personal development.

Colleagues Who Care

You will be part of the Elsevier family. We will support your well-being and provide the flexibility you need to thrive at work and home.

Together, we create possibilities.

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