The Random House Group Limited Hiring for Personal Assistant to Group Finance Director (12 month Fixed Term Contract) Job at London, England Full Time

At Penguin Random House, Finance plays a key role in our business from our publishing to group accounting and reporting. We’re recruiting a PA to provide vital support to our Group Finance Director during a period of parental leave.

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for calendar management for the Group Finance Director, Finance & Commercial Director and Director of Central Finance
• Carry out some inbox management for the Group Financial Director
• Schedule and organise meetings, including logistics such as venue, tech set up
• Organise the Group Finance Director’s expenses as well as the coding of invoices in SAP.
• Approving annual leave requests on behalf of the Group Finance Director
• Follow-up on actions
• Occasionally make travel arrangements
• Plan and coordinate team events and social activities
• Be the key point of contact internally and externally when the Group Finance Director is unavailable

You don’t need to have any previous PA experience, but you will need to have proven administrative experience (including diary management), and good knowledge of Outlook. You’ll be approachable and personable, able to act as a first point of contact to a wide range of people.

You’ll need to have excellent organisational skills with an ability to manage multiple priorities, and be able to anticipate and pre-empt challenges, using your initiative to come up with solutions.

If this sounds like your next role, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV and cover letter by the end of the day on Wednesday 17th August.

We’re currently experimenting with hybrid working and involving colleagues across the business to shape our future ways of working. The needs of our teams and individuals are different, so we’re not taking a one-size-fits-all approach. While our offices are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility about where you work is just as important for doing your best work and for your wellbeing.

For this role, there are meetings and activities that you will need to attend in person (mainly at our offices in Nine Elms). The exact balance of office to remote working will depend on the nature of your role and team needs, and we are open to discussing this through the recruitment process.

What you can expect from us:

Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus benefits.

Our creativity is inspired by different perspectives, so we want our culture to be one of belonging, where everyone feels welcome and where differences are celebrated.

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we’re part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can’t take all eligible candidates to interview.

We want to make sure disabled applicants can be their best at each step of the recruitment journey. If you need adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to get in touch with us at http://[email protected].

Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your adjustment request. Find out more about our approach here: www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/applying-for-roles-with-a-disability

We partner with The Book Trade Charity, who provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: http://booktradeentrysupport.org/

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: The Random House Group Limited

Country: United Kingdom

State/Region: London

City: London

Postal Code: SW11 7BW

Job ID: 240822