Children publishing jobs in United Kingdom

Who we are and what we do About Hachette UK Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity. We're made up of 10 autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business. Our award-winning adult publishing divisions are Orion, which won Publisher of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards; Little, Brown; John Murray Press; Hodder & Stoughton; Headline; Octopus, and Bookouture. They publish fiction and non-fiction in digital, audio and print format, from the world's best and most diverse authors, including Brit Bennett, Candice Carty-Williams, Martina Cole, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Nelson Mandela, Stephenie Meyer, Maggie O'Farrell, Delia Owens, Ian Rankin, J.K. Rowling, Colson Whitehead, and Malala Yousafzai. Hachette Children's Group publishes a wide and vibrant range of books for children across all age ranges, while Hachette Learning is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary schools. Hachette UK is part of Hachette Livre, the world's third largest trade and educational publisher. As well as our headquarters in Carmelite House, London, and our state-of-the-art book distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, we have recently opened five new offices in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Edinburgh. The UK region also includes offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, the Caribbean, and Ireland. It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries. What you'll be doing • Working closely with the central Management Accounts team to ensure that invoices are coded correctly and in a timely manner., • Ensure that where applicable invoices are coded against the correct purchase order, which will consist of investigate work., • Acting as main point for queries from the central Accounts Payable team., • Ad hoc tasks as required by the business and finance teams., • Manage the AP Invoice inbox and ensure queries are dealt with efficiently., • Liaising with wider stakeholders in the organisation to obtain the correct PO or coding, such as the finance business partners and finance directors., • Play an instrumental role in providing knowledge to non-finance staff on how Kofax (SAP invoice approver) works. Who we are looking for Skills/Knowledge: • Good attention to detail, • Good spreadsheet skills, • Good communication skills, • Ability to solve problems and have a flexible approach, • Knowledge of invoice processing, • Understanding the purpose of purchase orders, • Accounts Payable experience desirable but not essential, • AAT accounting qualification or higher desirable but not essential What we offer Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this: • 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays), • Private medical insurance, • Dental insurance, • Generous pension schemes, • Rent deposit loans, • 2 community days per year, • Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months), • Retail discounts through Hachette rewards, • Cycle to Work scheme, • Eye care vouchers, • Wide-ranging training library, • Development programmes (including mentoring), • Up to 70% off book purchases, • A charity bookshelf, • 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks, • Season ticket loans 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 for interview, please let us know. The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit

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