Central Operations Assistant - Finance

Our Team:

Central Operations is a commercial support team for all the Publishing brands at Bauer, from Angling Times to Empire, Model Rail to Grazia. We are a team above all else, and we work towards a common goal of delivering the best customer service to our clients and colleagues.  Our aim is keeping any risk to advertising revenues across our print and digital platforms at a minimum through best practice and adaptive internal processes.

The Main Focus of the Role:

In this role you will be the link between the sales teams and various other support departments within the business. You will be responsible for ensuring all advertising is booked onto the sales system correctly and successfully collecting advertising prepayments, as well as ensuring the accuracy of the advertising revenue booked prior to invoicing.

Ensure that minimal revenue is lost through bad practice or errors and highlight issues to the Central Operations Manager.  Ensure that your work is efficiently processed in accordance with the Central Operations Finance team SLAs as well as being in line with company and advertising strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Booking and confirming adverts
• Chasing payments in line with deadlines
• Maintaining hygiene of customer records on systems
• Daily use of our systems including Adpoint, MDG, Microsoft Excel and other databases
• Assisting with revenue at risk reporting & month end billing
• Ensuring GDPR regulations are adhered to
• Maintaining good business relationships with internal and external stakeholders

What You'll Bring:

• High levels of motivation and enthusiasm
• Ability to meet deadlines and work as a team
• Great organisation skills
• Confidence when dealing with difficult situations
• The ability to think outside of the box & a curious mindset
• Great numeracy skills & attention to detail

Closing Date - Sunday 23rd February

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.