Business Controller – Open Access Revenue

Business Controller – Open Access Revenue

Are you ready to take on a challenging role in a dynamic and commercial environment?

About the Role:

The Business Controller for Open Access Revenue will be responsible for supporting financial reporting, analysis, and forecasting within Elsevier’s Global STM Journals unit. This position is important for producing management reports and improving financial performance across 3,000 journal titles.

About STM Journals: Global STM Journals (STMJ) at Elsevier employs over 1,000 FTEs and focuses on advancing research through leading journals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management Reporting: Deliver accurate monthly updates and assist with weekly forecasts on Open Access revenue. Track issues and collaborate on business and finance dashboards.
• Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting: Support forecasting and budgeting, prepare planning tools, ensure quality standards, and integrate accounting changes for business models.
• Decision Support: Address new reporting needs, advise on financial implications of growth initiatives, and integrate new products with other finance teams.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in business economics or related qualification.
• 5+ years of experience in commercial finance.
• Strong understanding of financial principles and proficiency in business intelligence systems.
• Advanced Excel skills, analytical capabilities, proactive attitude, excellent communication, and independent/teamwork initiative.
• Knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, and SOX compliance.
• Fluent in English; Dutch proficiency is a plus.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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 for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Dutch Share Purchase Plan
• Annual Profit Share Bonus
• Comprehensive Pension Plan
• Home, office or commuting allowance
• Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave
• Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leave
• Flexible working hours
• Personal Choice budget
• Variety of online training courses and career roadshows
• Wellbeing programs and gym facility in the office
• Internal communities and networks
• Various employee discounts
• Recruitment introduction reward
• Work from anywhere
• Employee Assistance Program (global)
• Annual Event

About the Business

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.

About Us

Elsevier is a global information analytics business that helps institutions and professionals advance healthcare, open science and improve performance for the benefit of humanity. We help researchers make new discoveries, collaborate with their colleagues, and give them the knowledge they need to find funding. We help governments and universities evaluate and improve their research strategies. We help doctors save lives, providing insight for physicians to find the right clinical answers, and we support nurses and other healthcare professionals throughout their careers. Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support, and professional education; including ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, ClinicalKey and Sherpath. Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including The Lancet and Cell, 38,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including Gray’s Anatomy. Elsevier is part of RELX Group. With a wide range of technology jobs, commercial and business jobs, and graduate jobs, there is a part for everyone to play. We need talented people to help us inspire ground-breaking research.

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