Commercial analyst, commercial

Closing date for applications: 3 September 2025

Salary: £42,000 per annum

Location: The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days are Mondays and Tuesdays.

Contract type: The role is a full-time permanent position

Bring your analytical skills to the world of publishing and turn data into strategy that drives bold decisions.

Bloomsbury is seeking an enthusiastic and highly organised commercial analyst. The role will primarily be focused on supporting the senior commercial manager who works across the UK Trade business, which includes our Adult, Children’s Trade and Education divisions.

A focus of this role will also be to ensure our publishing teams are provided with insightful commercial information in order to support effective decision making and it will involve significant work around leading past performance reviews, reviewing acquisition profit and loss statements (P&Ls) and developing new and existing reporting to improve decision making across our business.

This is an exciting role that covers a broad range of financial and commercial related tasks, with exposure to both finance and non-finance stakeholders who share a common passion for publishing. The role would suit someone who shares our passion for books, whilst also being a proactive, committed individual comfortable working with both data and people in equal measure.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the publishing teams in the completion of accurate and realistic acquisition P&L
• Regular editorial schedule reviews to track future pipeline of titles, identifying gaps and highlighting risks
• Working closely with the editorial teams to establish and monitor key dates within critical path, including contract signature, review of unpublished advances and finish and specification changes
• Deputise for the senior commercial manager in certain meetings
• Ad hoc analysis and projects across the group
• Support on finance and commercial education/training for non-finance staff

Regular analysis and reporting which will include:

• List shape reporting to support editorial schedule reviews
• Annual past performance reviews including performance vs acquisition assumptions
• Detailed review of sales performance
• Pricing reviews
• Monitoring and control of costs throughout the book life cycle
• Tracking of author advances
• Analysis of current internal and external trends

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Pro-active, self-starter with mature and organised approach, able to work independently
• Experience in book publishing is preferred but not essential
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to bring numbers alive to non-finance staff
• Numerate and strong on detail
• Confident to challenge the status quo
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Intermediate to advanced Excel sills (IF statements, vlookups, pivot tables, sumifs)

Additional information

Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘Apply’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 3 September 2025.

For best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal. Bloomsbury reserves the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.


Bloomsbury Benefits

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

• Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)
• 25 days holiday and 3.5 days Christmas company holiday
• Two paid Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
• Work Anywhere Fortnight - For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.
• Season Ticket Loan
• Share Save Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• Peppy Health App
• In-house Doctor
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme

Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources.

Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required.

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