Finance intern

Closing date for applications: Sunday 6th April at 23:55

Salary: Our summer interns are paid the London living wage

Duration: Summer interns will be expected to join us in the business for 8 weeks from Monday 30th June 2025.

Hours: Please note that this is a full-time hybrid position. You will be working from 9:30am to 5:30pm 5 days per week, unless otherwise agreed with your line manager and HR.

Location: You will be expected to be in person in our London office for at least 2 days per week.

Interested in a career in finance but not sure where to start? Want to see how a leading creative business operates behind the scenes?

Our Finance Summer Internship at Penguin Random House is the perfect opportunity to gain valuable experience and develop essential skills that will set you up for the future.

We’re looking for someone eager to learn, with a curiosity about finance and how businesses make financial decisions. No prior experience is necessary—just a willingness to dive in, work with numbers, and see how finance plays a key role in publishing.

A bit about the team:

At Penguin Random House, our Finance team is at the heart of everything we do. Every book we publish, every new author we sign, and every decision we make has a financial story behind it.

As an intern, you’ll get to see how we manage finances across different publishing divisions and the wider company. You’ll work alongside experienced finance professionals who will guide and support you throughout your internship. Plus, we’re a friendly and collaborative team that enjoys learning from each other—so expect plenty of support and maybe even a social or two along the way!

Projects you’ll be working on:

During the internship, you’ll have the unique opportunity to work across Publishing and Group Finance teams in our London office. Your time will be split across key areas, providing exposure to both divisional and group-level finance functions, giving you a chance to understand how finance in publishing works.

Tasks you will be doing might include:

• Assessing the profitability of new books – analysing sales forecasts, pricing, and costs to determine investment potential.
• Supporting the budgeting process – working with financial data to track costs and forecast spending.
• Analysing book acquisitions – learning how we decide which books to invest in.
• Preparing reports and insights – summarising financial information for senior teams.
• Working with financial systems – extracting, analysing, and interpreting financial data.

Knowledge and skills you’ll develop:

• Core finance skills – learning how to analyse and report financial data.
• A strong understanding of publishing finance – seeing how financial decisions shape the success of a publishing business.
• Experience with management accounts – tracking costs, identifying trends, and reporting on financial performance.
• Business-wide performance analysis – understanding key financial and performance indicators that drive executive decisions.
• Hands-on experience with financial tools – gaining exposure to industry-standard finance systems.

About our Summer Internship

This role is part of our summer internship programme at Penguin Random House UK. Please note that our summer internship is a positive action training programme, aimed at bringing new voices into the business. As a result, we will only be accepting applications from candidates who identify as coming from a lower socio-economic background. You can find more information on our website here: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/training-programmes/internships/

You must also be over the age of 18 and have the existing right to work in the UK in order to apply for this internship role. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor Visas as the summer internship does not meet the minimum requirements for Visa sponsorship.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.