• Process invoice requests and raise invoices in QuickBooks and relevant client platforms, including Ariba and Payapps. • Set up and maintain recurring invoices. • Monitor retentions, including due dates, retention balances, and claiming of retentions when due. • Issue client statements and complete initial accounts receivable follow-up to ensure collections are within agreed payment terms. • Escalate debt collection matters and sensitive client communications. • Assist with client vendor onboarding, including completion and submission of vendor application forms for new clients. • Debtor reporting and overdue account summaries. • Process approved employee expense claims from the expense platform into QuickBooks. • Check that expense claims are approved, complete, and supported by appropriate documentation. • Follow up missing information or discrepancies with relevant employees or managers. • Assist with reconciliation of company credit card transactions by cardholder. • Enter credit card transactions into the company expense platform. • Reconcile credit card transactions in QuickBooks. • Follow up cardholders for missing receipts, coding, approvals, or supporting documentation. • Provide assistance with month-end processing.

• Use proprietary software applications to provide input/labels on defined projects. • Support and ensure the delivery of high-quality curated data. • Play a pivotal role in supporting and contributing to the training of new tasks, working closely with the technical staff to ensure the successful development and implementation of cutting-edge initiatives/technologies. • Interact with the technical staff to help improve the design of efficient annotation tools. • Choose problems from finance fields that align with your expertise, focusing on areas like investment analysis, taxation, accounting, financial modeling, or risk assessment where you can confidently provide detailed solutions and evaluate model responses. • Regularly interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on given instructions.

• Appointment setting: You schedule client meetings (phone, network, leads) and build a clean pipeline. • Process learning: You learn conversation guides, needs assessment, follow-up and documentation standards. • Performance optimization: You work with KPIs, receive feedback and systematically improve your results. • Analysis & preparation: You support analysis of client situations and prepare consulting materials in a structured way. • Client contact: You accompany conversations (depending on the stage), take over follow-ups and ensure clear next steps. • Documentation & organization: You keep processes tidy, document consistently and ensure reliability. • Teamwork: You work closely with a high-performing team and take responsibility for your assigned tasks.

Title: Director/Senior Director, Finance Location: New York United States We are seeking a highly strategic and experienced Senior Director of Finance to lead the financial operations of the Tor Publishing Group (TPG). This is a critical leadership role that will partner closely with Tor’s Publisher and leadership team, providing comprehensive financial guidance and support across all aspects of the business. This role will also work closely with the Finance Business Partners for the other publishing groups, sharing best practices and collaborating on cross-divisional finance projects. This role will have a direct report. The successful candidate will be a proactive, analytical, and collaborative leader with a deep understanding of the publishing industry and a proven track record of driving financial performance within a creative and fast-paced environment. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute significantly to the success and growth of one of the industry's most beloved and impactful publishing groups. What You'll Do: - Strategic Financial Business Partnering: Act as the business partner to the TPG Publisher and executive team, providing insightful financial analysis, strategic recommendations, and decision support on a range of activities including title acquisitions, production/inventory management, marketing spend and overhead costs. - P&L Management & Analysis: Prepare periodic budgets; track and report performance against budget, analyze variances, and drive initiatives to optimize revenue and profitability. - Financial Reporting & Presentation: Prepare and present comprehensive financial reports, analyses, and presentations to TPG’s Publisher, and other senior executives; share actionable insights for improving profitability. - Compliance & Controls: Ensure adherence to all financial policies, internal controls, and regulatory requirements. What You'll Bring: - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. MBA strongly preferred. - 10+ years of progressive financial experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role, ideally within the publishing, entertainment, or media industry. - Demonstrated experience as a strategic financial business partner, advising senior executives and influencing business decisions. - Strong understanding of publishing industry economics, including revenue recognition, royalty accounting, inventory management, and production costs. - Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights and clear presentations. - Proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting. - Advanced Excel skills essential (xlookup, index/match, pivots, etc); Powerpoint skills required; SAP/AO and Power BI skills a plus. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of the organization. - Proactive, self-motivated, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. - Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. The annual salary for the roles are as follows - Director: $160,000 - $170,000 | Sr Director: $175,000 - $185,000. This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 Broadway. Employment is subject to New York State tax withholding under applicable regulations. Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats. U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur. Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.