We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly organised Finance & Operations Intern to help support our Finance and Ops team as we build towards the launch of our upcoming mobile app and catalogue of new print products. You will assist our Business Manager with a wide variety of operational & financial tasks - from metric reporting to print operations, along with supporting the release of new products, customer service & financial analysis.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic startup environment and gain experience across a wide variety of tasks such as:

Print & Business Operations

• Working with our print production team to ensure smooth running of our print operations
• Gathering quotes from printers and distributors and work with the Finance and Ops team to establish cost effectiveness
• Liaising with the print product team to bring new products to market at global scale
• Helping customer service, marketing and operations teams to ensure a high quality customer experience
• Maintaining and ensuring we implement best practice with trademarking, copyright, and ISBN requirements

Finance & Accounting

• Building & maintaining reporting tools to help the Head of Finance understand performance across the Mrs Wordsmith sales channels
• Working with the Finance & Accounting team to resolve accounting & finance tasks
• Analysing & conducting research on various topics as the business faces new challenges

About you

• Degree educated
• Highly numerate with an ability to bring an analytical mindset to operational processes

• Comfortable working with Excel and able to pick up other technologies as you go
• Highly organised and able to manage your own time based on the projects you have
• Flexible and looking to understand and work across multiple areas of the business
• Previous experience with finance roles, the mobile app industry or the publishing industry would be advantageous

BENEFITS

Why work with us

• Possibility to convert to permanent hire basis depending on candidate
• Make an impact on the future of education
• A wildly diverse team that celebrates our differences
• A playful, creative, working environment complete with dogs and a collaborative Sonos playlist
• Work in a newly renovated warehouse-style office in Clerkenwell
• We are a well-funded, high-growth rocket-ship on a mission
• Competitive salary
• Access to an amazing network of mentors, advisors and talented colleagues
• Immerse yourself in language, words, data and creativity
• An ever-growing weekly shop with tons of healthy food and sweet treats plus great coffee

Our values

We are looking for someone who will thrive in a company that values:

• The power of words to change lives
• Diversity of background and thought, underpinning a shared vision
• Community-focus: students, teachers and parents are at the heart of everything we do
• The magic that happens when data meets creativity
• Pushing the boundaries and taking risks




We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.