* Base Location: Croydon, London (with the option to work from our Fleet Street office if preferred). Hybrid role: 3 office days/week
* Employment Type: Full-time, Fixed Term Contract ( Mat. Cover 12 m)
* start Date: 9th March 2026
* Salary: £24,000 – £27,000 DOE
About the Company:
Trading as emap for its B2B division, Metropolis International is a fast-growing business, privately owned Media Group with over £50m of annual revenue, structured in two divisions – consumer media, and business-to-business media. In both parts of the business, we run print magazines, digital content and both face-to-face and virtual awards, conferences, and other events. Metropolis is actively looking at acquiring more media businesses.
Overall Purpose of the Role:
To manage and maintain the sales ledger Cash payments. Ensuring both new and existing payments are reviewed and allocated correctly.
Key Responsibilities:
* Download the daily banking.
* To allocate the payments as per remittances or other instruction.
* To help with the allocation markups to ensure payments are posted to the correct customer account.
* To work with Credit control on allocation queries.
* To work with sales on Pre Payment (Proforma invoices) to confirm receipt to facilitate trading.
* To post cash to the relevant ledger.
* The coordination of Subscription fees within the business.
* General administration.
Key Attributes:
* Strong numerical and analytical skills.
* High attention to detail and accuracy.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
* Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Good organisational and time-management skills.
Core Competencies:
* Good time management.
* Able to work to deadlines.
* Good at picking up new systems.
* Good with Microsoft based products Excel, Word, Outlook etc.
* Good with problem solving.
Personal Attributes:
* Integrity and professionalism.
* Proactive and self-motivated.
* Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.
* Strong problem-solving abilities.
What we offer
Learning & Development:
At emap, we believe that employee learning and development are the key drivers of our success. To ensure continuous growth and meet the ever-changing demands of the workplace, we provide an environment that fosters continuous development for our employees.
Our employees are encouraged to identify their areas of personal and professional development aligned with our strategic areas, including
management development, health, safety & wellbeing, sales, event management, marketing strategy, editorial, and information technology
. We have a structured framework designed to help equip our employees with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours to excel in their job roles, contributing to achieving our organisational objectives.
To support our employees' career development, we have designed specialised programs, as well as other stand-alone role-specific and generic courses, under the emap academy
.
Benefits:
emap is part of Metropolis Group. Together we are committed to providing a happy and healthy place to work, so we offer fantastic benefits and perks to our employees.
* 25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell additional days.
* One additional day of annual leave per year- Celebration Day.
* Health plan
* Life assurance
* Private virtual GP access
* Seasonal flu jabs available at the office.
* Continuous learning & development opportunities.
* In-house Excellence Awards and other innovation projects.
* Cycle-to-work scheme
* Discounted gym memberships
* Retail discount vouchers
* Rail season ticket loans
* Pension scheme
* One paid volunteer day per year
* Annual Summer & Winter Celebrations
* Work from home during August
* Income protection and more
Certain benefits require minimum 12 months of continuous employment.
Privacy:
Metropolis Group respects the privacy of every person for whom we have personal data. We comply with data protection legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation which regulates the processing of data and ensures that your data is processed fairly and lawfully, is kept secure and only that data necessary for any processing is kept. You can see our privacy policy at
Diversity and Inclusion:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.
How to apply:
Please submit your CV and covering letter. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to give individual feedback at the application stage, however if you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted within 10 working days of your application.