Open Roles at LexisNexis

About the Role

We are currently offering an exciting opportunity for a Commissioning Editor to play a key role in the continued success of the UK Content Acquisition team’s publication programme for print and online by commissioning leading professionals to write for us. The successful candidate will commission and develop content in print format as well as online meeting agreed revenue, profitability and delivery targets.

Key responsibilities

• Commission new content ensuring the most appropriate author is identified to deliver high quality content which meets customer expectations in a timely manner.
• Review, maintain and develop existing content to ensure that it continues to meet customer expectations.
• Manage the commissioning process, agreeing content, budget and deadlines with authors; manage output and content quality against these deliverables.
• Prepare and present business cases for new products and enhancements.
• Contribute to the budgeting and re-forecasting process and own and manage publications.
• Develop and maintain relationships with existing and potential authors to enable smooth commissioning of work in the future.
• Develop and maintain strong and supportive relationships with authors and internal stakeholders so as to develop a network to feed into strategic work and to ensure future plans align with other teams.
• Contribute to sales and marketing plans, gathering feedback from customers to optimise the sales of products and services.
• Carry out market studies to feed into product development pipelines.
• Review existing portfolio of products with customers and identify and make recommendations on areas to develop.

Skills required:

• At least one year’s experience in publishing, preferably in professional or academic publishing.
• The post-holder must have a strong interest in the law and trends and developments in the legal market.
• Pro-active and organised: the post holder must be able to take responsibility for the development of a portfolio of titles and manage multiple projects at different stages of development, adjusting to changing priorities on an ongoing basis.
• Results-focussed: the post holder will be responsible for delivering against budget targets for their titles.
• People and communications skills: the post holder must be able to deal with leading members of the legal profession in a credible manner and form effective working relationships with authors, the rest of the Content Acquisition team and key stakeholders across other internal departments.
• Commercial awareness and negotiation skills: the post holder must have an appreciation of the financial impact of publishing decisions and seek to get best value for the business in any negotiations.

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About the Role

We are seeking a talented Senior Backend Developer to join our team. This role involves performing moderately difficult research, design, and software development tasks within a specific software functional area or product line. The ideal candidate will be capable of working independently on individual assignments and solving problems related to program design, effective coding, and unit testing.

Responsibilities

• Interfacing with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Writing and reviewing detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
• Collaborating with development team members to understand product requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Implementing development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
• Operating in various development environments and collaborate with key stakeholders.
• Resolving technical issues as necessary and complete bug fixes.
• Staying updated with new technology developments.

Requirements

• 5 years of experience in PHP and Symfony.
• Display proficiency in PHP 7.4+ and Symfony 5.4+.
• Experience working at a software publisher specializing in accounting or invoicing.
• Have experience with MariaDB.
• Expertise in Docker for containerization.
• HTML, XML, SQL, Windows, UNIX, and .Net.
• Have Knowledge and experience with RabbitMQ.
• Have experience in developing RESTful APIs.
• Proficient in using GitLab CI/CD for continuous integration and deployment.
• Have knowledge of data storage subsystems and test-driven development.

Work in a way that works for you

• We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

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About the Role

This position focuses on ensuring the quality and consistency of digital content across various online platforms. Responsibilities include editing and updating content and images within CMS platforms, maintaining brand guidelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve seamless content integration.

Responsibilities

• Editing and update digital content and images within CMS platforms, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Collaborating with marketing, design, and development teams to ensure seamless content integration.
• Maintaining and enforce brand guidelines across all digital content.
• Conducting quality checks to ensure content meets industry and company standards.
• Optimising content for SEO, accessibility, and user experience
• Monitoring content performance using analytics tools and provide insights for improvements.
• Staying current with industry trends and best practices in digital content management
• Assisting with content migration and updates during website redesigns or platform changes
• Ensuring thorough documentation for content management processes and guidelines

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in digital content editing and management.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Display solid proficiency in using CMS platforms (e.g., WordPress, Drupal, Adobe Experience Manager)
• Have basic understanding of HTML and CSS for content formatting and troubleshooting.
• Experience with image editing software (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator) for basic image modifications.
• Have familiarity with SEO best practices to optimize content for search engines.
• Have understanding of web accessibility standards and ensuring content compliance.
• Have knowledge of analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to monitor and report on content performance.
• Demonstrate Proficient use of version control tools (e.g., Git) for content updates and collaboration.
• Have ability to work within brand guidelines and maintain content consistency.

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About the Role

As an Account Manager, you will grow revenue from existing firms within a defined customer group. You will deliver or exceed an agreed set of financial targets and objectives, through high-quality Account Management. You will support managers and directors with team leadership, EOS development, reporting, training, and team coaching.

Responsibilities

• Coaching and up-skilling team members to achieve common goals.
• Adhering to planning, documentation, reporting and data recording in line with agreed methods and targets.
• Achieving or exceeding targeted revenue for products by identifying up-sell or cross-sell opportunities
• Identifying key account issues, needs and demonstrate the business value of LN products.
• Ensuring customer experience is in line with agreed targets, in terms of quality and frequency of contact.
• Building solid relationships with key decision makers and influencers resulting in revenue protection and growth.

Requirements

• Have excellent Product (Print/Online), Domain and Market knowledge and experience of adopting new products.
• Be able to become a role model, with positive influence within the team and wider business.
• Be a solid consistent performer demonstrated through consistently meeting or exceeding expectations.
• Have excellent communication skills essential, as well as time management and planning.
• Demonstrate the ability to spot commercial opportunities, with a successful customer services and sales support background.
• Have experience working within a B2B sales environment and retaining and growing customers.

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About the Role

As Sales Head you will be accountable for the delivery of budget and revenue forecasts for the South Africa division. You'll be responsible for the development and implementation of overall strategy agreed on by EXCO. You will ensure the sustainability of revenue growth of our product offerings throughout LexisNexis South Africa.

Responsibilities

• Developing revenue contingency plans to account for unforeseen variances in forecasts and ensure delivery of targets.
• Generating and sustaining new business pipeline for all LexisNexis product offerings for assigned territories.
• Implementing the annual strategic plan as agreed with the Executive Team in South Africa.
• Monitoring and pursuing opportunities in new markets and (report - Change to record) daily on progress on our CRM system.
• Compiling and delivering quotes, proposals and tender documents.
• Researching and remaining abreast of international / local comparative trends and product developments.
• Developing marketing campaigns to increase awareness of the product/services in the local SA market and African markets.
• Developing, implementing, and monitoring visitation programs to source new customers and opportunities.

Requirements

• Have solid experience in similar position.
• Experience in selling technology solutions in the legal sector.
• Experience in selling governance, risk and compliance software solutions in the corporate sector.
• Able to fully incorporate LexisNexis values into every aspect of work.
• Have good judgment and integrative thinking, be a strategic thinker and results focused.
• Be political savvy, patience, flexible and creative.
• Have excellent customer relationship management skills.

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About the Role

As a Senior Bookkeeper, your purpose is to analyse and process payroll and accounts payable/receivable data accurately. You will ensure compliance with regulations and contribute to financial reporting and analysis. Your attention to detail and analytical skills will support the smooth operation of the finance department.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating with clients through debt collectors/attorneys and keep relevant parties informed and keep the blacklist updated.
• Overseeing correct invoicing of sales contracts, including due dates, rates, calculations, and barter deals
• Collecting all revenue for events as per signed contracts.
• Ensuring debtor collection report balances with Pastel and bank receipts.
• Sending weekly debtor’s collection report to event PD/Sales manager, MD, and FD
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date debtors age analysis.
• Meeting regularly with PD/GM/exhibition representatives to highlight unpaid deposits and red flags until fully collected.
• Reporting Weekly check and allocate unallocated accounts.

Accounts Payable Function:

• Preparing weekly payments for all suppliers.
• Ensuring all supplier invoices are correctly processed before payment.
• Reviewing and correct payment reconciliations submitted by Accounts Clerk.
• Ensuring tax invoices meet SARS requirements and correspond with company details and POs.
• Ensuring proforma invoices are supported by tax invoices once services are rendered.
• Highlighting differences in statements and resolve queries before vendor payments.
• Loading new banking recipients and payments accurately and timely.
• Submit payments to authorized signatories weekly.
• Bi-monthly check supplier age analysis to avoid cost duplication and ensure account accuracy.
• Provide monthly accrual schedules to Senior Financial Accountant before month-end finalization.

Cashbook:

• Handling cashbook function for the Group, excluding the IATF bank account.
• Preparing and process daily bank transactions.
• Performing monthly bank reconciliations.
• Ensuring Senior Financial Accountant signs off month-end reconciliations.
• Preparing weekly cashflow reports for review.

Requirements

• Have extensive experience in accounts receivable and payable functions.
• Experience with Pastel or similar accounting software.
• Have solid understanding of SARS requirements for tax invoices.
• Have ability to manage cashbook functions and perform bank reconciliations.
• Have excellent organizational skills to ensure timely collections and payments.
• Have ability to manage cashbook functions and perform bank reconciliations.
• Have solid analytical skills for preparing and reviewing financial reports.
• Have excellent organizational skills to ensure timely collections and payments.

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About our Team

This position performs moderately difficult research, design, and software development assignments within a specific software functional area or product line. The position should have the ability to work on individual pieces of work and solve problems including the design of the program flow of individual pieces of code, effective coding, and unit testing.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work with peers, architects, and business stake holders to design, build, and test system components.
• Interface with other team members and technical personnel throughout the company to understand complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Conduct research and implement proofs of concept to aid other engineers and management in decision making.
• Keep up to date on new technology, standards, protocols, and tools in areas relevant to Software development.

What you’ll need:

• Good oral and written communications skills with the ability to lead and engage in discussion with both the business and technical staff.  
• 5+ years’ experience as a software developer on a software development team.
• Experience working on an agile team utilizing defect tracking tools, trunk-based development, CI/CD, etc.
• 4 years’ experience focused on developing software using C# or Python.  Balance may be experience developing natively using React, Java script, Angular, Vue js,  etc.
• Hands-on experience with Cloud technologies (AWS technologies : AWS Lambda, RDS, Dynamodb, S3, SNS, SQS is preferred).

Nice to have:

• Experience using Docker & Kubernetes.