Oxford University Internship in Finance

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!

For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film and mo-cap studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd.

Over the past three years, we have transformed the Rebellion finance department through our investments in top-tier ERP systems, streamlined processes, and advanced automation. Our commitment lies in achieving exceptional performance, robust controls, and top-notch reporting and analysis. At the heart of our success is the incredible talent within our team, along with the invaluable business partner support we extend to all departments and teams.

This role is based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success.

What You'll Do & Learn:

This will be a six-week project working closely with both the Finance and the Commercial Publishing teams to re-engineer the cradle to grave royalties process.  You will be working with advanced Excel, including macros but the business will be happy to look at any of your proposals around the best way to take forward the whole process.

Royalties are paid on standard book sales, special sales, and rights deals, at differing rates and are also subject to author negotiation.  You will also learn about different royalty deals and implement best practice for recording royalty payments especially where there is additional complexity - for example where we have several contributors to a publication – writers and artists working in collaboration on different pages across one book.

Once the process around the calculation has been implemented you will also be looking at developing the automation of royalties statements, delivery and the finally the payment process.

The project will be of interest for those looking for Finance, Commercial or Legal based experience.

• Internships are exclusively accessible to undergraduate students from Wadham and St John's Colleges at Oxford University.
• Availability for attendance from June 30, 2025, to August 29, 2025.
• Proven enthusiasm for finance, accounting, or business operations.
• Prior experience through internships, part-time positions, or academic projects in finance is beneficial, though not mandatory.
• All applications must be submitted by Friday, 21st February at 16:00.

Life at Our Oxford HQ 

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces. 

Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio. 

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable! 

Inside Rebellion 

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms. 

Find out more about us here 

Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself and to express your creativity and your talent. We are people-focused and will support you in every way to be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being. 

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity, and beyond because a representative team makes better products. 

If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers 

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