Finance Manager, Group FP&A

Overview

A six-month secondment as Manager in Group FP&A, supporting management and Board reporting, forecasting and budgeting, and finance transformation across LSEG's divisions and functions.

What you'll do

• Develop a strong understanding of LSEG's businesses to support management reporting and analysis for senior finance leaders and other stakeholders.
• Prepare analysis, materials and key messages to support Executive and Board reporting.
• Partner with Group FP&A, Divisional and Functional Finance teams, and wider Finance teams such as Treasury and Financial Control to deliver timely and insightful reporting.
• Support the month-end and quarter-end close process, working closely with Financial Control to ensure accurate reporting and analysis.
• Support the delivery of Group budgeting, forecasting, plan transfer and stress-testing processes.
• Work closely with Divisional and Functional FP&A teams, Finance Business Partners and Finance Systems teams to ensure planning processes are completed efficiently and to a high standard.
• Assist in the preparation of analysis and reporting for senior leadership throughout the planning cycle.
• Support finance transformation from an FP&A perspective, providing input and analysis to drive the intended outcomes of the programme.
• Contribute to improvements in FP&A processes, reporting and ways of working.

What you'll need

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, able to grasp and distil key messages to provide meaningful and valuable commentary.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret financial information, identify key drivers and translate analysis into clear and meaningful insights.
• Strong collaboration and business-partnering skills, with the ability to work effectively across Finance and non-Finance teams.
• Strong MS Office skills (Excel and PowerPoint).
• Knowledge and understanding of ERPs and other financial systems.
• Degree qualified and accounting certification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CPA, CA etc.) and / or MBA.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and appropriately challenge assumptions and existing ways of working.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to operate effectively as part of a global team across different geographies and time zones.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues globally.
• Flexibility to provide appropriate time-zone overlap with global partners and counterparts when required.
• Proven ability to provide effective financial analysis and business-partnering support.

Details

• Six-month secondment.
• Reports to the Senior Manager, Group FP&A.
• Location: RMZ Infinity, Bangalore, India.
• Flexibility to provide time-zone overlap with global partners when required.