Finance Manager

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About the role

LSEG is hiring for the role of Finance Manager!

The work

Responsibilities of the Candidate

• Develop a strong understanding of LSEG's businesses to support the preparation of 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.
• Group FP&A team, Divisional and functional FP&A, FinCon, Treasury, Investor Relations, Integration team, People function

Who they want

Requirements

• 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.