Finance Director, Workflows & Analytics

Finance Director, Workflows & Analytics

Apply locations London, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R

An exciting Finance Director opportunity has arisen in Data and Analytics (D&A), reporting to the Head of Finance, Workflows & Analytics. D&A, the largest of three LSEG business divisions, has 2023 income of £4.3bn. The division comprises three businesses, two of which are Workflows & Analytics.

This role requires a dedicated and proven finance business partner who can work closely with the Head of Finance, the leadership team, and the Heads of the Businesses. This role is based in London.

Role Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities

Central Decision support:

1. Partner with the business financially across the income statement, investments, balance sheet and profitability focused on where the largest value drivers are.
2. Use underlying trends, future business plans and external market factors to assist with the composition of short-term forecasts (current financial year), budgets (next financial year) and 3-year plans; lead the budget cycle.
3. Maintain a detailed knowledge and understanding of business drivers and bring a comprehensive understanding of how these fit into Group strategy and undertake competitor analysis.
4. Lead the development and implementation of scorecards and metrics to help drive performance and assess and measure key strategies.
5. Provide meaningful scenario and sensitivity analysis to facilitate decision making.
6. Maintain and develop strong working relationships across the organisation beyond finance and the business, specifically partnering with FP&A, IR and Strategy teams to deliver the next best in class analysis and processes.
7. Challenge and make recommendations with respect to performance against budget, budget setting and financial viability of new divisional initiatives.
8. Provide valuable analysis & commentary of the results.
9. Prepare monthly performance updates for leadership ensuring key risks, issues and opportunities are highlighted, with a focus on key value drivers.
10. Build a talented team maximising efficiency of production through collaboration with other D&A finance teams.
11. Drive the transformation of finance demanding best in class solutions and challenging the status quo.

M&A / special projects:

1. Lead M&A activities, including but not limited to owning financial modelling, sizing synergies.
2. Work closely with the Strategy team for valuation and target tracking.
3. Assist with any strategic decision making that requires financial input, as part of the leadership team for a significant area of the business.

Qualifications & Experience

1. Significant work experience demonstrating progression through various finance roles.
2. Demonstrate experience of partnering and influencing senior business stakeholders in a matrix environment.
3. Commercially minded able to influence change across finance and related functions.
4. Demonstrate strong analytical, organizational, and project management abilities.
5. Power BI skills would be advantageous.
6. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
7. A high level of interpersonal skills and an ability to function effectively as part of a global team that coordinates, works, and reports out of different geographies.
8. Degree qualified and accounting certification (CIMA, ACCA etc.) and / or master's in finance.

Diversity at LSEG

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us.

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential.

We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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About Us

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our organisation

Our Data & Analytics, Capital Markets and Post Trade divisions have a combined power that provides a comprehensive, integrated suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services to help our customers pursue their ambitions.

Where we work

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.