Head of FP&A, Markets & Risk Intelligence

City Of London, England, United Kingdom

12/19/2024

The Head of FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) for the Markets & RI divisions is a key, senior position within LSEG, requiring an experienced finance leader who can work closely with the divisional CFO, their leadership team, the various teams across the wider finance function, and with the Divisional Leadership Team (DLT). This role will be critical to the smooth running across all pan-divisional activities and interactions with the other finance teams, particularly Group FP&A, Investor Relations and Financial Control, including the articulation of the narrative around the divisional financials and leading strategic initiatives within the Finance team. The role will lead pan-Markets initiatives, ranging from commercial initiatives and M&A to process optimisation, working closely with the relevant stakeholders (both finance and business leadership teams).

Role Purpose & Impact

• Responsible for understanding, coordinating, and driving the performance management operating rhythm across Markets and Risk Intelligence
• Lead financial reporting for Markets-wide financials, providing narrative and insight on performance to executive audiences, Investor Relations, and Group FP&A; working very closely with the Performance Enablement teams to ensure best-in-class reporting, dashboards, executive presentations etc.
• Lead all aspects of financial planning, including investment planning, to provide accurate forward-looking financials, with a clearly articulated narrative, identifying / securing opportunities and identifying / mitigating risks, all with a multi-year lens
• Key business partner to Senior D&L Leadership team (DLT) and Markets & RI FLT, providing recommendations on key initiatives across the organization (that have a direct or indirect link back to Markets).
• Ensuring financial governance and delivery of major strategic programs, and overall investment portfolio management, working closely with the COO and Markets Portfolio Director.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the divisional CFO to provide strategic partnership to the divisional CEO and the divisional leadership team, deputising for the divisional CFO at key divisional and Group governance meetings where appropriate.
• Provide insight and analysis on business performance, providing robust challenge and proactively identifying opportunities for growth and efficiency across the division, on a direct and fully allocated basis.
• Act as the divisional lead for profitability and TCO analysis, coordinating across the division, working with specific stakeholders as required.
• Provide financial input, analysis and insight into strategic decision making, strategic initiatives, strategic planning, budgeting, results reporting, Board/investor presentations etc.
• Use underlying trends, future business plans and external market factors to interrogate and challenge short-term forecasts, budgets and 3-year plans.
• Lead monthly performance updates, analysis of key value drivers, key risks/issues/opportunities, and enable effective decision-making.
• Partner with Group FP&A and Investor Relations to develop a narrative on the divisional performance, analysing forecasts vs. consensus and articulating drivers.
• Prepare financial analysis and performance updates for the Board and Investors as required.
• Work with leaders across the wider finance team to optimise data reporting, data analysis, data visualisation, and performance insights, and drive adoption of best practice approaches across Finance.
• Lead on strategic initiatives that impact the division, including M&A, large-scale re-organisations, other project-based work etc.
• Co-ordinate set up and tracking of finance DSO, organisation of Townhalls and relevant strategic updates.
  
  

Required skills and experience:

• History of providing strategic thought leadership, partnering and influencing senior finance & business stakeholders
• Significant work experience in a variety of finance roles, including senior FP&A experience, ideally in a global matrixed organisation.
• Strong understanding of external markets and key Financial Services trends, with industry experience a significant plus
• Demonstrate strong customer-focus with a commercial approach, communication, and analytical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build broad networks.
• Continuous improvement mindset, with a passion for optimising processes.
• Able to successfully navigate complexity and ambiguity independently, with experience of special projects such as M&A, restructuring, deep dive analysis etc. would be valuable.
• Able to influence others and deliver outcomes and change through other people.
• Desirable but not essential: Degree qualified and accounting certification (CPA, CA etc.) and / or MBA.
  
  

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