Job Description

This is a Finance Manager role, reporting into the Technology Decision Support Finance Director to support finance strategy through robust budget and forecasts with insightful analysis for decision making. The successful candidate should have proven ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment and lead a team to provide value added insight.

The role carries strategic support and expansive project management & data modelling oversight across a multitude of Technology wide workstreams ranging from end-to-end oversight of the budgeting cycle & primary finance business partner to the divisional FP&A teams. The role would be expected to manage relationships effectively and manage the financial models and effective communication of the appropriate outputs across a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Technology Budget Process. Managing the initial concepts, UAT and managing the overall end-to-end budget cycle for Technology through initial partner engagement through to final budget submission & presentation to the Tech Executive Leadership Team. 
• Understanding complex budget impact Technology projects and provide analytical and financial modelling support alongside acting as the POC for budget impacting guidance.
• Act as the primary partner to provide financial information and context to senior stakeholders to drive informed decision and fundamentally deputies for the Finance Director as required. 
• Support the ongoing transformation of the FP&A function within the Technology divisions through ongoing system & process rationalization given the continuing evolution of the merger
• Continue the work to bring the organizations together, identifying process simplification and improvements.
• Work with other members of the team to understand synergies and integration reporting

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Substantial amount of experience in leading change and a track record of effective communication and ability to influence stakeholders
• Proficiency in working effectively and delivering results in a fast-paced, complex, dynamic, global business environment.
• Work effectively in teams and across functions of the business
• Demonstrate strong customer-focus with a commercial mindset, communication, and analytical skills
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects with competing demands for resource
• Expert level with MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint)
• Open to flexible working applicants
• Qualified chartered accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 7 to 10 years post qualified experience, which includes accounting and business partnering activities (budgeting, forecasting, performance reporting, strategy evaluation, analysis and insight)
• Knowledge and understanding of ERPs and other financial systems
• Excellent financial modelling, planning and analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a deadline-oriented environment managing multiple priorities
• Proven track record to interact with senior management
• Demonstrated ability to provide business partnering support
• Excellent use of Microsoft office packages, PowerPoint, Excel/ Power BI/Query, Word and other BI tools
• Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues globally
• Time-zone overlap with global stakeholders and counterparts, as warranted