Job Description

About us: 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 dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, handle risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity. LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in over 60 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. Our people: People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change 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 collaboration, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential. We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder – which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning over 60 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with significant careers.

Job Profile Summary

Support to Senior Finance Manager within IPE (Infrastructure Platform Engineering) I&C with business performance information, forecasting and commercial understanding

This role provides an opportunity to partner closely with finance and business stakeholders, gaining deep visibility of one of LSEG’s largest cost bases and driving insight-led decision making, working closely with business and finance partners

• Take the lead on reporting and month end processes for both run and change. Produce, review, and analyse performance management reporting of actual monthly results and variances to budget and forecast relating to cost, headcount, CAPEX and other KPI’s to help drive reporting and decision making, highlighting any issues and risks to finance manager
• Understanding key drivers of variances and be able to articulate these variances in a way that is easy to understand and work with business team to resolve
• Working closely with controllership counter-parts to work through month end issues and treatment
• Produce monthly forecasting and R&Os information to present to finance manager and finance director
• Work closely with controllership teams and FP&A to ensure accurate reporting based on reporting needs and structures ensuring monthly actuals are accurate and correctly aligned and tie to supplier contract terms where appropriate ensuring correct financial treatment
• Build an understanding of IPE including the key vendor contracts, and the drivers to these contracts to drive insights and challenge stakeholders
• Work closely with business contacts to align on supplier contract renewals proactively ensuring correct treatment and challenging where there may be risk
• Creation of management information packs for business partners
• Assist with the preparation of annual budgets during the budgeting cycle, working with the business, Vendor Management, and FP&A to create the budget and upload into systems
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis to support business decisions
• Support on contract commercial discussions with procurement, challenging assumptions and the impact of commercial terms to financial treatment
• Provide input to ad hoc projects within Finance and the business as required

Knowledge & Skills

• Inquisitive demeanour – Analysing data, taking a step back and understanding why there are variances and digging deeper to find out more information proactively getting to the root cause
• Ability to explain analysis and insights and communicate to stakeholders
• Proactivity – Finding out information and data to aid business decisions, getting to the real drivers of variances/issues, evaluates assumptions
• Strong understanding of financial/management accounting and financial treatment. Ability to analyse accounting data, understand issues and work with finance colleagues to resolve
• Continuous improvement, changing processes to make processes more efficient and business impact

Career Stage:

Senior Associate

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

LSEG 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 purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

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

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