Director, Finance Business Partner | London, UK

London Stock Exchange Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial markets infrastructure provider in London is seeking a Finance Partner to lead and manage finance strategy for a specific business line. You will be responsible for managing costs, driving efficiencies, and mentoring finance professionals. The ideal candidate holds a recognised accountancy qualification and has a strong background in financial services or technology. This role offers dynamic opportunities in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a Finance role, preferably within Technology or a Financial Services firm.
• Ability to influence and lead a multitude of stakeholders across Technology, Product and Finance.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects with competing demands.

Responsibilities

• Leads finance strategy for a business line, providing support for business leadership.
• Prepare monthly performance updates for leadership ensuring key risks and opportunities are highlighted.
• Guiding and mentoring Finance Managers/Analysts.

Skills

Financial reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Cost management

Leadership

Commercial mindset

Organizational skills

Education

Recognised accountancy qualification

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 commitment 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, manage 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 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG's ticker symbol is LSEG.

Our people:

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. 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.

As a global organisation spanning 70 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 meaningful careers.

The Role:

Leads, manages and completes the finance strategy for a business line/s/function/s; provides support as required for business leadership and takes management responsibility for a team of finance professionals.

Major Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

• Finance Business Partner to Senior Stakeholders
• Responsible for managing a significant cost base, driving efficiency, optimisation and return on investment
• Working closely within internal teams to influence decision making and strategy
• Guiding and mentoring Finance Managers/Analysts
• Prepare monthly performance updates for leadership ensuring key risks, issues and opportunities are highlighted, with a focus on key value drivers.
• 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

Technical/Professional Skills & Competencies:

• Recognised accountancy qualification and previous business partnering experience in a Finance role
• Extensive experience in a Finance role, preferably within Technology or a Financial Services firm
• Ability to influence and lead a multitude of stakeholders across Technology, Product and Finance
• Ability to quickly build and foster collaborative relationships with key stakeholders
• Commercial mindset and experience of supporting key deals
• Tenacious and driven by delivering results and motivating change
• Technical accounting and financial reporting skills
• Strong organisational skills; ability to manage and prioritise multiple projects with competing demands

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. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

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

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.

Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it's used for, and how it's obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject .

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