Finance Associate Director

Fitch Solutions; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fitch Solutions is seeking a Finance Associate Director to support its Global Commercial Organization from the London office. In this pivotal role, you will engage in operational planning and strategic governance while nurturing client relationships. This role emphasizes collaboration and is set within a dynamic, fast-paced environment, designed for proactive leaders eager to impact the financial market intelligence landscape.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office

Dedicated trainings and leadership development programs

Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs

Comprehensive healthcare offerings

Generous global parental leave plan

Collaborative workplace culture

Paid volunteer days

Qualifications

• A minimum of 6 years in finance with business partnering experience.
• Experience in financial information & data services industries.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate within cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales & Account Management leaders for annual planning.
• Provide end-to-end support on target setting and financial analysis.
• Maintain accuracy and integrity of the commission system.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Client Relationship Management

Operational Planning

Excellent Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

BI tools

Job description

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Fitch Solutions is currently seeking a talented Finance Associate Director based out of our London office.

Fitch Solutions is a leading provider of insights, data and analytics. It informs investment strategies, strengthens risk management capabilities and helps identify strategic opportunities. Its analysts, lawyers, journalists and economists offer in-depth views on credit markets/risk and individual credits, ESG, developed and emerging markets, and industry sectors. Fitch Solutions is part of Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in over 30 countries. Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Step into a role on the Fitch Solutions Commercial Team, where your talent for fostering client relationships meets unparalleled opportunities for professional development and visibility in the financial market intelligence space. Joining us means immersing yourself in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, supported by the strong foundation of a leading financial services group. Our diverse portfolio of powerful brands and products showcases our commitment to collaboration and innovation, proving that we are stronger together. With numerous opportunities for growth and a culture that celebrates every success, the Fitch Solutions Commercial Team is where your career can thrive, and you can make a meaningful impact.

Want to learn more about a career on our commercial team? Visit: https://careers.fitch.group/content/Fitch-Solutions-Commercial/

In this highly visible, individual contributor role, you will support our Global Commercial Organization with operational planning and incentive plan strategy and governance across multiple regions. You’ll have direct exposure to the Global Commercial Leadership Team and play a key part in driving commercial success.

We’re looking for a proactive, collaborative self-starter who thrives in an agile environment and is eager to make a meaningful impact.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

Operational Planning

• Partner with Sales & Account Management leaders and Revenue Operations to drive annual planning process for the commercial organization, includes annual budget process, compensation planning, and target/quota setting for the global sales force to align with business priorities and maximize commercial potential.
• Provide end-to-end support on target setting including book segmentation, territory coverage, quota distribution and comp plan roll out.
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and support for special projects and strategic initiatives as needed.
• Support the Head of Incentives & Control on the governance of sales compensation plan to align with business objectives and the evolving commercial landscape.
• Maintain accuracy and integrity of the commission system aligning with individual target and compensation plan.
• Deliver reporting on performance and payout vs target to facilitate management sign off and payment processing; provide insights to commercial leadership team on plan effectiveness, sales productivity and ROI.
• Drive process improvements using technology to enhance process efficiency and deliver information transparency.

FP&A activities

• Support digitization of analysis and reporting activities within the Commercial organization domain, including but not limited to: Net Sales performance reporting and analysis, headcount planning, and expense management.

You May Be a Good Fit

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, accounting, or related field is required
• A minimum of 6 years in finance with business partnering experience is required.
• Experience in Financial information & data services industries
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for presenting complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen, integrity, and professional maturity.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, collaborate, and work effectively within cross-functional teams.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Prior experience in commercial finance with operational planning expertise.
• Proficiency with BI tools, dashboards, data analytics, and process automation tools.

Why Choose Fitch:

• Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
• Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Financial Services and Technology, Information and Media

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