Finance Business Partner

PowerToFly; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Greater London is seeking an experienced finance professional to support critical financial planning and analysis processes. This role involves managing complex financial models, preparing insightful reports for senior management, and ensuring effective communication across various business units. Candidates should hold a relevant post-graduate qualification and have over 9 years of experience in financial analysis. The firm promotes a hybrid work environment, fostering inclusive collaboration.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of financial modeling and forecasts.
• Ability to manage strategic operating issues and long-term goals.
• Experience in developing reporting solutions for senior management.

Responsibilities

• Support financial planning and analysis processes.
• Manage budgeting and forecasting functions.
• Prepare monthly reports and variance analysis.
• Create executive presentations for strategic updates.

Skills

Exceptional Stakeholder Management

Financial data management

Analytical decision-making

Flexibility with deadlines

Strong accounting knowledge

AI concepts understanding

Education

Post-graduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, or Statistics

9+ years in Financial Planning and analysis

Job description

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

Skills and Competencies

• Exceptional Stakeholder Management. Proven ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels, from entry-level team members to senior executives, adapting communication styles to suit different personalities and navigating challenging stakeholder dynamics with ease
• Able to manage complex financial data and deploy financial models and forecasts mechanisms, and leverage data to inform business decisions; comfortable with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, advanced analytical decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Highly motivated, participative as a change agent mentality that can provide financial leadership
• Demonstrates flexibility with last minute changes in commitments, deadlines, and meeting attendance
• Able to work both self-directed, as well as a member of a team by interacting and collaborating with members of other teams across the organization
• Strong knowledge of accounting concepts
• Basic understanding of artificial intelligence concepts, with curiosity and enthusiasm for learnings how AI tools can be used to improve processes and drive efficiency. Interest in exploring AI systems and a willingness to develop awareness of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use

Education

• Post-graduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, Statistics or other quantitative field (e.g. MBA, CPA/CA, CIMA, ACCA)
• 9+ years of relevant experience in Financial Planning and analysis processes and modelling, or equivalent. Business intelligence tools, and data science experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Support the execution of financial planning and analysis processes, projects, and ad-hoc requests as required by the Finance organization by embracing the following responsibilities:

• Work closely with the senior management team on strategic operating issues, long-term strategies and profit goals through the development and implementation of financial and strategic planning
• Manage the core planning functions: results analysis, forecasting, annual budgeting, and strategic planning. Deliver insightful and driver based presentational outputs for discussion with senior management
• Own and lead the preparation and communication of monthly reports and variance analysis, in a timely manner. Including the use of financial KPI analysis and identifying historical trends that will offer value added insights and help identify key focus areas for management
• Design financial models and metrics to measure performance and highlight key areas of focus for senior management
• Drive the development of new reporting solutions and develop materials for senior management presentations, discussions and reviews
• Create executive presentations used for business updates to both the senior management team and key business partners across MCO
• Ensure close coordination across several different lines of business and support functions that are geographically dispersed; pro-actively partner with the local, regional and global contacts to ensure deliverables are met as agreed
• Gather internal and external market/competitive trends

About the team

The MA Business Finance team plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between finance and business operations within an organization, including strategic planning, providing financial insights and analysis to support decision-making, and fostering a collaborative environment among departments.

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Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.