Finance Director – Group Operations

IQ-EQ Group; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Investor Services group is seeking a Finance Director for Group Operations to lead its financial planning and analysis globally. This senior leadership role entails managing a team, enhancing financial systems, and supporting strategic initiatives. Candidates should possess extensive experience, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to excellence in financial management.

Benefits

Comprehensive remuneration based on market rates

Generous pension scheme

Private health and dental cover

25 days paid leave plus UK public holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Support for training and development

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in financial control, preferably in financial or professional services.
• Strong track record in FP&A with proven ability to support global operations.
• Able to lead and develop high-performing finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage a global team of 8, providing leadership and oversight for the finance function.
• Lead annual budgeting, reforecasting, and monthly performance tracking.
• Support external audits and ensure compliance with local statutory and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management skills

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent)

Job description

THIS ROLE
As Finance Director for Group Operations, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our Global Head of Client Delivery. You’ll lead financial planning and analysis across multiple global jurisdictions, drive continuous improvement across reporting and processes, and support long-term offshoring and growth initiatives. You’ll ensure high standards of financial control, effective budgetary planning, and influence operational outcomes through strategic insights.

This is a senior leadership role and can be based in London, Singapore, or India.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Manage a global team of 8, providing leadership, direction, and day-to-day oversight of the GCD finance function
• Foster team development, ensuring alignment with Group Finance policies and ongoing upskilling of team members
• Lead annual budgeting, reforecasting, and monthly performance tracking for all GCD locations
• Identify opportunities to improve financial systems and reporting automation, and upskill the team accordingly
• Analyse monthly performance against forecast and budgets, clearly articulating variances
• Manage internal reporting, monthly management accounts, and stakeholder dashboards
• Support external audits and tax deliverables in collaboration with Group Finance, auditors, and tax partners
• Oversee billing, recharges, credit control, and cash flow optimisation across GCD entities
• Partner with business leaders and internal functions to meet financial and operational goals
• Support Group-led offshoring and transformation initiatives through detailed modelling and implementation
• Ensure compliance with local statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements

WHAT WE OFFER

• Comprehensive remuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experience, and skills profile
• Pension Scheme: Generous employer contribution with the ability to allow and increase employee contributions
• Wellbeing: Additional social benefits such as private health and dental cover, life assurance, discounted gym membership, eye test, and corporate GP
• Annual leave: All our employees are entitled to 25 days paid leave, plus all UK public holidays. Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave
• Flexible working: We recognise the value of working flexibly and are keen to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements
• Support and development: We will ensure you have the right training, tools, and development plan to grow and improve your skills every day

Qualifications

ABOUT YOU

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in financial control, preferably within financial or professional services
• Strong track record in FP&A with proven ability to support global operations
• Experience working in matrixed environments with senior-level stakeholder engagement
• Excellent analytical, communication, and project management skills
• Able to lead and develop high-performing finance teams
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities and balancing strategic and operational responsibilities

Additional information

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders—including our employees, clients, and local communities—while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.

There is always more we can, and should do, to improve—whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.

Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,800+ employees—from 94 nationalities across 25 countries—to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad, we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.

We’re committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success lead to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients from the beginning.

Company description

ABOUT IQ-EQ

IQ-EQ is a leading Investor Services group which combines global expertise with an unwavering focus on client service delivery. We support fund managers, global companies, family offices, and private clients worldwide.

We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory, and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide. We employ a global workforce of over 5,800 people across 25 jurisdictions, with assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$750 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top 15 private equity firms.

Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology, including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts.

Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding.

We’re driven by our Group purpose, to power people and possibilities.