Senior Financial Manager - London Stock Exchange Group

London Stock Exchange Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

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, 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 65 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 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 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.

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 65 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.

ROLE SUMMARY:

An exciting Senior Manager, Financial Controller opportunity has arisen in LSEG FX, reporting to the division's Finance Director! LSEG FX offers outstanding international forex trading platforms and solutions to 4,000 customers, in 100 countries and averaging US$460 billion in notional liquid trade volumes every day.

The role oversees all aspects of divisional financial control, board reporting and financial regulatory oversight.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Coordinate month end timetables and the period close process. This included attendance of daily update calls with Group Finance.
• Review journal entries, carefully checking support and allocations.
• Perform and oversee the month end analytical review procedures to gain comfort over the FX legal entity balance sheets and income statements before period close.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations in Blackline. Drive improvement. Ensure accounts are reconciled in a timely manner and appropriately substantiated.
• Own the monthly revenue review control measures for the FX division. Chair monthly revenue review control calls.
• Work closely with the Division's Finance Director to improve divisional reporting and controls.
• Review quarterly board materials for the seven international FX Regulated Entities for accuracy and messaging.
• Present the finance update at quarterly board meetings for two smaller turnover international FX regulated entities. Particularly US and Singapore.
• Coordinate approval of financial statements and budgets at annual board meetings for international FX regulated entities.
• Lead the relationship with the external auditors from engagement to opinion. Chair weekly meetings with the audit team and coordinate audit documents including engagement and representation letters.
• Review, oversee or perform technical accounting entries. Support and write accounting memorandums in accordance with IFRS.
• Prepare or assess and review going concern and impairment assessments.
• Financial regulatory reporting is predominantly led by a centralised team however a good understanding of MiFID and international financial regulations relating to capital markets and trading venues would be advantageous.
• Financial regulatory responsibilities could include the performance or review of business risk modelling in Excel, and assistance with quarterly submissions of financials to international regulators.
• Contribute to the production of annual financial regulatory documents such as ICAAP, ICARA or annual wind down planning (depending on the international jurisdiction). This may include leading or participating in scenario workshops with executive level stakeholders.
• Build an in-depth knowledge of the chart of accounts, ledger string coding, finance systems such as Essbase, HFM, SAP and Oracle Fusion. Work towards becoming a subject matter authority for the wider Finance team.
• Team management, predominantly indirect offshore reports.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

• Group financial controllership team.
• Central FP&A team.
• Wider controllership function especially group policy and consolidations and compliance.
• Offshore Centre of Excellence teams in India and Sri Lanka.
• External and internal auditors.
• Group Tax.
• Finance business partners.
• Regulated entity boards.

WHAT YOU'LL GET IN RETURN:

• The LSEG FX Finance team are responsible for business partnering, forecasting, budgeting, legal entity financial control, production of monthly management accounts reports, financial regulatory stress scenario modelling, and financial regulatory reporting. The successful candidate will therefore have exposure to coaching, development and growth in a wide range of activities under the guidance of experienced team leadership (including the Division's Finance Director).
• We recognize that to attract the best talent, we need to be flexible, and we are open to discussing work arrangements with you. We take a hybrid approach to the workplace and this role is Blended.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar) with extensive PQE.
• Strong people and stakeholder management track record.
• Extensive experience in legal entity, divisional or business unit financial control.
• Tenacious. Ability to identify, chase down issues and follow through to conclusion.
• Technical accounting, particularly UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Strong excel modelling and control skills.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Background in financial services or capital markets.
• Experience with Blackline, SAP, Oracle, Hyperion and Essbase Systems is desirable.
• Financial process improvement.
• Financial regulatory reporting including ICAAP, ICARA, monthly and quarterly financial regulatory submissions.