Senior Finance Business Analyst - Technology

Role Profile

Operating in a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, the SFBA uses insight and analytical skills to support the management of the business, constructively challenging and influencing where necessary.

Key Responsibilities

The SFBA is expected to assume the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required:

• Supporting the Lead FBP
• Working with the Lead FBP to provide support to the Business and Finance
• Work on ad hoc projects based on Business / Finance needs
• Working closely with HR and Procurement to understand the Business to provide a joint up approach
• Run the month end process on behalf the FBP, co-ordinating with the Towers and Sub Towers
• Produce stakeholder packs, preparing slide decks and ad hoc analysis under the guidance of the Lead FBP
• Maintain Risk and Opportunities tracker
• Headcount / FTE reporting including FTE movement analysis and split of project and service roles
• Provide bottom-up workforce planning build by individual reflecting latest view on new joiners & leavers (with link to Smart Recruiter system) plus attrition assumptions where necessary
• Reconcile vacancies and agree with HR so both joined up
• Provide bottom-up analysis on supplier costs – monitoring fixed and variable, committed and uncommitted costs
• Review Accruals and Prepayments, maintain management reporting for the Lead FBP and central Finance. Monitor monthly costs and act as coordination point during Month End / Budget for submission into TM1 / SAPFC.
• Production of insightful commentary, variance analysis and bridges
• Build and maintain trackers on Run and Change, Work with PMO and PMs to check and challenge their forecasts
• Working with Project Teams, PMO on Capex/ Opex project forecast plus commentary for project
• Support the production of forecast / budget builds ensuring key assumptions, dependencies, risks, and opportunities are understood and articulated. Maintain a savings and headwinds tracker - provide updates each month on cost task /overlays as necessary
• Working Capital forecast and budget submission
• Prepare Balance Sheet reviews and returns
• Act as point of contact on management recharges with Divisions, create and process intercompany tickets, review timesheet recharges
• Support on audit queries
• Month End and Forecast / Budget:
• Working with the TSS Planning, other FBPs and SSC teams to provide a summary of position for month end and mid-month reports
• Forecast / Budget submission in TM1 completed on time as per Divisional timetable
• Completion of monthly stakeholder packs & workstream review packs
• Annual Budget reporting including slide decks and ad hoc analysis
• Complete FTE tagging and movement analysis
• Working Capital forecast and budget submission
• Change forecast plus commentary for Group/ PMO? Business review including phasing
• Business Plan / 3 Year Plan (3YP)
• Working alongside the Business Partner assist the build of the 3YP model, including comms on requirements and inputs to GBS team, and final submission in TM1/ SAPFC.
• Provide analysis and content including slides and support.
• Other
• Build and maintain a good relationship with the TSS Finance team supporting the design, build and execution of operational processes that deliver accurate, timely, and insightful information.
• Provide reporting on Ad hoc programmes / initiatives
• Support the divisions vision and business strategy. Enforce and communicate Informa’s Group Finance policy and ensure adequate governance & controls are in place. Support external and internal audits as needed.
• Ensure data and process integrity is maintained
• Actively support a culture of team engagement
• Ensure a robust communication structure is in place to ensure all key messages are communicated.
• Escalate team admin issues and feedback as necessary to FBP
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of Finance processes, systems, and ways of working.
• Good knowledge of leadership, coaching and stakeholder management
• Recognised professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Strong excel skills
• A track record of continuous professional and management development
• Ability to work with and support stakeholders in a global divisional environment
• Able to demonstrate an innovative approach to work with enthusiasm and innovation, ability to drive move to global, consistent, and best practice ways of working
• Able to provide robust challenge to managers around their performance, good commercial acumen
• Self-starter with proactive nature, and ability to work autonomously under limited supervision
• Good influencing skills, ability to deal with conflict and drive change
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, complex, and uncertain environment
• Good project management & prioritisation skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills, ability to write reports and create PowerPoint presentations in a succinct and direct manner

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

Our benefits include:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• Personal benefits: a range to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• ShareMatch scheme: allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support: EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Awards: Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• Global collaboration: As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

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