Senior Manager, Financial Control

An exciting opportunity, reporting to the Director of FP&A and Financial Control for FTSE Russell, this role will provide exposure across financial control for the FTSE Russell division and it's globally dispersed legal entities. The role leads all aspects of divisional financial control, board reporting and financial regulatory oversite.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of financial controllers and work closely with colleagues in various global teams (Billing, Financial Accounting and Reporting, Credit Control etc)
• Ensure accurate month end close of FTSE Russell legal entities in compliance with internal and external reporting standards, policies and internal controls.
• Perform and coordinate the month end analytical review procedures to gain assurance over the entity Balance Sheets and Income Statements before period close.
• Monthly management reporting of divisional and legal entity results with variance analysis to report to finance and business colleagues.
• Quarterly results reporting for the division and analysis of the significant year on year movements to support the LSEG Group published results.
• Maintain strong working relationships with all internal customers, keeping up to date on business developments and providing financial insights as appropriate.
• Works closely with the Divisional CFO, Finance Business Partnering leads, business managers, product leads and Compliance teams.
• Supports the division's FP&A team with financial information and analysis through monthly budget and forecast comparisons to actual results.
• Critically evaluates and evolves systems, policies, and processes and drives standardisation, automation and operational improvements to increase efficiency and reduce manual intervention while collaborating across cross-functional teams.
• Involvement in transformation projects including Oracle system implementations and new business initiatives.
• Leads the audits by coordinating audit requests and maintaining the relationship with the audit teams.

Key Relationships: 

• Various colleagues across the Financial Controllership leadership team including Tax and Treasury
• Centre of Excellence teams in Sri Lanka and India
• Finance Business Partners in FTSE Russell
• FTSE Russell and Central FP&A team as well as Group consolidation team
• Compliance
• External and Internal Auditors

Technical/Professional Skills & Proficiencies:

Essential skills

• Relevant professional qualification with minimum of 8 years PQE
• Extensive experience in financial control and experienced in industry leading financial control processes
• Management experience and experience working in a matrix organisation and in forming positive relationships with internal customers and partners
• Strong analytical, written/verbal communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Strong focus on collaborating with colleagues across divisions and functions and a positive work ethic
• Experience leading through transformation / change
• Dedicated, self-motivated with a positive demeanour and an accountability approach

Desired skills

• An experienced manager used to challenging the status quo
• Has a curious approach and looks for improvements that drive a high performing organisation
• Background in global financial markets, infrastructure and risk management services
• Board level experience/ exposure
• Experience working with regulated companies

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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