Senior Finance Business Analyst

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Informa is listed on London Stock Exchange and a member of FTSE 100, with over 11,000 colleagues working in more than 30 countries.

Global Support is Informa’s fifth division, home to a number of specialist functions and colleagues who are expert in particular fields.

Each team is united in a common focus, providing efficient business services and function-specific expertise to each Informa Operating Division, enabling our commercial teams to keep their focus on customers, products, markets and performance. These include maintaining core technology infrastructure, consistent HR processes and shared finance platforms, and providing a centre of expertise in areas such as legal and corporate strategy.

Global Support has two distinct areas:

• Group Functions : which includes more corporate functions such as Corporate Development, Legal, HR, Treasury, Tax, Risk and Compliance.
• Group Operations : which encompasses Technology Support Services (TSS), Finance Shared Services (GBS), Real Estate , Travel and Events, Health, Safety & Security, Procurement and Change Delivery.

Role Profile

The Senior Finance Business Analyst (SFBA) is a central finance role within the Global Support (GS) team, reporting into the GS Head of FP&A.

This role will work primarily with members of the GS finance team but also regularly with Group Finance, SSC Finance, and on occasion with other divisional finance teams to support end to end cost management.

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

Key Responsibilities

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

• Month End and Forecast / Budget:
• Responsibility for accounting on acquisitions and disposals (A&D) including latest assumptions on transition service agreement (TSA) income. Work with Corp Dev on latest assumptions and communicate to GS finance team.
• Submission of A&D forecast and budget in TM1.
• Working with business partners coordinate month end reporting on cost out in relation to A&D as required.
• Provide content on A&D for reporting packs including Monthly Trading Review (MTR) & Operations Management Pack
• Coordinate Working Capital & Cashflow forecast and budget process. Including maintaining and enhancing working capital model, communicating requirements to teams and consolidating outputs as per timetable.
• Provide monthly reporting to Group Finance on Working Capital and Cashflow including materials for month end review meeting and MTR.
• Look to develop and enhance GS reporting as necessary including increased use of TM1 excel add in
• Production of insightful commentary, variance analysis and bridges.
• Business Plan / 3YP
• Working with the Head of FP&A, coordinate requirements for 3YP Cashflow model including comms on requirements.
• Coordinate any inputs as necessary on A&D.
• Consolidate submissions and provide analysis including slides and support as necessary.
• Statutory Recharges
• Lead point on GS Statutory recharges, including understanding Group Functions and Operations operating models and ensuring the recharge model reflects any changes and supporting refresh of it. 
• Coordinate and project manage the completion of the model, working with various stakeholders including the SSC teams and Group Tax.
• Work with the SSC and Group Tax teams to continue progression of the management of statutory recharges.
• Balance Sheet
• Coordinate quarterly reviews with GS Finance team, including agenda, required materials and follow up actions. 
• Prepare material for Quarterly Balance Sheet review with Group
• Maintain monthly schedule of GS opportunity accruals.
• Attend Balance Sheet Radar meeting and follow up with team on actions include aged items and asset on construction.
• Work with Group finance and SSC teams to develop and enhance reporting.
• Cashflow and Working Capital
• Act as a central point of contact for GS Working Capital, including preparation of monthly submission of working capital and cashflow to Group.
• Complete regular reviews with GS team on working capital.
• Working with Group and GS finance team, look for any opportunities to develop and streamline working capital process.
• Other
• Maintain GS risk register on a monthly basis including updates from business partners on latest risks. 
• Working with Head of FP&A and CFO, coordinate quarterly team meeting including topics and themes for discussion.
• Provide monthly content for GS Fact Pack
• Coordinate annual impairment review with input from GS Finance team. Provide consolidated view for Group.
• Build and maintain a good relationship with the SSC, supporting the design, build and execution of operational processes that deliver accurate, timely, and insightful information.
• 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. 

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience

• 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)
• A track record of continuous professional and management development

Skills & Abilities

• 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.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good process skillset and attention to detail.
• Ability to work from high level and bottom-up perspectives.
• Able to provide robust challenge to managers around their performance, good commercial acumen. 
• Leadership potential
• 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. 
• Strong excel skills.
• Credibility and professional integrity to work with stakeholders at all levels within the organisation.

Colleague Responsibilities

• Support people development to ensure the effectiveness of all colleagues within the unit concentrating on both performance and soft skill development.
• Planning and prioritising the work within the unit ensuring resource management is considered.
• Preparation and reporting of specific performance metrics within agreed deadlines
• Ensure a robust communication structure is in place across the team to ensure all key messages are communicated.
• Actively support a culture of team engagement
• Escalate team admin issues.
• Act as a role model to others
• Work closely with HR to ensure all people management processes and policies are being adhered to

Additional Information

Employee experience is very important to us at  Informa . On top of joining a supportive, diverse and ambitious team that welcomes all types of candidates. We are also flexible with different working patterns and prioritize promotions internally.

Our benefits include:

• Learning and development plan to assist with your career development
• 25 days annual leave, 4 days for volunteering and a day off for your birthday!
• Competitive Benefits
• Work with high quality specialist products
• Bright and friendly staff who are all “expert’s experts” and additional training and development for helping you achieve your career aspiration
• Share-Match options – become a shareholder
• Regular social events and networking opportunities

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