Description
Role Profile
The Senior Finance Business Analyst (SFBA) is a key role within the TS&S Finance team part of Global Support. You will work closely with the management team of the TS&S Practices and the TS&S finance business partner. You will also work alongside other members of the GS finance team, the wider GBS team on occasion with other divisional finance teams. 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 of FBP, co-ordinating with Towers and Sub Towers
- Produce stakeholder packs, preparing slide decks and ad hoc analysis under guidance from 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, uncommitted costs
- Review Accruals and Prepayments; maintain management reporting for Lead FBP; monitor monthly costs; act as coordination point during Month End / Budget for submission into TM1 / SAPFC.
- Production of insightful commentary, variance analysis, bridges
- Build & maintain trackers on Run & Change; work with PMO & PMs to check & challenge their forecasts
- Working with Project Teams & PMO on Capex/ Opex project forecast plus commentary for project
- Support production of forecast/budget builds ensuring key assumptions, dependencies, risks & opportunities are understood/ articulated. Maintain savings/headwinds tracker - provide updates each month on cost task/overlays as necessary
-Working Capital forecast/budget submission
-Prepare Balance Sheet reviews/returns
-Act as point of contact on management recharges with Divisions; create/process intercompany tickets; review timesheet recharges
-Support audit queries
Month End Forecast/Budget:
Working with TSS Planning , other FBPs , SSC teams providing summary position for month end/mid-month reports
Forecast/Budget submission in TM1 completed timely per Divisional timetable
Completion monthly stakeholder packs/workstream review packs
Annual Budget reporting including slide decks/ad hoc analysis
Complete FTE tagging/movement analysis
Working Capital forecast/budget submission
Change forecast + commentary Group/PMO?Business review including phasing
Business Plan / 3 Year Plan (3YP)
Working alongside Business Partner assist build 3YP model , including comms requirements + inputs GBS team , final submission TM1/SAPFC.
Provide analysis/content slides/support.
Other
Build + maintain good relationship TSS Finance team supporting design/build/execution operational processes delivering accurate,timely+insightful information.
Provide reporting Ad hoc programmes/initatives
Support divisions vision/business strategy . Enforce + communicate Informa's Group Finance policy ensure adequate governance&controls in place . Support external/internal audits needed .
Ensure data/process integrity maintained .
Actively support culture/team engagement .
Ensure robust communication structure place ensuring all key messages communicated .
Escalate admin issues feedback necessary FB P
Qualifications
Excellent knowledge understanding Finance processes,systems,and ways working.
Good knowledge leadership , coaching stakeholder management
Recognised professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA , ACCA,CIMA)
Strong excel skills
Track record continuous professional+management development
Ability work/support stakeholders global divisional environment
Able demonstrate innovative approach work enthusiasm+innovation ability drive move global consistent best practice ways working
Able provide robust challenge managers around performance good commercial acumen
Self-starter proactive nature ability work autonomously limited supervision
Good influencing skills ability deal conflict drive change
Ability thrive dynamic complex uncertain environment
Good project management prioritisation skills.
Good communication stakeholder management skills ability write reports create PowerPoint presentations succinct direct manner
Credibility professional integrity work stakeholders levels within organisation