Senior Manager FP&A

This role is part of the India Performance Insights team and is responsible for leading Financial Planning and Analysis function for the Risk Intelligence business at LSEG. The role will own key FP&A processes and complete processes that relate to Sales and Revenue Planning and will involve working with senior finance leaders to drive high quality outcomes in the areas of Budgeting, Forecasting, Month close and other areas.

The successful candidate should have shown ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment and be comfortable collaborating across finance teams.

Key Functional Responsibilities / Accountabilities:  

Sales and Revenue

• Run of key Revenue processes including Sales and Revenue planning, forecasting, Budgeting etc and provide commercial business commentary.

• Be a glue between Product finance and Sales finance teams to drive alignment on approach and assumptions during Forecast / Budget cycles.

• Support adhoc requests involving analysis of Sales / Revenue trends by region, business, product, client etc

• Continuously evaluate the relevance and value of management reports being produced and find opportunities for rationalisation, automation, or improvements

• rive standardisation of processes across FTSE, RI, D&A and SAM to achieve consistency and efficiency through direct engagement with FBPs and Divisional FLT

FP&A

• Own and drive FP&A processes including Budgeting, Forecasting, MBR preparation, Board Updates, Stress testing and Multiyear planning. Responsibilities include strategizing the approach, driving suitable engagement with CFOs / FBPs, coordination with multiple teams and driving execution.

• Provide insightful business commentary in various FP&A outputs backed by strong business understanding and effective communication. Proactively, anticipate and prepare for follow up questions / analytical asks from senior team members.

• Carry an independent perspective and review / challenge inputs and assumptions baked in key FP&A exercises.

• Act as a custodian of RI hierarchy and ensure effective review of hierarchy changes considering implications on Actuals, Budgets, forecasts.

• Drive scenario analysis through suitable financial modelling during Budgets, multiyear planning and other exercises.

• Develop close working collaborations with finance / non finance teams including Group FP&A, controllers, Investor relations, Finance technology, Master Data Hierarchy Management group etc to manage the FP&A function effectively.

Leadership Focus:

• Be a culture career and drive LSEG values within / across India teams
• Be a talent magnet – Hire, retain and develop top talent
• Contribute to location level initiatives focussed on Career and Employee engagement.

Skills / experience requirements:

• Expert Finance leader with experience in Revenue Finance / FP&A with demonstrated ability.
• Proficient in collaborating and delivering results in a fast-paced, sophisticated global business environment. 
• Strong commercial approach and good communication / story telling skills and analytical attitude.
• Leads teams and provides thought leadership to influence strategy and change 
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple projects with competing demands for resource 
• Exposure to financial transformation is an added advantage but not mandatory.

Professional Finance Qualification – e.g. MBA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent, would be key 

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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