Job Description
The department is responsible for reporting all group business units across Europe, US and Asia/Pacific to Executive Managing Directors, the Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer.
In terms of primary functions, the FP&A team are responsible for:
1. Preparation and presentation of monthly Front Office Executive packs
2. Detailed analysis of performance trends and profitability vs comparatives and forecast
3. Monthly analysis of front office compensation ratios and impact on group profitability
4. Weekly performance review with regional Business Managers
5. Preparation of front office forecasts and actual v budget analysis
6. Daily revenue flash reporting and quarterly revenue projections vs external guidance
7. Ad-hoc work as required by the front office and senior management
Newly Qualified to 2/3 years PQE
Must have a keen eye-for-detail to ensure accuracy and integrity of reporting.
Strong MS Excel skills and good all-round IT abilities.
Able to analyse performance by analysing P&L’s and KPI’s and make recommendations to Business Managers
Ability to self-manage conflicting workloads to meet deadlines.
Demonstrate a high level of numeric and oral communication skills and able to deal with queries from management.
Experience in Financial Services or similar.
Able to understand the financials being reported and challenge where numbers look unexpected.
Confident in operating in a competitive work environment and the ability to handle challenging situations sensitively.