Job Description

Company Description

Informa is one of the world\'s leading knowledge providers. We create and deliver highly specialised information through publishing, events, training, market intelligence and expertise, providing valuable knowledge to individuals, businesses and organisations worldwide.

The Global Support Division is right at the heart of Informa. Global Support ensures the business meets our obligations, protects our assets, collaborates across Divisions and ensures all operations consistently run to the highest standards. The Group Finance function along with Strategy and Business Planning, Technology, Corporate Finance, Group Treasury, Group Tax, HR, Legal and Shared Services ensure together that all operations run consistently across the business, to the highest standards. Globally, Informa has over 150 offices in more than 40 countries and employs over 10,000 staff around the world.

Informa has three businesses serving B2B customers in specialist markets: Informa Markets, Informa Connect & Informa Tech. These three businesses provide valuable knowledge, connections and digital services through a range of formats.

Towards the end of 2021, we announced our intention to divest our Intelligence businesses and to put the full focus of the Group on the two markets where we have scale leadership positions: B2B Markets and Academic Markets. On 1 June 2022, we completed the first of these divestments, with the sale of Pharma Intelligence for \xc2\xa31.9bn.



Our Global Support division\'s Group Technology team is currently looking to hire a Finance Business Partner (a.k.a. internally as GT FBP) on a Fixed-Term Contract basis for a duration of 9 months.

The GT FBP is a role within the Global Support (GS) team, reporting into the GT Finance Business Partner lead. The role will work primarily with the GS finance team but also regularly with Group Finance and Shared Services Finance, and on occasion with other divisional finance teams to support end to end cost management of Group Technology Projects.

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

Qualifications

• Recognised professional Chartered Accountancy full qualification/certification (e.g: ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.)
• Experience in an FBP or Senior Finance Analyst function at Group-level
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of Finance processes, systems, and ways of working
• Good knowledge of leadership, coaching and stakeholder management within a complex enterprise-level technology organisation
• Track record of continuous professional and management development

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:

• Tailored development opportunities and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn
• Balance time in the office with time working remotely, feeling fully supported wherever you are
• 25 days annual leave, 4 days for volunteering and a day off for your birthday!
• The chance to work from (almost!) anywhere across the globe, four weeks a year
• Competitive and rewarding benefits, tailored to each of our regions
• Work with high quality specialist products
• Bright and friendly staff who are all \xe2\x80\x9cexpert\'s experts\xe2\x80\x9d and additional training and development for helping you achieve your career aspiration
• The chance to become an Informa shareholder, with extra rewards just for colleagues
• Regular social events and networking opportunities

We know that sometimes the \'perfect candidate\' doesn\'t exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don\'t fit all the requirements. If you\'re excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we\'re looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under local law.

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