Job Description

Job Title Senior Finance Business Partner

So, who are we?
Hello, we're IG Group. We are a publicly-traded FTSE250 FinTech company who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.
We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We're global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We're hungry to move faster, ship better product for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers.
We work in cross-functional teams and are laser focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.
The FPnA team at IG works closely with our Divisions to translate commercial strategy into financial outcomes. We support Divisions in the execution of the group strategy to driving sustainable growth and also support the CEO and CFO with decisions and the external narrative.
Your role in the FPnA Team's Success:
As Senior finance business partner to Divisional CEO and the Divisional Leadership team you will own all elements of the planning, budgeting and forecasting for the region in addition to the provision of reporting packs and ad hoc analysis.
Reporting to Commercial Finance Director, with dotted line reporting to Divisional CEO.
What you'll do:

• Member of the Divisional leadership team, partnering with the Divisional CEO, office heads, and regional leadership team, driving optimisation of performance and value add through provision of insightful analysis, challenge and influence
• Prepare monthly MI containing revenue, cost and profitability analysis and providing insightful, action-oriented commentary
• Management of annual budget, strategic four-year plan and reforecasting cycles for region, and assisting with the preparation of business plans and presentations for Board and Executive Committee
• Preparing financial projections for commercial and risk mitigating initiatives for submission to the Initiative and Innovation team and Executive Committee
• Acting as a leader and role model within the FP&A team, mentoring and developing finance business partners and finance analysts
• Driving continuous improvement in management reporting and planning processes to ensure efficient, timely and accurate delivery and support head of FP&A in the communication of the planning process to the wider business
• Supporting the adoption of our new financial planning tool, Anaplan, and maximising its potential
• Provision of analysis and insight to the Investor Relations team to support quarterly trading updates, interim and full year results presentations and the Annual Report

What you'll need for this role
You would need to be able to demonstrate the following:

• Commercially driven, influential and motivated individual
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Experience of using financial planning / reporting tools and designing and implementing new planning processes
• Recognised accounting qualification and prior FP&A experience desirable
• Strong Microsoft office and excel skills
• SQL knowledge is desirable

How we work
We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office -- which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other. When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction:

• Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm
• Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes
• Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs
• Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth;
• Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback

We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We're committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey. Learn more about our D&I approach .
What you will get:

• Competitive salary
• Private medical cover for you and your family
• Life insurance
• Contribution to gym memberships
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning Platform
• Comprehensive global and local onboarding process - to the company and to your role
• Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women's, Black and Parents & Carers networks with annual budget for organizing events & projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture
• Option to participate and create ESG initiatives based on IG Brighter Future Fund
• 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work o 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday

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