Group FP&A Manager

Company Description

At Informa, no two days and no two people are the same, and you'll find the freedom, opportunity, and support of a fantastic community to make a real impact.

We’re an international business that connects specialists with knowledge, helping them to learn more, know more and do more through live and on demand events, digital and data-driven services, and academic research.

We are home to over 10,000 colleagues across 30 countries and are a member of the UK’s FTSE 100 group of leading public companies.

In Global Support, we provide expert guidance and hands-on support to the Informa Group and Informa’s many business teams. Across tech, finance, legal, corporate development, HR, communications, operations, and many other areas, we work collaboratively and flexibly to help our brands serve their customers and help the company succeed.

Job Description

We are currently looking to hire a Group FP&A Manager on Permanent Full-time basis to join our Group Finance division.

The Group FP&A is a strong team of analysts who work collaboratively with the Divisional Finance teams. The FP&A team prepares monthly financial reporting, providing timely visibility and clarity of business performance and financial results for senior management and the Board. We conduct monthly divisional reviews of performance, reviewing and analysing risks, opportunities and initiatives. We lead the Forecasting, Budgeting and longer term (3YP) financial planning processes, for Informa, working with the Divisional Finance CFOs.

We seek to drive continuous improvement in the reporting and planning processes across the Group, evolving and adapting analysis to the requirements of the business. The FP&A team also supports full year and half year results processes and produces and contributes to various financial presentations for both internal and external stakeholders, including analysts presentations.

Responsibilities:

• Manage Group FP&A relationship with divisional teams and Divisional CFOs including analysis of monthly performance, forecasts, and budgets
• Lead the coordination and consolidation of reporting across Group FP&A – delivering reporting for Executive team, Board, and wider management on monthly performance, forecast, budget and long-term planning
• Monitoring performance, risks, opportunities, initiatives, KPIs and trends within the business
• Lead monthly Divisional trading reviews with Divisional and Group finance leadership teams
• Establish effective working relationships across the business and senior management team including Divisional CFOs and Investor Relations
• Set the framework, guidance and instructions for monthly reporting, forecasts and budget process
• With the support of the Financial analyst, provide the necessary information and analysis to support the presentation of information to the market and investors, including announcements and Q&A to support Investor meetings and co-ordinate all information for the Group
• Lead the development of KPIs, reporting and insights for new revenue streams, products and initiatives to support the growth of the business
• Work closely with Finance Systems team to ensure the development of reporting in meeting the developing needs of the finance team
• Manage and develop one Finance Analyst and contribute to the development of the wider FP&A team by coaching and mentoring

Qualifications

Professional Qualifications

• Recognised professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Skills & Abilities

• Strong educational background
• Proven communication and interpersonal skills and ability to interact at all levels
• Strong influencing skills, including the ability to communicate complex financial technical matters to non-technical people
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment and produces quality outputs to tight deadlines
• Strong attention to detail
• IT literate with advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills

Additional Information

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at https://lifeat.informa.com/

Our benefits include:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely.
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks.
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too.
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms, and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves.
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year.
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover.
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares.
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more.
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes.
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world.

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.

Check out some of our Corporate Videos below to find out more about Informa:

• Life at Informa: https://vimeo.com/818874158
• Informa overview: https://vimeo.com/806052607
• Diversity & Inclusion at Informa: https://vimeo.com/786679923
• Colleague networks: https://vimeo.com/786687436
• Walk the World: https://vimeo.com/837933822
• GAP 2: https://vimeo.com/806058954

See how Informa handles your personal data when you apply for a job here: https://www.informa.com/talent/informa-applicant-privacy-notice/