LSEG India | Finance Manager, Group FP&A

Key responsibilities/accountabilities

• The role is responsible for preparing reporting, forecasts and analysis for stakeholders across the business, including supporting reporting to ExCo and the Board.
• This is a Manager role, reporting to the Senior Manager, Group FP&A, and will work closely with colleagues across Group FP&A and the wider finance function.
• The role involves collaborating with FP&A and Finance Business Partner teams across LSEG Group’s divisions and functions to prepare and deliver insightful analysis that supports effective decision making.
• The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, developing a strong understanding of the business and applying this knowledge to provide relevant and actionable financial insight.
• Develop a strong understanding of LSEG's businesses to support the preparation of management reporting and analysis for senior finance leaders and other stakeholders.
• Prepare analysis, materials and key messages to support Executive and Board reporting.
• Partner with Group FP&A, Divisional and Functional Finance teams, and wider Finance teams such as Treasury and Financial Control to deliver timely and insightful reporting.
• Support the month-end and quarter-end close process, working closely with Financial Control to ensure accurate reporting and analysis.
• Support the delivery of Group budgeting, forecasting, plan transfer and stress-testing processes.
• Work closely with Divisional and Functional FP&A teams, Finance Business Partners and Finance Systems teams to ensure planning processes are completed efficiently and to a high standard.
• Assist in the preparation of analysis and reporting for senior leadership throughout the planning cycle.
• Support Finance transformation from a FP&A perspective, providing input and analysis to drive the intended outcomes of the program.
• Contribute to improvements in FP&A processes, reporting and ways of working.

Requirements

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, able to grasp and distil key messages to provide meaningful and valuable commentary.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret financial information, identify key drivers and translate analysis into clear and meaningful insights.
• Strong collaboration and business-partnering skills, with the ability to work effectively across Finance and non-Finance teams.
• Strong MS Office skills (Excel and PowerPoint).
• Knowledge and understanding of ERPs and other financial systems.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and appropriately challenge assumptions and existing ways of working.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to operate effectively as part of a global team across different geographies and time zones.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues globally.
• Proven ability to provide effective financial analysis and business-partnering support.

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group plc)

Formally London Stock Exchange Group plc, LSEG provides financial markets infrastructure and data to customers around the world, and its history goes back to 1698. The group is organised into four divisions: Data & Analytics, FTSE Russell, Risk Intelligence and Markets, and its data business includes Refinitiv, which LSEG acquired. It is headquartered in the UK, incorporated in England and Wales, and its shares trade in London. LSEG has a long-standing presence in India, with offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi. Its two Bengaluru offices together form one of the group's largest hubs, and in 2024 it opened a Technology Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad's HITEC City.

Finance openings in India sit mostly in LSEG's corporate functions and include group FP&A, commercial controllership, credit control, sales assurance and internal audit, as well as finance systems work such as EPM allocations and enterprise finance architecture. They are based in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai. Postings commonly ask for a degree in finance or accounting, and several name professional qualifications such as CA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CPA as desirable; others prefer an MBA or an M.Com.

• Industry: Financial markets infrastructure and data: data and analytics, FTSE Russell indices, risk intelligence, and trading and post-trade markets
• Headquarters: London, United Kingdom (London Stock Exchange Group plc)
• In India: Offices in Bengaluru (two sites), Mumbai (two sites), Hyderabad (Technology Centre of Excellence in HITEC City, opened 2024) and Delhi