About CLS:
CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.
Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.
CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.
Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values underpin everything that we do at CLS and define our working environment:
- Pivotal purpose
- Trusted guardian
- Targeted innovation
- Facilitate connections
- Delivering excellence
- Inclusive culture
Job information:
- Functional title - IT Financial Management (Technology planning and strategy)
- Department – Office of the CIO
- Corporate level – Assistant Vice President
- Report to – ED, Head of IT Financial Management
- Location – London, onsite 2 days per week
What you will be doing:
- Tracking and reporting on the financial records for the Technology Division, including IT Security. Report on all cost variances, investigating all cost saving opportunities.
- Review meetings with Finance of Technology monthly accounts, in preparation for review at leadership meetings. Report on Technology’s financial KPI’s.
- Support annual budget process with, working with key stakeholders in Finance and Technology to complete the budget within the outlined Group Finance Management timeline.
- Review all purchase requisitions within Technology across both Project and BAU. Ensure these all have the necessary approvals and are tracked against the correct budget.
- Support senior leadership approval meetings for both the CIO and Head of IT Transformation & Change Management. Including agendas and minutes.
- Cost analysis reporting.
- Data gathering, cleansing and analysis.
- General support the Office of the Chief Information Office. The Office of the CIO are the ‘right hand’ to the CIO, responsible for the operational and strategic management of IT. The team works collaboratively across IT and the wider organization to drive strategy and functional performance.
What we’re looking for:
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (creating spreadsheets and using financial functions)
- Understanding of accounting and financial management principles
- Familiarity with Procurement and Vendor processes
- Attention to detail, with the ability to spot numerical errors and data inconsistencies
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, both verbally and written
Professional qualifications / certifications
- Financial qualifications desirable.
Our commitment to employees:
At CLS, we celebrate inclusion and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:
- Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
- 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
- Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
- Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
- Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
- Employee Networks (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about inclusivity.
- Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
- Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
- Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
- Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
- Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
- Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
- Annual flu vaccinations.
- Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
- Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
- All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
- Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.
