Job Description
abrdn plc is one of Europe’s largest investment companies, and we are built on a long-standing culture of caring about the future and making a positive impact. Together we invest for a better future. We do it to make a difference to the lives of our clients and customers, our employees, society, and our shareholders. Our business is structured around three distinct areas focused on our clients' changing needs.
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abrdn Investments – a leading investment management business looking after £368bn of assets for Institutional, Wholesale and Insurance clients
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abrdn Adviser – one of the UK’s largest providers of platform services to financial advisers with £75bn in assets across our Wrap and Elevate platforms
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interactive investor – the UK’s most trusted investment platform for individual investors with 430,000 customers who have invested almost £75bn with us
Our strategy is to build a vibrant and value-creating purpose-led organisation, with the current and future needs of our stakeholders at the heart of all we do.
About the role
We are recruiting for an exciting opportunity for an Investor Relations Finance Manager on a 9 month fixed term contract. Working as part of a team you will be involved in all aspects of the Investor Relations (IR) team activity and build a market understanding and appreciation of abrdn’s business, strategy and performance. You will have unparalleled access to our Executive Leadership Team and obtain a deep understanding of the abrdn group whilst building relationships across the whole business.
Key Responsibilities:
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Support the IR team to deliver all aspects of the in-house IR function
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Contribute to the production of financial results related materials including the results press release, full/half year results document, CEO and CFO scripts, Q&A, analyst and investor presentation and data pack
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Maintain up-to-date analyst consensus, target prices and recommendations
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Responsible for ensuring financial and operational performance information is obtained, analysed and interpreted to allow the development of appropriate external messages and responses to questions/ issues, always ensuring these are consistent with the corporate and IR strategy.
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Produce summaries of equity analyst research, summarising key points and distributing to senior management and other stakeholders
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Support with quarterly results event management/logistics and delivery of any in-person and online presentations
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Support with the preparation of briefing documents to support senior management ahead of investor meetings/conferences including maintaining and managing CRM system and share register analysis to ensure fit for purpose
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Where required, participate in investor activity to develop and maintain relationships with investors and analysts
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Assist in organising ad hoc analyst/investor events
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Work with the IR team members to produce weekly IR report
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Support with competitor/peer analysis and desk research e.g. analysing peer results, product offerings, share price performance and comparing disclosures to influence a ‘best in class’ approach within abrdn
About the candidate
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Accountancy qualification (ACCA, ACA, ICAS etc) or other relevant business qualification
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Ability to produce high quality external reporting documents including results press release and presentation
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Ability to build and maintain detailed financial models (eg consensus)
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Adept at using and developing innovative ways to analyse, interpret and communicate data and information accurately, speedily and in a commercially focused manner
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Able to communicate industry and competitor knowledge to enable greater understanding of the markets in which abrdn operates
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Appetite to continually improve processes and increase the efficiency within IR – leveraging technology and automation to increase the bandwidth within the team to focus on adding greater value
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High degree of financial literacy / attention to detail
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Well-organised and display the ability to structure and prioritise their work
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Expert in MS offices packages – Powerpoint, Excel, Word
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Knowledge of UK and other financial services industries, products and competitors
Our Benefits
There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.
Our Inclusive Culture
We are committed to exploring the possibilities of working smarter. This means we’d like to hear from you, whatever way you like to work.
We have a long-term commitment to building inclusive workplaces; we value diversity in our workforce and welcome enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or a reasonable adjustment due to a disability, please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
