Insight Investment
Senior Financial Analyst, Cost Management - 12 Month FTC (London)
Role Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst (Cost Management) to provide functional and analytical support for the Cost team and wider Financial Analysis team.
Role Responsibilities:
This role will predominantly support the Financial Analysis team with a focus on P&L costs, Management Information and Technology Development Financials.
Key Responsibilities of the Financial Analysis Cost Team include:
- Cost reporting and analysis
- Quarterly forecasts
- Initiatives and project support
- Management Information for senior executives
- Board pack preparation
- Adhoc analysis to assist with management decisions
- BNY Group reporting
- Maintaining Anaplan to provide accurate P&L reporting to the wider business
Individual responsibilities and duties of the role include:
Focussed
- Prepare for month end & monthly cost review, variance analysis
- Month end transactions review
- Support the PMG financials process working closely with Technology to ensure accuracy of monthly actuals and forecast
- Assist with the cost tracking and reporting of the strategic initiatives for the wider business and BNY
- Proactively develop and work with the Corporate Product Team to maintain and improve Anaplan used for Technology Development financials and P&L reporting
- Support the Business Partners with any cost queries
- Assist in preparation for monthly management information for senior executives’
- Support internal stakeholders on ad hoc queries where required
- Monthly reconciliations between Ledger data and HR/Technology Development Financial data to ensure alignment
- Support in the annual audit for any cost related queries
- Prepping expenses report
- Pulling together market data steer co pack and attending meetings
- Support with onshore invoice tasks
General
- Collaborate as a team in the UK, US and Pune
- Assist cost team with additional adhoc tasks and monitoring of Cost and Invoicing mailbox
- Deal with frequent requests for additional analysis to be presented to senior stakeholders
Experience Required:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA)
- Cost management experience
- Strong academic background
- Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Strong excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups etc)
- Previous experience using Anaplan or similar tools
- Proactive, enthusiastic and keen to learn
- Analytical and questioning mindset
- Self-motivated and organised
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Team player
- Good communication skills (oral and written)
Insight Investment is an equal opportunities employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [email protected]
About Insight Investment:
Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients' needs. Founded in 2002, Insight's collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities. Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at: https://www.insightinvestment.com/corporate/
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Insight Investment London, England Office
160 Queen Victoria Street, London, United Kingdom, EC4V 4LA


