Director of Finance - London Stock Exchange Group

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years.

Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity. LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

Our people:

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential.

We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

LSEG FX offers end-to-end FX trading workflows with award-winning platforms that offer access to the deepest source of liquidity on the market. Our customers trade FX spot, forwards, swaps, NDFs and options in 500+ currency pairs, with volumes of US$460+ billion daily on FXall and Matching.

We are the largest FX Community with 16,000+ counterparties and 4,000+ institutions, plus 300,000+ other financial professionals on Messenger chat, as well as a network of 2,400+ buy-side customers and 300+ banks worldwide.

Markets Finance is looking for a senior finance professional to join Markets Finance Leadership Team, reporting to the CFO Markets and Risk Intelligence. The division comprises several businesses including the Equities, FX Tradeweb, LCH, Post Trade Solutions and Risk Intelligence.

The role:

This role requires a dedicated and experienced Head of Finance with accountability for P&L, B/S and C/F, who will work closely with Markets CFO and the business leaders including the Group Head of FX and broader FX leadership team.

Role Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities

• Provide finance oversight of FX business and act as a key finance strategic partner for the FX business.
• Responsible for understanding, coordinating, and driving monthly performance management, including analysis of key KPIs and risk and opportunities.
• Lead all aspects of financial planning, including investment planning, to provide accurate forward-looking financials, with a clearly articulated narrative, identifying / securing opportunities and identifying / mitigating risks, all with a multi-year lens.
• Drive strategic scenarios and model various initiatives, including scenario and sensitivity analysis to facilitate decision making.
• Maintain a detailed knowledge and understanding of business drivers and bring a comprehensive understanding of how these fit into Group strategy; Maintain and develop strong working relationships across the organisation beyond finance and the business, specifically partnering with FP&A and Strategy teams to deliver best in class analysis and processes.
• Partner with Financial Control to deliver statutory accounts, regulatory reporting and other relevant internal and external reporting within defined deadlines.
• Prepare monthly performance updates for FX Board meetings and Exco Co ensuring key risks, issues and opportunities are highlighted, with a focus on key value drivers.
• Key business partner to Senior FX Leadership team, providing recommendations on key initiatives across the organization.
• Lead versatile team maximising efficiency of production through collaboration with other finance teams.
• Drive the transformation of finance demanding best in class solutions and challenging the status quo.
• Lead M&A activities, including but not limited to owning financial modelling, sizing synergies. Work closely with the Strategy team for valuation and target tracking.
• Work closely with the FX sales team on commercial policy and commissions approach to create value for the business.

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant work experience demonstrating progression through various finance roles.
• Demonstrate experience of partnering and influencing senior business partners in a matrix environment.
• Commercially minded able to influence change across finance and related functions.
• Demonstrate strong analytical, organizational, and project management abilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• A high level of interpersonal skills and an ability to function effectively as part of a global team that coordinates, works, and reports out of different geographies.
• Degree qualified and accounting certification (CPA, CA etc.) and / or MBA.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.