Associate - IB CFO Cost Strategy & Planning

This is a key vertical within the IB CFO Central - Strategy & Business Planning team space. The team is responsible for various senior management reporting/presentations involving meaningful cost financial analysis supported with observations/commentaries on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.

The role involves providing cost-related MIS and advanced analytics of IB businesses, partnering with onshore analytics and business managers/COOs for cost tracking and control.

Support the business and enhance total shareholder return by effective cost control measures. Position entails decision support, management reporting, planning & forecasting for businesses within IB.

Working on cost-related analytics, cost allocations, restatements, deep dives and support for the IB Business Management community on a day-to-day basis. Consolidate cost financials and support IB businesses for key cost deliveries.

Your key responsibilities

• Prepare Flash and Forecast comments and Financials
• Develop and generate cost reports for IB, both routine and ad hoc
• Produce packs encompassing financial information like P&L, headcount etc. and other performance reports including ad hoc requests
• Produce packs encompassing financial information to enable measurability like MoM, YoY, and Plan variance, commentaries etc.
• Work closely with key stakeholders to meet analysis that adds value and identify or explore cost saving areas
• Understand and deliver an agreed cost-related book of work: Flash, Forecast, Plan, Restatements, allocations, Exco packs and Standard MIS Cost reports
• Identify and track Contra and Client reimbursement. Identify new areas of Contra/Reimbursement and cost saving opportunities
• Continuously develop and apply technical knowledge on costs - P&L as applicable
• Work with other analysts across the team to understand different businesses
• Support business manager for cost-related queries across regions and sub-businesses
• Reference data management
• Responsibilities will also encompass other recurring as well as ad-hoc project-related analysis work e.g. Lumira, PO Review, FX Impact, DBCM, Restructuring & Restatements etc.

Your skills and experience

• CA/CMA/CS/MBA in Finance with 7+ years of experience
• Excellent communication skills and initiative to engage with other teams/team members and Senior Management (Onshore/Offshore)
• Demonstrable problem-solving ability; organised with an ability to manage multiple issues in tight deadlines
• Working with multiple data sources and having confidence in figures and presentation
• Experience of compiling management reports in a global, complex environment upholding accuracy and timelines
• Competent use of MS-Office, specifically Excel and PowerPoint
• Very strong analytical skill and ability to think laterally
• Eye for detail as you will be supporting IB senior management /IB leadership team
• Knowledge of VBA/Macros will be an advantage (not mandatory)
• Experience in project management, highly organized and extremely accurate