Business Manager- Technology-Contract

Job title:  Business Manager Technology- Contract   

Department: Technology                                  

               Location  New York                                         

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $650 and $750/Day

 

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

 

Department overview:

Nomura in New York is looking for a Business Manager to join the Wholesale Technology team which is responsible for developing and managing trading, pricing, analytics, research and sales and operations systems.  Our software is responsible for providing the analytics and trading capabilities needed by our traders and clients in a highly complex and quickly changing market.  The candidate will be part of the Wholesale CIO Business Management team and work closely with the CIO office, Global Business Managers, our Business Management Shared Services, across all regions.

 

 

Role Overview / Responsibilities:

• Maintain monthly financial and headcount forecast, including coordination and creation of annual budget
• Produce monthly financial reports for department heads including explains for all variances and tracking of capitalisation / P&L to plan
• Review month end accurals, prepayments and postings to ensure accurate monthly financials
• Review purchase / spend requests for adherence to budget
• Review and create project allocation keys to facilitate accurate cost dispersments, ensuring appropriate review and sign off with the business
• Contribute to regional budget and cost reviews as required
• Monitor hiring pipeline in compliance with headcount targets
• Manage hiring, onboarding and offboarding process for employees and vendors, including completion of administration of joiner/leaver process, coordination with HR and updating forecasts and headcount records
• Oversee sourcing process and flag issues where sourcing delays are impacting delivery against commitments
• Maintain organizational information including org charts, occupancy plans and HR Systems as required
• Ensure group compliance for mandatory training, appraisals, timesheets, etc
• Prepare reports and presentations for WS CIO IT BU Leads, Global WS CIO and regional department heads
• Assist WS Technology staff of all levels with ad hoc / day-to-day requests
• Identify opportunities for process optimization within the team
• Liaise with regional technology teams as required
• Maintain Apptio & Cloudability tool to allow for accurate reporting on our external cloud / compute spend

 

Skills & Experience:

• Execution – Detail-oriented and structred in approach