Business Controller

Company Description

Home to over 1,000 talented and passionate individuals, Informa Connect is a global business which delivers world-class live events and outstanding digital content to markets across 30 countries. From Biotech and Pharma to pop culture, we connect hard and fast with businesses to create exciting on-demand experiences who expect the very best.

It’s fast-paced and freedom-focused. Which means you’ll have the space to bring ideas to life and see the impact of your hard work in real time. If you’re looking to make a difference, you’ll find the support you need at Informa Connect - our community works together to deliver amazing results and will celebrate in your individual success. Move forward, move fast.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

To provide analysis and support to the Finance Director, Managing Director, Central Finance and the Divisional Executive team. 

Key Tasks

• Build rapport and establish agile working relationships with the vertical FD and leadership teams to understand and deliver against the needs they set out.
• Collaborative FD forecasting preparation.
• Maintain accurate corroborative business, SSC and Finance Policy compliant monthly management accounts and ensure they close out on a timely basis.
• Analysis of financial plans to targets, budgets and forecasts for accuracy and improvement opportunities
• Maintenance of Management Information Systems to ensure variance analysis is live, up to date and relevant to divisional management.
• Sales pipeline review and challenge (particularly relevant as diligence in collaborative forecast preparation)
• Pro-actively seek to suggest revenue maximization strategy
• Implementation and challenge on cost control and cost reduction
• Presentation of KPIs (ARPA, Yields, Stats, Ratios) and development of trend analysis
• Oversee ad hoc business case planning and the on-boarding of recent acquisitions. Assist in the implementation plan of acquisitions.
• Monthly summarization and commentary to support Group Plc requirements.
• Advocate and support change management and integration; including Group’s initiative programs and divisional IT infrastructure.
• Drive forward and seek out horizontal initiatives to implement best practice and standardisation across all verticals
• Source and maintain CPE that compliments personal and the finance teams requirements

Qualifications

Skills and Education Required

Typically, a Business Controller will have a bachelor's degree in accounting, a graduate degree (optional), a CPA designation (optional), be a qualified accountant with 6+ years of relevant experience and have strong MS excel and reporting presentation abilities.  The Business Controller should be confident in communicating to key stakeholders through visual and F2F channels.

Essential Experience

• Demonstrable communication skills
• Organized, independent and pre-emptive with workload and priorities
• A strong team player to promote and showcase the vertical and horizontal contribution the team makes to the business
• Strong analytical ability (the why?)
• Commercial awareness – promoting maximisation of shareholder wealth
• Pro-active nature – seeking opportunities for improvement in process
• Data management through to insight – summarise information in reports for senior management
• Positive attitude in outlook and approach

Additional Information

The pay for this role is $70k-$80k annually depending on experience

Why work at Informa?

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com Our benefits include:

• Freedom & Flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive, and we support a range of working patterns
• Great Community: A welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, out fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
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