Senior Financial Analyst, Cost Management

Key accountabilities

Assist in preparation of MSP annual budget and spend forecast

Raise, amend and receipting of purchase orders for Tech service providers

Verify all invoices ensuring charges are in line with relevant contract / Work Order

Dispute and query management for any challenges to invoiced charges

Detailed review of supporting data provided by the MSP

Create summarized service reports from data provided by MSP for Refinitiv stakeholders

Track invoices for compliance for timely receipting, invoices have been raised & in line with the PO / work orders

Run / obtain transactional reports to capture the booked costs & to use the same report to identify missing transactions / lines.

Track actuals vs forecasts to enable accurate run rate reporting & provide reporting on financial performance of the contracted services.

Work closely with Refinitiv service stakeholder teams to maintain financial forecasts and outlooks

Lead on the financial update in monthly review calls

Reporting to the Infrastructure & cloud team and key member of Technology Finance Team in providing in depth analysis of Tech costs & variability.

Responsible for managing variety of Technology Finance activity of one / more of the Key Managed Service Provider (MSP) and other technology service providers

Proficient in formulating and interpreting Financial, MIS reports & other statements with a view to apprise management of the business operations and potential decision making

Deliver data and information aligned to operating SLA’s including SLA credits

Reviewing the Commercials and finalizing the amendments with the Vendor through colleagues from VM team

Assist management in any ad-hoc reporting / presentation needs from time to time.

Knowledge & Skill

Mid-level professional with knowledge in a technical discipline or specialization

Position for a developing professional building experience in their specialist function

Good understanding of roles of relevant functional groups in own area

Suggests process improvement following investigative, analytic or diagnostic services.

Scope Of Impact

May lead and be accountable for straight-forward projects and associated teams

Provides input to the objectives and goals of the department

Responsible for managing own time and responsibilities

Participates in complex projects that affect a Business Unit or regional area

May train or mentor colleagues

Strategic Planning & Decision Making

Sets priorities to meet deadlines; develops plans to meet short-term objectives

Applies a wide range of policies or standards in straightforward situations

Identifies and resolves standard technical and operational problems

Decisions involve interpretation of data, planning own work, or refining the methods and techniques to be used

Assist other colleagues in day to day tracking of events both financial & obligatory (contract stand point) tasks for effective management of vendor relationship.

Be an effective team player by backing other members of the team when necessary

Reporting

Provide reporting relating to performance of the Financial aspects of the contracted services

Summarize service reporting provided by vendors

Deliver ad hoc reporting as required to support the function overall

Required Skills

Flexibility to work with customers globally

Good communications skills

Excellent customer service skills

Strong analytical excel skills

Ability to handle multiple tasks

Strong computer skills

Must be self-motivated, dynamic and able to work with minimal supervision

Desired Skills

3 – 5 years professional experience in the region

At LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise of creating essential partnerships and open opportunities. Our open culture is central to how we deliver our purpose – driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth – in everything we do.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 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.

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