IT Finance Lead

Key areas of responsibility vary across countries but include: - Partner and support the Regional IT Teams, Procurement, Regional Operations Directors and Regional Finance teams in all aspects of International IT Finance. - Lead and coordinate the quarterly Outlook and annual operating planning processes for the IT Function and Software P&L’s including consideration for Growth, Inflation and Forex implications. - Identify and communicate risks and opportunities to Senior Management. - Complete monthly analysis of actual operating costs and provide explanation of variances to Outlook/Plan/Prior Year. - Own end-to-end IT capital expenditure (CapEx) planning, governance, and tracking across regions, aligning investment roadmaps with strategy and approved funding envelopes. - Develop and present a monthly reporting pack to senior management comprising of updates from each of the regions. - Be the first point of contact for IT requests for the International Operating Group. - Support the wider business in understanding Software spend, engaging with the regions and corporate. - Support the month end close process performing reconciliations, ensuring accuracy of financial transactions, maintain and adjust for accruals, prepayments and fixed assets. Working alongside the GBS teams. - Other adhoc tasks as and when they are required. - Develop and work towards transferring any manual processes and transactional activities to GBS. - Develop and improve consolidated reporting. - Chartered Accountancy Qualification (ACA, ACMA, ACCA, CPA or similar) preferable and/or 5+ of relevant financial analyst experience. - Strong Business Partnering skills, comfortable presenting to senior management. - Strong analytical & problem-solving skills essential. - Must be pro-active and demonstrate ability to see things through to the end. - Ability to manage details. - Strong English written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to prioritise and juggle multiple duties in a fast-paced environment with proven time management capabilities. - Works independently as well as part of a team; willingness to work with multiple different colleagues on a variety of initiatives. - Ensure tasks are completed timely and accurately - Receptive to change even if it is last minute.