Head of Group Financial Planning & Analysis
Head of Group Financial Planning & Analysis
Job Purpose
To work with the Group finance and the Global Shared Service teams to deliver a world class commercial finance reporting, planning and analysis which supports the management and Senior Leadership team of IWG in making better informed commercial decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing analysis of and commentary on business performance including reporting to the Group Board.
- Leading the Group forecast process.
- Working with the business and finance community to drive best-in-class analysis to improve business performance.
- Developing reporting processes, systems and metrics.
- Supporting the Group Finance Director in all financial analysis matter including ad-hoc requests.
Required Skills, Experience & Qualifications
- +5 years of working experience
- University degree in finance and controlling, accounting, business administration or equivalent education.
- Strong numerical skills and good problem solver.
- Hard working, conscientious, professional and independent.
- Strong communication skills – both written and oral.
- Confidence to work with senior executives in a cooperative but challenging and independent manner.
- A team player with a hands-on approach to work.
- Ability to manage ambiguity, uncertainty and to work in a dynamic environment.
- Financial planning, reporting and analysis in a multinational environment.
- Leading a team of finance professionals.
- Driving business performance in a low-cost environment.
- Experience in working with the senior management.
- Experience in working in a shared service and distributed resource model environment.
About the company
IWG has been at the forefront of flexible working for more than 30 years. With over 3,500 locations around the globe, spanning brands including Regus, Spaces, Signature and HQ, we have made it possible for businesses of all sizes to make the transition to hybrid working, empowering employees to work wherever and whenever is most convenient.
We help more than 8 million people and their businesses to work more productively, supported by a choice of professional, inspiring and collaborative workspaces, communities and services.
As the world’s leading provider of hybrid work solutions, with four times the number of locations compared to its nearest competitor, IWG is already working with over 80% of the Fortune 500 and counts businesses including Amazon, Netflix, EY and Uber amongst its customers.
Companies of all sizes are shifting to flexible working to lower costs, improve employee retention and lower their carbon emissions. The flexible workspace is expected to grow by 600% by 2023, when 30% of all office space will be hybrid. We are growing our network faster than ever to keep up with demand from customers as we work towards our goal of reaching 30,000 centres.
Carbon Neutral Workplaces
IWG’s purpose of helping everyone have a great day at work, while protecting people and the planet is at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to supply all of our customers worldwide with carbon neutral workplaces, and we have a strong climate action plan in place to help us achieve our objective of Net Zero emissions by 2040.
Leading Employer Award
IWG is proud to be the recipient of a Leading Employer Award in both 2022 and 2023. Awarded exclusively to the top 1% of employers, the accolade is testament to our diverse global workforce and the role everyone plays in bringing our purpose, culture and values to life, every single day.
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