Finance Business Partner (COO / Operations)

Your opportunity

• Finance Business Partnering to Deputy Chief Operating Officer
• Ownership of functional budgeting, forecasting and expense reporting
• Partner with Operations commercial teams on Third Party Administration agreements, forecasting of costs, and understanding drivers of cost change
• Support a strategic multi year transformation project to replace outsourced back and middle office and fund accounting provider
• Provide insights into how operations costs and cost drivers impact the business and decision making for Investments and Client Group Business Partners
• Partner with Accounting to ensure costs are correctly coded, accrued and reflected in management reporting
• Coordinate functional efficiency savings and incremental spend requests
• Conduct transactional analysis, investigation and deep dive analysis where required
• Oversee and improve cost allocation methodologies
• Support process re engineering throughout Operations
• Carry out other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
• Generous holiday policies
• Excellent health and wellbeing benefits, including corporate membership to ClassPass
• Paid volunteer time
• Professional development: courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
• Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
• Complimentary subscription to Headspace - mindfulness app
• All employee events, networking opportunities and social activities
• Lunch allowance for use within subsidized onsite canteen
• Annual discretionary bonus opportunity based on profit pool

Must have skills

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Progressive experience in finance roles
• Strong experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Experience with cost allocations, operational efficiency analysis and performance measurement
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills
• Understanding of operational drivers and their financial impact
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills; adept at engaging stakeholders across all levels including executive leadership
• Highly proactive, intellectually curious and committed to continuous improvement; thrives in fast paced, dynamic environments with competing priorities

Nice to have skills

• Proficiency with Power BI to enhance analytics and reporting
• Specialised knowledge and experience of outsourced back and middle office model in asset management
• Advanced understanding and experience of TPA rate card
• Previous experience supporting COO

Compliance & Ethics

• Understand regulatory obligations of the firm and abide by regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable to your role
• Adhere to the provisions of the Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements

Employment Policies

• Equal opportunity employer: all qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status
• All applications are subject to background checks