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Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

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ig logoIg · Cannon Street, London
Full-timeHybrid1w ago
BudgetingExcelForecastingLeadershipProcess Improvement
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About the role

We are looking for a detail-driven and commercially minded Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join our Finance team. You will play a critical role in raising the quality and speed of financial reporting for the Group, owning core planning and budgeting processes, and helping drive better decision-making through sharp, timely insight. If you thrive on precision and want your work to have real business impact this is the role for you. This role sits within the Financial Planning & Analysis team, part of IG Group's broader Finance function. The team is responsible for delivering high quality financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting across the Group. You will report directly into the Head of Financial Planning & Reporting and work closely with colleagues across Finance - including Finance Business Partners, Investor Relations, Financial Control and Treasury - to ensure the business has the insight it needs to make informed decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Financial Planning & Budgeting
  • Play a significant role in owning and managing the Group's annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles, ensuring processes run efficiently and outputs are accurate and insightful
  • Develop and maintain robust financial models to support short and long-term planning activities
  • Work with the Head of Financial Planning & Reporting to continuously improve planning methodologies and challenge assumptions across the business
  • Management Reporting
  • Produce accurate, timely and well-structured Exco, Board reporting & management reporting packs for senior leadership and key stakeholders
  • Identify opportunities to enhance the clarity, speed and relevance of reporting outputs, with a focus on actionable insights
  • Develop, maintain and enhance dashboards and reporting templates
  • Systems & Process Improvement
  • Act as a key user and subject matter expert for financial planning systems, including Anaplan, ensuring they are used effectively and maintained to a high standard
  • Drive improvements in reporting processes, tools, and data quality to enhance efficiency and accuracy
  • Partner with Finance colleagues to scope and deliver system enhancements
  • Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Work closely with colleagues across the Finance function - including Finance Business Partners, Investor Relations, Financial Control and Treasury - to ensure alignment between planning, reporting and accounting outputs
  • Provide analytical support for ad hoc requests from senior Finance leadership, ensuring outputs are accurate and delivered to deadline
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of Finance processes, bringing a best-practice mindset and a willingness to challenge the status quo
  • Role Requirements
  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
  • Demonstrable experience in a financial planning, reporting or FP&A role, ideally within a complex, multi-entity or international organisation
  • Advanced Excel skills with a strong eye for detail and a track record of producing accurate, high-quality financial outputs
  • Hands-on experience with financial planning systems, specifically Anaplan and/or Essbase
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex data into clear, concise insight
  • Excellent communication skills - able to present financial information clearly to both Finance and non-Finance audiences
  • Experience of using financial planning / reporting tools and designing and implementing new planning processes.
  • How we work
  • Lead and Inspire: D rives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm
  • Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes
  • Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs
  • Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth;
  • Raise the bar: Take ownership , be accountable and share feedback
  • We believe th

Additional Information

Job Title Financial Planning & Analysis Manager Job Description About IG Group IG is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions - built on scale, trust, and proof. We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that's rare in established businesses. The bar is high - bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and we'll give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG - the future gets built here.


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