Finance Analyst, Reward & Governance

Overview

In this role you will support the financial management, accounting, forecasting and governance of the Group’s variable compensation and share-based payment schemes. You will link Finance with Reward, HR and senior stakeholders to underpin RemCo decision-making and ensure robust controls. You will interact with executive leadership and contribute to planning, reporting and governance across remuneration programmes. This is a chance to shape remuneration governance in a global business with strong commitments to inclusion and talent.

Pay / Benefits

• 40 days’ annual leave
• 16% employer pension contribution
• discretionary performance-based bonus
• private healthcare
• gym discounts
• season ticket loans

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop accounting models for deferred share, fund-linked and share-based payment schemes
• Calculate monthly variable compensation accounting entries
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of remuneration balances and reconciliations
• Support the audit process with calculations and audit query responses
• Maintain governance and controls over all remuneration-related financial processes
• Develop forward-looking views of deferred compensation schemes and their P&L impact
• Support annual planning, forecasting and quarterly performance reviews
• Analyze variances between actuals, forecasts and plans to identify key drivers
• Support scenario modelling for incentive plan structures
• Maintain RemCo working files and governance documentation
• Produce analysis on Executive Director bonuses, LTIP vesting and other incentives
• Provide financial insights to support RemCo papers
• Build relationships with Reward, HR, Technical Accounting, Financial Control and Business Finance teams
• Act as a trusted finance partner on variable remuneration matters
• Communicate complex financial information clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant
• Understanding of general ledger
• Excellent analytical ability with strong attention to detail
• Asset management or financial services background
• Experience of share-based payment accounting (IFRS 2)
• Understanding of executive remuneration and incentive structures

• strong stakeholder management
• clear communication of complex financial information
• autonomous, proactive working style
• IFRS 2 share-based payment accounting
• remuneration accounting
• general ledger systems

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