Informa Markets Infrastructure and Construction Group is seeking a Finance Director to drive budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and strategic decision-making. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with commercial teams to ensure financial accuracy, align business operations with strategic objectives, and deliver measurable returns.Key Responsibilities will include: Budgeting and Forecasting:Responsible for submission of timely, accurate and commercially focused budget and forecasting, in line with agreed templates and timetablesChallenge commercial team on business issues and revenue/cost assumptions, including demonstrable ROI on all costs incurredWork with commercial team to identify key commercial issues and ensure commentary highlights these issues conciselyAnticipate likely review questions and answer them in advance (with supporting analysis where appropriate) Cost and investment appraisal:Demonstrate a deep, fundamental understanding of all costs in product and portfolio P&Ls, including investment/capexBe able to clearly advise and communicate the reasons for incurring costs, demonstrating financial/commercial returnsReview and challenge cost budgets from a granular zero-base (i.e. building from scratch, not rolling forward prior year)Prepare and challenge investment/business casesUnderstand the importance/priority of each cost line so that savings can be made to fund investmentPhysical & Digital Event/Product planning:Provide commercial and strategic insight and analysis to the business in setting product/portfolio strategyTake shared responsibility – with commercial team – for ensuring event plans are delivered on time and in line with agreed format and TM1 Product TrackerLiaise with internal JV partners and external partners to agree event plan strategies, financials and timetablesEnsure best practice is followed when preparing plans, using experience across multiple events/portfoliosSupport decisions/recommendations with accurate and relevant dataWork with commercial team – for setting pricing and re-book targets M&A proposals:Work with commercial team to create projections and estimate synergiesShared responsibility – working with commercial team – for producing integration planWork with SSC as neededEvent launches:Shared responsibility – working with commercial team – for evaluating attractiveness of launchesHelp commercial team to create projections based on underlying market data and customer segmentationPrepare launch proposals using Group template Revenue accruals:Review and approve any revenue accrualsEnsure third party contracts are place and approved by LegalEnsure commercial team and the Finance Team have copies of contracts with third parties Cost accruals:Review and approve any expense accruals working with product/event teamsReview balance sheet on a monthly basisApprove significant items as requiredWork with Finance Team to determine risks/upsides on a monthy basis and make timely adjustments to P&LEnsure material releases do not come as a surprise to CFO Month end reporting:Review and approve month end flash report highlighting key variancesReview and approve month end performance bridgesProvide relevant and concise commercial commentary to central team Sales commissions:Review and approve sales commission paymentsEnsure commission structures and targets aligned to deliver budget and strategic goals Capital expenditure:Shared responsibility – working with commercial team – for creating clear and concise capex proposals, including financial returns, cash flow, implementation and risksChallenge commercial team on assumptions and returns Sales reporting:Review and approve weekly sales report, ensuring it includes concise commentary on trading vs target and risks/upsidesRaise trading issues with commercial teams and propose solutions for material variances Audit and compliance:Support external and internal audit processes as necessary
