Business Manager (CFO) in London

Why work for us

A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job; it's about investing in a brighter future together. Our Mission at Janus Henderson is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world‐class service. We will do this by protecting and growing our core business, amplifying our strengths, and diversifying where we have the right.

Our Values are key to driving our success and are at the heart of everything we do:

• Clients Come First - Always
• Execution Supersedes Intention
• Together We Win
• Diversity Improves Results
• Truth Builds Trust

If our mission, values, and purpose align with your own, we would love to hear from you!

Your opportunity

The primary role of the CFO Business Manager will be to provide the CFO and Deputy CFO with cross‐functional support, governance, and coordination. This will involve taking the lead on tasks and requests that are cross‐departmental in nature and/or require inputs from various Finance teams to produce a consolidated overview. The role will require strong working relationships with the Finance Senior Management team and with relevant counterparts in other areas of the organization, acting as the representative for the function, driving delivery of projects and initiatives, and effectively tracking and measuring progress against agreed deliverables.

Key areas of support will include:

• Business planning and forecasting
• Governance, Risk, and Control management
• People and engagement initiatives
• Financial management
• Management information including reporting
• Departmental communications and events including Quarterly Town Halls
• Quarterly Finance process support
• Creation and coordination of Board materials

Responsibilities

• Business Planning and forecasting
• Governance and coordination for both BAU and Project budget submissions
• Governance and coordination of annual Business Planning across all Finance teams; consolidation of strategic departmental priorities into one Finance roadmap
• Risk and Control – track and report departmental status across all 2nd and 3rd line activities, in particular the monitoring and reporting of incidents, RCSAs, Compliance monitoring reviews, and internal/external audit status and actions.
• Finding and increasing efficiency or risk reduction (e.g. EUDA rationalisation)
• People and engagement – provide support for people initiatives including Career paths, Rewards and Recognition, Training and Development, Talent programmes, Employee Engagement survey
• Analysis and action planning – organisational design support, Management Information and Reporting. Coordinate efforts across Finance to ensure timely and accurate publication of MI KPIs, Ways of Working and Finance scorecard data and any other ad‐hoc data requests.
• Compile, review, and update materials for quarterly Boards and other cyclical requirements on behalf of the CFO and Deputy CFO.
• Cost Assessments – assist on overall budgetary control across Finance as required; work on firm‐wide cost control initiatives; review/report headcount trends and vacancies/recruitment submissions.
• Department Communications and events – management meetings and off‐sites assistance with agendas and materials; organise Quarterly Town Halls speakers, content, prepare relevant materials; manage team communications such as strategic announcements, newsletters; intranet gateway site updates; assist with team events.
• Projects and delivery of initiatives – develop multi‐year projects for Operations Technology & Data requirements; lead the integration and embedding of M&A transactions within Finance departments (Accounting, FP&A, and Tax); champion adoption of AI/Copilot across teams; drive all firm‐wide initiatives or implementation of change; identify and support process improvements across Finance.

What to expect when you join our firm

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
• Generous Holiday policies
• Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to ClassPass
• Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community
• Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement, and more
• Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
• Complimentary subscription to Headspace, the mindfulness app
• All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
• Lunch allowance for use within our subsidised onsite canteen

Must have skills

• Track record of execution in a similar type of business management role
• Excellent organisational ability
• Excellent written communication
• Excellent numerical skills
• Sound business acumen
• Ability to produce and collate reports
• Ability to work independently
• Problem solving capability
• Team player with strong relationship building attributes and influencing skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle competing priorities
• Project Management skills
• Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills

Nice to have skills

• Financial services background
• Experience in drafting and coordinating Board materials
• Experience and understanding of working with AI tools

Potential for growth

• Mentoring
• Leadership development programmes
• Regular training
• Career development services
• Continuing education courses

Annual Bonus Opportunity: Position may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus award from the profit pool. The profit pool is funded based on Company profits. Individual bonuses are determined based on Company, department, team, and individual performance.

Benefits: Janus Henderson is committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards package to eligible employees that includes competitive compensation, pension/retirement plans, and various health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits. To learn more about our offerings please visit the Why Join Us section on the career page.

Janus Henderson Investors is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. All applications are subject to background checks.

Janus Henderson (including its subsidiaries) will not maintain existing or sponsor new industry registrations or licenses where not supported by an employee's job functions (as determined by Janus Henderson at its sole discretion). You should be willing to adhere to the provisions of our Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements including past political contributions and political activities. Applicants' past political contributions or activity may impact applicants' eligibility for this position.

You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.

At Janus Henderson Investors, we're committed to an inclusive and supportive environment. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. Don't worry if you don't think you tick every box; we still want to hear from you! We understand everyone has different commitments and while we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we're happy to be asked about work flexibility and our hybrid working environment. If you need any reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know.