Senior Finance Analyst in City of Westminster

Responsibilities

• Partner with C‑suite leaders to provide financial insights and consolidated reporting
• Deliver clear monthly reporting including cost analysis and risk assessment
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and resolve issues promptly
• Manage capital expenditure including reviews, reporting, and investment tracking
• Drive cost efficiency by identifying opportunities and supporting procurement
• Unify financial approaches between ex‑Ascential and ex‑Informa brands
• Complete month‑end accounting for divisional and vendor costs
• Create financial plans including annual budgets, three‑year plans, and monthly forecasts
• Maintain recharge models and ensure timely accounting entries

Impact

You’ll provide the financial clarity and insights that help our new division grow strategically. Your analysis will directly inform leadership decisions and help us maximise our resources.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post‑qualification experience
• Strong analytical abilities to transform numbers into actionable insights
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills to build models and communicate key messages
• Problem‑solving mindset with intellectual curiosity
• Ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization
• Experience with Essbase, Hyperion Planning or TM1 would be beneficial
• Excellent organisational skills to manage multiple priorities

About Informa Festivals

Informa Festivals marks an exciting new chapter in B2B events, bringing some of the world’s most influential creative, technology and business festivals together. We’re combining prestigious events like Cannes Lions, Black Hat, Money20/20, GDC and London Tech Week with cutting‑edge marketing intelligence platforms and advisory services to deliver unmissable experiences and insights.

Our festival‑led approach reimagines traditional B2B events, creating powerful, immersive experiences that drive innovation and industry advancement. Building on decades of expertise and powered by Informa’s international reach, we’re shaping the next generation of business festivals. We’re part of Informa, a global business with a network of trusted brands in specialist markets across more than 30 countries, and a member of the FTSE 100 who are #3 in Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2025 UK list.

Role Summary

At Informa Festivals, you drive financial excellence in our exciting new division. Working directly with the Head of Divisional Finance, you’ll ensure our teams have complete visibility of costs across all supporting functions while helping us achieve our ambitious growth goals.

Benefits

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in‑person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on‑demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company‑funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world