IT Finance - AVP | London, UK

Who are we? We are not your typical financial institution. It’s our people who make us a cut above. Here, every person is respected because of their differences, not in spite of them. We pride ourselves on a culture of purpose, passion and compassion. At Mizuho, we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady, strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone. Working for Mizuho opens doors not just to a rewarding career with excellent prospects, but to lasting friendships with colleagues from diverse cultures. It’s the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who have your same ambition, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest—and growing—banks in the world.

What is the opportunity? The Finance Department provides support to the business and fulfills internal and external financial reporting functions. It is responsible for providing monthly and quarterly reports on business performance to management and all areas of the organization, including head office in Tokyo. It performs a vital role in the annual business planning process, coordinates the external audit, produces published accounts, and is responsible for tax policy and compliance.

What will you be doing?

• Become Business Partner for EMEA IT and to become the first point of contact for any financial matters from EMEA IT stakeholders.
• Ownership of month end process in collaboration with cross functional teams.
• Monitor and report on financial performance (Capex / Revex), highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Offer financial analysis and insights to support decision making and to optimize costs.
• Ownership of costs analytics with explanations for variances against plan through a detailed understanding of business and cost drivers.
• Management of cost sharing agreements/SLAs with other Mizuho global entities.
• Seek ways to enhance and improve processes on an ongoing basis.
• Review of business cases for IT programmes, strategic initiatives with support in any financial modelling needs.
• Ownership of the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes for the assigned IT area.
• Assist in the delivery of other overarching budget deliverables.
• Lead on monthly financial reviews with IT Leads and their PMOs (for the assigned IT departments).
• Delivery of ad-hoc reporting as required by the senior management.
• Management of the monthly capitalisation process.
• Offshore team’s task management.

What do you need to succeed?

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Minimum of 4 years of PQE in IT Finance or Finance Business Partnering / Management Reporting.
• Preferred professional accounting qualification.
• A strong team player, self-motivated and proactive.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with proven experience of being able to produce and present complex financial information concisely.
• Excellent MS Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Strategic thinker with passion for Finance and Technology.
• High level understanding of IT Project delivery lifecycle (desirable).

What Mizuho can offer you: Here at Mizuho, there are fantastic progression opportunities and clear paths to promotion. We will give you ample opportunity to affect change and to help grow our business. In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer:

• Competitive starting salary, plus discretionary bonus.
• Non-contributory pension.
• 27 days' annual leave.
• Core working hours.
• Hybrid working - office and home based.
• Virtual GP.
• Wellbeing benefits, including Mental Health Allies and First Aiders.

At Mizuho, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs. At Mizuho we are committed to supporting equality, diversity and equality, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities. If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team and we will be happy to help.