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Chief Financial Officer: EMEA, Informa Markets

Reports to: President EMEA, Informa Markets

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates OR London, UK (travel in the EMEA region is required)

Direct reports: Nine (total EMEA finance team of 18)

The Role

The EMEA CFO is a key strategic and operational role for Informa Markets’ EMEA business. You will work closely with, and support, the EMEA President, acting as a pro-active, strategic business partner.

You will be a member of the EMEA leadership team and play a key role in the development and execution of strategic plans across the region, in addition to financial planning and analysis, reporting and forecasting.

You will be responsible for corporate governance & compliance in the EMEA region and overseeing statutory reporting and treasury management for all relevant legal entities in the EMEA region. The role has a fixed reporting line to the President of Informa Markets EMEA and a dotted line to the Informa Markets CFO.

Job Summary/Responsibilities

• Member of the EMEA leadership team, playing a key role in the development and execution of strategic plans across the region.
• Contributing to decision-making processes, making economically sound recommendations and producing financial modelling.
• Leading the annual and long-term planning and budgeting processes.
• Supporting the EMEA President and leadership team to analyse risks and opportunities and providing recommendations to drive profitable growth.
• Delivering financial reporting requirements to Head Office (PLC), including at month-end, half year and year-end.
• Developing standardised reporting outputs and processes for the EMEA business and ensuring continued improvement in management information systems.
• Managing compliance activities related to corporate governance and internal controls in the EMEA region.
• Mentoring and developing the EMEA finance team, ensuring that Informa retains and develops the best talent.
• Leading the EMEA Procurement function, ensuring that the business obtains goods and services at competitive prices and quality standards.
• Partnering with Informa Global Business Services, optimise business services in the EMEA region such as Treasury, Tax management, O2C, P2P and R2R. Performing any other reasonable duties commensurate with this role level.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience as CFO or Finance Director in a large, multinational/publicly traded company.
• Extensive experience in a senior finance role with a proven track record
• Qualified Accountant with recognised professional accounting qualification (e.g. CPA, ACA, ACCA).
• Bachelor’s degree, or international equivalent.
• Mergers and acquisitions experience preferred.

Skills Required

• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Track record of people leadership (large team) in a global environment.

Qualities needed for culture fit

• Business partnering style, with careful consideration for colleagues’ views, an analytical approach, ability to influence behaviour sensitively and a results-focused commercial mindset.

We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under local law.