Senior Analyst - North America

Business Manager To The Head Of Finance

This role is pivotal in supporting the North American Head of Finance in driving strategic, operational, and governance priorities for all entities within the North American platform. This role provides a unique opportunity to gain senior exposure, develop a commercial perspective, and engage closely with the North American Management & Leadership committees, alongside the various boards across the entities.

Job Summary:

The Senior Analyst will play a pivotal role in supporting the NA Head of Finance in driving strategic, operational, and governance priorities for North America. This role provides a unique opportunity to gain senior exposure, develop a commercial perspective, and engage closely with the North American leadership and other senior stakeholders, fostering a well-rounded understanding of the North America business and regulated entity operations.

The Senior Analyst will act as a strategic sounding board to the Head of Finance, helping triage competing demands, manage priorities, and drive forward critical decisions. This role is separate from Group Shared Services, offering focused support to the NA Head of Finance in enhancing governance effectiveness, driving efficiency in decision-making, and ensuring a strong focus on delivering measurable outcomes.

The Senior Analyst will also provide ad hoc support to the Group CFO, where group-impacting activities intersect with the platform. You will also contribute to cross-entity finance initiatives, such as transformation, regulatory change, and governance design.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic and Operational Support – Driving the Three-Platform Model
• Financial Decision Support and Oversight
• Governance and Board Support
• Governance, Regulations and Control Environment
• Stakeholder Management and Liaison
• Leadership, Transformation, and Process Improvement

Personal Specification:

Qualifications and Experience Essential:

• CPA (or equivalent) qualified.
• Proven experience in finance, corporate governance, reporting, or executive-level support within a regulated financial services environment.
• Strong working knowledge of financial and operational frameworks in complex, multi-entity or matrixed organisations.
• Experience supporting senior leaders with board reporting, governance processes, regulatory documentation, or cross-functional delivery.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interpret financial and operational data to support strategic decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a proven ability to influence at senior levels and synthesize complex information clearly and concisely.
• Analytical and structured thinker, capable of connecting detailed insight to broader business and strategic priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and operate effectively in uncertain or evolving environments, identifying what matters most and progressing action with clarity.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to anticipate challenges, connect operational activity to organizational goals, and enable alignment across teams.
• Comfortable working across platforms, governance layers, and functions, with the confidence to challenge appropriately and facilitate constructive alignment.
• High initiative and ownership, with a track record of independently identifying improvements and driving delivery through to resolution.

Key Skills and Attributes:

• Strategic thinker with the ability to connect the dots across finance, strategy, and regulatory priorities, enabling senior decision-making.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with confidence to engage, challenge, and influence across diverse functions and seniority levels.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, capable of managing multiple work streams and deadlines while maintaining discretion and resilience under pressure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft concise Board-level outputs and translate technical or operational matters for broader audiences.
• Independent and proactive, with sound judgment to know when to escalate, align, or act autonomously.
• Collaborative team player who…