Senior Financial Analyst, International

Job Description

Financial integrity from the inside out!

Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment management companies with over $8 Trillion in assets under management world-wide. Our core mission is to take a stand for all investors, treat them fairly and give them the best chance for investment success.

We have a unique opportunity available for a Senior Finance Analyst to join Vanguard's International Finance Department based in the UK. You'll be part of the team that takes our mission and reputation into global markets and helps investors all over the world to understand the Vanguard difference and how it can help them achieve their own financial success.

As a part of this team, you will help us solve the key strategic and financial questions surrounding growing our International business and you'll contribute to creating the path that allows us to bring our outstanding value proposition to investors globally.

Additionally, you'll be part of the International Finance Leadership table with Chief of Staff like responsibilities too. These responsibilities will provide global exposure to all regions (including APAC, the Americas & Europe) and will contribute to your accelerated growth and development as a future leader for Vanguard.

Join us turn your passion for finance into a world of opportunity!

In this role you will:

• Partner with International Leadership Team and their management teams to prepare financial analyses and models that assist in the evaluation of strategic business initiatives, capital investments, business operations and new products and services within the International Division.
• Lead a project or workstream within a broader set of responsibilities as the Chief of Staff for the International Leadership Team. Develop, implement, and monitor project plans. Contribute expertise to major project deliverables, mile-stones, and required tasks.
• Engage in and contribute to the annual planning process and ongoing quarterly forecasts, taking full ownership of understanding and validating the rationale for the multi-year financial forecast of revenue, operating expenses, assets and cash flow; being able to explain variances to previously communicated forecasts; preparing and presenting quarterly finance review presentations to the Senior Leadership team of international.
• Build and maintain effective relationships. Proactively foster communication between internal and external project collaborators. Influence key decisions across partner groups.
• Display executive presence and communication skills when dealing with both senior business and finance partners, while also contributing as a member of the International Finance Leadership Team as the Chief of Staff (20% of role).

What it takes:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required. Graduate degree and/or Professional Certification (CPA, CFM or CMA) preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years of directly related FP&A (or equivalent) experience required
• A broad knowledge and perspective of Vanguard business beneficial. Experience in financial services industry or consulting preferred.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently and drive solutions
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word. Experience Oracle is required.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Very strong communication skills (Written and Oral).
• Ability to quickly become knowledgeable in current and future policies, practices, trends and information affecting Vanguard's business and the organization.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.

About Vanguard

We are Vanguard. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests.

For us, investing doesn’t just end in value. It starts with values. Because when you invest with courage, when you invest with clarity, and when you invest with care, you get so much more in return. We invest with purpose—and that’s how we’ve become a global market leader. Here, we grow by doing the right thing for the people we serve. And so can you.

We want to make success accessible to everyone. This is our opportunity. Let’s make it count.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

INTERNAL CREW, CONTRACTOR & DIRECT APPLICATIONS ONLY

Please note, current suppliers and potential suppliers are not permitted to communicate with or contact or send or otherwise provide any speculative resumes to any department, business unit, subsidiary or affiliate of Vanguard, or any employee thereof, at any time unless expressly instructed or permitted by a member of Vanguard’s HR department. For the avoidance of doubt, Vanguard will not pay any fees to a supplier or potential supplier in respect of any candidate unless Vanguard HR has either requested the referral or given its prior written consent to the referral. If you would like to partner with Vanguard Europe, please contact [email protected] and we will be in touch if we need further information and/or if we need additional support.

**Please note LinkedIn ‘Easy Apply’ is an expression of interest only! To be considered for the role, you’ll need to complete your application via our careers site ~ thank you**

Future of Work

During the pandemic, we transitioned to a work from home model for the majority of our crew and we continue to interview, hire, and on-board future crew remotely.

As we have developed the path forward, we have taken a thoughtful approach that both maximizes the advantages of working remotely and the many benefits of coming together and collaborating in a shared workspace. We believe that in-person interactions among our crew are important for preserving our unique culture and advantageous for the personal development of our crew.

When our Crew return to the office, many will work in our hybrid model. A smaller proportion of our crew will operate in the Work from Home work model (for example, field sales crew); or in the Work from Office model (for example, portfolio managers).

The working model that your role falls into will be communicated to you in the interview process – please do ask if you are unsure. We encourage you to make the decision regarding your job interview and offer knowing which model your role will fall into. We will test and learn as our ways of working evolve and will continue to evaluate working models along the way.