Director, Finance - Plan to perform

Role Summary

We are seeking a strategic Finance Leader at a Director Level to lead / drive transformation initiatives within Plan to Perform (P2P). This role will be instrumental in shaping and implementing enterprise-wide improvements in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management, reporting processes. The ideal candidate will bring deep finance domain expertise, strong problem‑solving skills, analytical capabilities, and a proven track record of driving process excellence across global organizations as also strong experience in the tech implementation and adoption in the plan to perform space.

• Drive transformation efforts in the Plan to Perform space, aligning with enterprise finance strategy.
• Partner with senior finance and business leaders to identify improvement opportunities, and innovation levers.
• Strategize and drive process standardization, automation, and digital enablement.

• Analyse current‑state processes, systems, and data flows across planning, budgeting, and performance management, reporting and analytics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Define future‑state process models and drive adoption of standard methodologies across business units and functions.
• Lead initiatives to improve process efficiency, data accuracy, and decision‑making agility.
• Support roll‑out of GPO framework across the Plan to Perform space.

• Collaborate with engineering and digital teams to implement enabling technologies (e.g. EPM, BI tools).
• Drive integration of AI/ML, predictive analytics, and automation into planning and performance processes.
• Support deployment of new‑age tools and technology like power for financial planning and analysis.

• Act as a trusted advisor to finance leadership and transformation sponsors.
• Lead workshops, steering committees, and governance forums to ensure alignment to change proposals.
• Develop and lead change management strategies to support adoption and capability building.

• Mentor and manage a team of analysts and project managers across global finance transformation programs.
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Contribute to transversal initiatives focussed on areas like leadership development, manager effectiveness, people engagement and risk & controls.

• CA, CWA or MBA in Finance, Accounting, (MBA or CPA preferred).
• Proven experience in finance transformation, business analysis, enterprise performance management.
• Deep understanding of the Plan to Perform process and related systems (e.g., Oracle EPM, Hyperion, Anaplan).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with experience in process modelling and data analysis.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Experience in global, matrixed organizations and cross‑functional partnership.

• Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or other transformation methodologies.
• Exposure to EPM implementation in organisations of scale and complexity.
• Exposure to Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.

Director

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership
, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse…