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Overview

Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity.With 5,400+ employees and over 80,000 institutional, commercial, and payments clients, we operate from more than 80 offices spread across six continents. As a Fortune 100, Nasdaq-listed provider, we connect clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, StoneX Group is made up of four business segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth.

Business Segment Overview

Corporate: Engage in a deep variety of business-critical activities that keep our company running efficiently. From strategic marketing and financial management to human resources and operational oversight, you’ll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement game-changing policies.

Position Purpose: The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis will serve as the lead finance business partner for the Institutional Fixed Income, Prime Services, Clearing and Equities businesses. This role is responsible for delivering strategic financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, business performance management and executive decision support across multiple institutional business lines.

The successful candidate will work closely with senior business leaders, Corporate Development, Regulatory Reporting, Treasury, Accounting and Executive Management to drive profitable growth, enhance business performance, support regulatory requirements and provide actionable financial insights. The role requires a strong understanding of capital markets, institutional brokerage, securities financing and financial services operations.

Responsibilities

Primary duties will include:

Business Partnership & Strategic Support

Act as the primary FP&A partner for the Institutional Fixed Income, Prime Services and Equities businesses.

Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders and provide financial guidance to support strategic decision-making.

Evaluate business performance drivers, market opportunities, pricing initiatives and growth strategies.

Support strategic projects, new business initiatives, product launches and investment decisions through financial modelling and analysis.

Deliver actionable recommendations to improve profitability, operating leverage and return on capital.

Planning, Forecasting & Budgeting

Lead annual budget, rolling forecast and long-range planning processes for assigned businesses.

Develop detailed revenue, expense, headcount and capital forecasts.

Partner with business leaders to identify risks and opportunities affecting financial performance.

Drive accountability for financial commitments and forecast accuracy.

Develop scenario analyses and stress-testing models to support decision-making.

Monthly & Quarterly Business Performance Reviews

Lead the preparation and presentation of monthly and quarterly business performance reviews.

Develop executive-level reporting packages that clearly communicate financial results, KPIs, operational metrics and business trends.

Perform detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast, prior year and strategic targets.

Identify key business drivers and provide insightful commentary for executive management.

Support Board, Executive Committee and senior leadership reporting requirements.

Regulatory Reporting & Filings Support

Partner with Regulatory Reporting, Finance, Compliance and Legal teams to support regulatory filing requirements.

Provide financial analysis and supporting schedules for regulatory submissions.

Assist with capital, liquidity and profitability reporting requirements impacting institutional businesses.

Ensure consistency between management reporting and regulatory reporting frameworks.

Support responses to regulatory inquiries and audits as required.

Corporate Development Support

Work closely with the Corporate Development team on acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments and partnership opportunities.

Support financial due diligence activities and business case development.

Develop valuation, synergy, accretion/dilution and return analyses.

Assist in post-acquisition integration tracking and performance measurement.

Provide financial modelling and strategic analysis for corporate development initiatives.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

Develop and maintain performance dashboards, management reports and KPI scorecards.

Analyze revenue trends, client activity, balances, financing spreads, execution volumes and operating expenses.

Drive continuous improvement of reporting processes and analytical capabilities.

Leverage financial systems and business intelligence tools to improve reporting efficiency and insight generation.

Leadership & Team Development

Lead, mentor and develop FP&A professionals.

Promote a high-performance, collaborative culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement.

Implement best practices in financial planning, forecasting and business analysis.

Serve as a key leader within the broader Finance organization

Qualifications

To land this role you need:

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline.

10+ years of progressive FP&A, finance or business analysis experience.

5+ years in leadership or people management roles.

Experience supporting capital markets, brokerage, institutional trading, securities financing, prime brokerage, fixed income or equities businesses.

Advanced financial modelling, forecasting and analytical skills.

Strong executive communication and presentation capabilities.

Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive business decisions.

Advanced proficiency with Excel, Power BI and enterprise planning systems.

What makes you stand out:

MBA, CPA, CFA or equivalent professional qualification.

Experience within a publicly traded or highly regulated financial services environment.

M&A, corporate development or transaction advisory experience.

Experience with Oracle EPM, Hyperion or similar planning platforms.

Key Competencies

Strategic thinking and commercial acumen.

Executive presence and stakeholder influence.

Financial modelling, valuation and performance management.

Deep understanding of capital markets and institutional financial services.

Regulatory awareness and strong control orientation.

Change leadership, team development and continuous improvement.

Data analytics, dashboarding and financial storytelling.

Success Measures

Forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness.

Quality and timeliness of monthly and quarterly business performance reviews.

Business partner satisfaction and influence on decision-making.

Insight generation that improves profitability and resource allocation.

Successful support of regulatory and external reporting requirements.

Effective support of corporate development transactions and strategic initiatives.

Development and retention of high-performing FP&A talent.

Hiring Salary Range $180,000 - $200,000. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity and alignment with market data.)   Subject to business performance and recommendations of management, this role may be eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan.  This compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.