Business Operations and Financial Planning Support

ISS STOXX•New York, NY

3d•$100,000 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Let's be #BrilliantTogether ISS Stoxx’s Business Operations team partners closely with Senior Business Leaders and teams across Finance to lead business analysis, lead forecasting and planning, make informed decisions, and communicate effectively with C-level executives and Business Heads. We are looking for a fast learner, proactive, and hands-on contributor to participate in strategic discussions with the COO, CFO, and Senior Business Management. If you are a dynamic and motivated professional who is interested in gaining exposure to the different parts of ISS Stoxx’s business and working with a global team, then this role is for you. At ISS STOXX, our people are our driving force. We are committed to building a culture that values diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences. We hire the best talent in our industry and empower them with the resources, support, and opportunities to grow—professionally and personally. Together, we foster an environment that fuels creativity, drives innovation, and shapes our future success. Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire. Let’s be #BrilliantTogether. ISS STOXX GmbH, through its group companies, is a leading provider of comprehensive and data-centric research and technology solutions that help capital market participants identify investment opportunities, detect qualitative and quantitative portfolio company risks, and meet evolving regulatory requirements. With roots dating back to 1985, we today deliver world-class benchmark and custom indices across asset classes and geographies and serve as a premier source of independent corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence research, data, and related offerings. Our products and services give clients the scale and leverage they need to grow their business more effectively and efficiently. ISS STOXX, which is majority owned by Deutsche Börse Group, is comprised of more than 3,400 professionals operating across 33 global locations in 19 countries. Its approximately 6,400 clients include many of the world’s leading institutional investors who turn to ISS STOXX for its objective and varied offerings, as well as companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk mitigation as a shareholder value enhancing measure. Clients rely on ISS STOXX’s expertise to help them make informed decisions to benefit their stakeholders.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to articulate financial metrics and analytics to Senior Management and C-Level Executives who are in different time zones around the globe
Strong analytical and data modeling skills; ability to challenge the numbers and differing views
Extremely organized, detail oriented, proactive, and hardworking; a roll up your sleeves attitude.
Ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines at once while working closely with other team members
Ability to work flexible hours depending on the needs of business located globally
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Professional proficiency Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint is a must.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Salesforce and SAP are a plus

Responsibilities

Serve as a key financial and reporting partner and support for Senior Management
Responsible for delivering monthly business performance with comprehensive analysis and interpretation and discussions of results to management team
Management Reporting – Oversee the preparation of weekly, monthly, and annual internal financial reports for presentation to Senior Management. Working closely with the Business heads to help in long term planning and decision making while analyzing financial data
Financial Reporting – Assisting in the preparation of external financial reporting and analysis for both the company owners as well as debt holders
Maintain and enhance budgeting and forecasting models to create business projections while working with Sales and Product teams
Lead due diligence analysis on potential acquisition targets and drive financial analysis to make key decisions
Preparing ad hoc financial analyses requested by Senior Management
Ad hoc project based work as needed