Finance Business Partner (COO / Operations)
Company: Janus Henderson Global Investors
Location: London
Posted: May 7th, 2026
Your opportunity
- Finance Business Partnering to Deputy Chief Operating Officer
- Ownership of functional budgeting, forecasting and expense reporting
- Partner with Operations commercial teams on Third Party Administration agreements, forecasting of costs, and understanding drivers of cost change
- Support a strategic multi‑year transformation project to replace outsourced back and middle office and fund accounting provider
- Provide insights into how operations costs and cost drivers impact the business and decision‑making for Investments and Client Group Business Partners
- Partner with Accounting to ensure costs are correctly coded, accrued and reflected in management reporting
- Coordinate functional efficiency savings and incremental spend requests
- Conduct transactional analysis, investigation and deep‑dive analysis where required
- Oversee and improve cost allocation methodologies
- Support process re‑engineering throughout Operations
- Carry out other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
- Generous holiday policies
- Excellent health and wellbeing benefits, including corporate membership to ClassPass
- Paid volunteer time
- Professional development: courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
- Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
- Complimentary subscription to Headspace – mindfulness app
- All employee events, networking opportunities and social activities
- Lunch allowance for use within subsidized onsite canteen
- Annual discretionary bonus opportunity based on profit pool
Must‑have skills
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Progressive experience in finance roles
- Strong experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
- Experience with cost allocations, operational efficiency analysis and performance measurement
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills
- Understanding of operational drivers and their financial impact
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills; adept at engaging stakeholders across all levels including executive leadership
- Highly proactive, intellectually curious and committed to continuous improvement; thrives in fast‑paced, dynamic environments with competing priorities
Nice‑to‑have skills
- Proficiency with Power BI to enhance analytics and reporting
- Specialised knowledge and experience of outsourced back and middle office model in asset management
- Advanced understanding and experience of TPA rate card
- Previous experience supporting COO
Compliance & Ethics
- Understand regulatory obligations of the firm and abide by regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable to your role
- Adhere to the provisions of the Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements
Employment Policies
- Equal opportunity employer: all qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status
- All applications are subject to background checks
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