About the Opportunity

Job Type: Fixed Term Contractor

Contract duration : 14 months.

Application Deadline: 12 April 2026

Title: Head of Business Finance, EMEA Distribution

Department: Chief Financial Office

Location: London

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer, Global Distribution

About Fidelity International

• Find out more about what we do, our history, and how you could be a part of our future at www.fidelityrecruitment.com/about-us

  Our Values

  Integrity - Doing the right thing, every time and putting the client first

  Trust - Empowering each other to take the initiative and make good decision

  Our Behaviours

  Our employees should be:

  Brave - Challenge the status quo, be accountable and speak up

  Bold - Act with conviction, encourage diverse thinking and keep things simple

  Curious - Learn to do new things in better ways and encourage fresh thinking

  Compassionate - Have empathy, care for colleagues, clients and the community

  About Finance

  The Finance department operates on a global basis with a local presence in key markets supported by shared service centres. The Group Chief Financial Officer has overall responsibility for all aspects of finance, reporting to Fidelity Internationals CEO. There are a number of distinct teams contributing to the overall CFO function. These currently include Finance, Procurement, Treasury, Corporate Property Services and Strategy and Planning. Finance includes group functions in Financial Control, Reporting and Analysis as well as regional or channel based teams.

  The Chief Financial Officers oversee the finance functions for their respective regions, working on a day-to-day basis with their regional management teams. Responsibilities include business partnering, the financial accounting for Fidelitys legal entities, and the provision of management information, capital planning and management, monitoring of financial controls, and ensuring compliance with the requirements of the relevant regulators across each region.

  Group Finance has overall responsibility for the consolidation of the group results.

  Fidelity in Europe currently operates in UK, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, France, Austria, Central Europe, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The region also currently has responsibility for Latin American and North America.

  Purpose of the Role

  The purpose of this role is to support Fidelitys distribution business in all Europen countries listed above A key element of the role will be business partnering with the executive business heads of the regional distribution teams. The incumbent will be expected to support the Europe businesses and the overall Finance department by:

  Business partnering with the executive business heads across Europe. This will include supporting all senior management in understanding the drivers of their business to improve business performance. The role covers pricing, management reporting, client analysis, data validation, cost control and ad hoc analysis. Gaining an understanding of all aspects of Fidelitys business will be a key building block for success in this role.

  Managing and developing the team of four direct reports. This team is responsible for business support, including data correctness, reporting, budgeting and analysis for the Europe distribution business. This may also include providing statutory and regulatory financial information internally and to regulators. The team is currently located in the UK and Luxembourg,

  Managing the delivery of business finance services to the Europe business liaising with a number of other Finance teams in other locations.

  Working with the support teams in India and China

  Ensuring the correct structure, focus and capability of the ISS EMEA Business Finance team

  Proactive support to the Global Distribution CFO and be a key leader in the Business Finance team.

  The role will involve some travel including to India and Luxembourg, as the incumbent will be expected to gain an understanding of Fidelitys wider business model and contribute to global Finance projects and initiatives.

  Key Responsibilities

  Manage the expectations of, and deliverables to, key customers including the Global Distribution CFO, the IM CFO and key business colleagues

  Provide business finance support and guidance to senior internal customers

  Manage and prioritise the workload of the business finance team and working with the India team

  Be a key member of the Europe Finance team, contributing to the success of the overall team

  Set the objectives for and support the personal development of all team members

  Ensure all standard deliverables are turned out on time, to a consistently high quality

  Provide regular forecasts for all areas of the distribution business P&L.

  Ensure, where possible, that reporting is consistent across Europe and globally aligned

  Ensure, where possible, that reporting drives decision making, rather than just being used as a review of past performance

  Ensure that costs recharged from support functions to the distribution business units are materially correct and work with support functions to ensure that their cost drivers and allocations are clear and appropriate

  Identify and agree cost savings, efficiencies and productivity enhancing opportunities within Europe

  Contribute to design and implementation of processes and procedures including project governance, procurement and cost management

  Understand and analyse the monthly management accounts, in the context of business developments, to identify trends and ensure there is follow up action as appropriate

  Contribute to the ongoing improvement of information systems

  Work with other Fidelity groups to verify and agree inter-departmental charges and assist in other finance issues.

  Ensure all ad hoc deliverables are turned out to expectation or higher in a timely fashion

  Responsible for the construction and reporting against a fit-for-purpose Europe budget and rolling forecast

  Produce Board and exec reporting for a number of senior committees

  Play a vital role in the Finance transition strategy

  Experience and Qualifications Required

  Wide range of experience at a senior management level, within a complex, matrixed environment. Knowledge/experience of the asset management industry would be highly advantageous

  Demonstrable experience of managing staff from different cultural backgrounds across different locations and a sensitivity to cultural norms and diversity

  Demonstrable experience building and managing high performing teams, with evidence of a staff development ethos

  A strong and current understanding of the Europe regulatory environment is preferred

  Excellent communication and relationship management skills, with the capability to influence, challenge and liaise at all levels within the organisation

  Senior level presence, with the capability to build credibility and gain trust and respect at senior management levels both within Fidelity and externally

  Must be numerate, with advanced analytical skills, capable of designing and producing analysis and translating that analysis into a business story

  Proactive focus and depth of thought is required with a can-do attitude. Individual must possess the ability to anticipate requirements, obstacles and have plans to address them

  Proven ability to manage and resolve complex issues

  High degree of responsiveness with quick, high quality, turn around and impeccable follow up and consistently high level of attention to detail with a focus on exceeding expectations.

  Ability to balance strategic requirements of the job with the need to drill down to the detail where appropriate, with a consistently high level of attention to detail

  Highest degree of integrity and confidentiality

Location: Cannon Street Office

Time Type: Full time