Job Title:  Lead Business Manager

Overview:
 
Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com
 
Nomura Services India, (Powai) supports Nomura’s businesses around the world. Powai’ s world class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support have played a key role in facilitating Nomura’s global operations and are an integral part of Nomura’s global expansion plans. The Powai operation is a critical part of the platform to support the growth of Nomura’s global business.

Role Overview

Supporting the EMEA CTO Business Manager in delivering comprehensive financial management, operational oversight, and administrative coordination across the region. This role serves as a key partner in maintaining accurate financial reporting, managing personnel processes, and ensuring operational efficiency.

Role Overview / Responsibilities

• Assist in mainting monthly financial and headcount forecast, including coordination and creation of annual budget
• Review month end accurals, prepayments and journal postings to ensure accurate monthly financials
• Support intercompany recharging within the department to ensure accuracy and appropriate coding 
• Process and validate network and telecommunications invoices, ensuring accuracy and appropriate coding

• Monitor hiring pipeline activities in compliance with approved headcount targets and budget parameters
• Manage end-to-end hiring, onboarding, and offboarding processes for employees and vendors, including updating forecasts and headcount records in real-time
• Ensure compliance for mandatory training completion, performance appraisals, timesheet submissions, and other regulatory requirements

• Partnership with Finance and IT Business Management Shared Services to ensure high quality outcomes and repeatable financial processes.
• Assist EMEA CTO Technology staff of all levels with ad hoc / day-to-day requests
• Identify opportunities for process optimization within the team

Skills & Experience

• Execution – Detail-oriented and structured in approach to prioritization, analysis, planning and reporting; Able to multi-task, manage multiple projects and work under pressure to deliver high-quality outcomes
• Motivation – Sets high standards for self and others with a strong desire to overachieve on agreed objectives
• Service Framework – Leverages, supports and builds shared services to deliver globally consistent output and reporting using global source, enterprise data
• Stakeholder Management – Team player with good communication skills, able to work effectively with team members of all levels across geographies and time zones
• Financial Management – Experience with forecasting and budgeting; confident with concepts of Cash, P&L, Capitalisation and Accruals; Ability to analyze and present financial reports related to cost of technology
• Analysis and Process Improvement – Demonstrated problem solving skills and experience driving efficiency
• Tools – Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Apptio; Strong Excel capability with confidence managing large and complex datasets (Pivot Tables, Data Tables, Power Query, formulas, etc.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
 
Nomura is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment including in the recruitment, training and development of employees (including promotion, transfers, assignments and beliefs). We prohibit discrimination in the workplace whether on grounds of gender, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, career’s responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, national or ethnic origins, religious belief, disability or age. Our objective is to attract job applications and applications for development from the best possible candidates and to retain the best people.