Job Title:  Business Manager - Temp

               Corporate Title: Contractor

Department: IT/Technology

Location: New York 

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $650 and $750/Day*

Company 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. 

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Department Overview

Nomura in New York is looking for a Business Manager to join the Wholesale Technology team which is responsible for developing and managing trading, pricing, analytics, research and sales and operations systems.  Our software is responsible for providing the analytics and trading capabilities needed by our traders and clients in a highly complex and quickly changing market.  The candidate will be part of the Wholesale CIO Business Management team and work closely with the CIO office, Global Business Managers, our Business Management Shared Services, across all regions.

Role Overview / Responsibilities

• Maintain monthly financial and headcount forecast, including coordination and creation of annual budget

• Produce monthly financial reports for department heads including explains for all variances and tracking of capitalization / P&L to plan

• Review month end accruals, prepayments and postings to ensure accurate monthly financials

• Review purchase / spend requests for adherence to budget

• Review and create project allocation keys to facilitate accurate cost disbursements, ensuring appropriate review and sign off with the business

• Contribute to regional budget and cost reviews as required

• Monitor hiring pipeline in compliance with headcount targets

• Manage hiring, onboarding and offboarding process for employees and vendors, including completion of administration of joiner/leaver process, coordination with HR and updating forecasts and headcount records

• Oversee sourcing process and flag issues where sourcing delays are impacting delivery against commitments

• Maintain organizational information including org charts, occupancy plans and HR Systems as required

• Ensure group compliance for mandatory training, appraisals, timesheets, etc

• Prepare reports and presentations for WS CIO IT BU Leads, Global WS CIO and regional department heads

• Assist WS Technology staff of all levels with ad hoc / day-to-day requests

• Identify opportunities for process optimization within the team

• Liaise with regional technology teams as required

• Maintain Apptio & Cloudability tool to allow for accurate reporting on our external cloud / compute spend

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, Capitalization 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/TCO; Strong Excel capability with confidence managing large and complex datasets (Pivot Tables, Data Tables, Power Query, formulas, etc.)

Desired Credentials

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Organizational Behavior or similar

• 5+ years in a technology analysis / business management role, or internships

• Knowledge of TBM principle and practices that inform the build and use of Apptio. 

Successful candidates will be engaged under a contract for services with a third party.

Successful Candidates will not be employed by nor have any employment relationship with Nomura.