Communications Lead (Remote)

At Informa, no two days and no two people are the same, and you'll find the freedom, opportunity and support of a fantastic community to make a real impact. We’re an international business that connects specialists with knowledge, helping them to learn more, know more and do more through live and on demand events, digital and data-driven services and academic research. Across tech, finance, legal, corporate development, HR, communications, operations and many other areas, we work collaboratively and flexibly to help our brands serve their customers and help the company succeed. Ideally this role is based 2 days in our Colchester office and 1 day from London, 2 days from home. Reporting into the Global Tax & Finance Project Lead this is a key strategic role within the global finance shared services delivery organisation (FSSDO) which is accountable for the effective coordination and leadership of global R2R activities & deliverables in all integration and change projects, on behalf of the global delivery teams. This will include M&A and other strategic projects (which are defined as impacting all regions and all process areas). The role will be responsible for ensuring that all operational Centre of Excellence (Cash Operations, Intercompany, fixed asset & payroll) & T&FA requirements (including resourcing) are captured at the planning stages of each project and that all key milestones and deliverables are met. Act as the COE &T&FA lead on behalf of the FSSDO for all disposals, acquisitions, restructuring, integrations and other strategic project activities. This will include liaising with the Corp M&A team, GBS Integration teams, business stakeholders, as well as stakeholders in acquiring/ selling entities Responsible for ensuring that operational COE & T&FA requirements (including resourcing) are captured & considered at the planning stages and throughout each project. Act as the lead and coordinator on behalf of the global R2R community to ensure that the delivery teams meet the deliverables required to support these change initiatives at all times, this will include: Ensure that COE & T&FA delivery resource requirements to support project are captured at the planning stages, and track that recruitment and onboarding is happening according to deadlines. Role will also liaise with the leads in R2R, COE, O2C, P2P, Payroll, Tax & Financial Accounting Towers to support the M&A processes, including the support of any financial due diligence required from the Finance SSDO Work with the business and Global Process Owners to help identify and implement any changes to processes necessary through changing business requirements and ensure that the delivery leads are aware of the key process changes and how they will need to operate ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with at least 5 years PQE is essential for this position. Experience with multiple Disposal, M&A (Merges & Acquisition) integration projects. Advanced skills in Excel, Word and Outlook are essential Freedom & flexibility:  colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely Great community:  a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks Career opportunity:  the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) Personal benefits:  a range to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover Strong wellbeing support:  EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. Ask us or see our website for full information. See how Informa handles your personal data when you apply for a job  here .