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Assistant Manager Business Coordination

Job title: Assistant Manager Business Coordination
Location: London
Specialisation: Banking & Financial Services / Insurance
Salary: GBP 45,000 - 45,000 (Annual)
Reference: PR/118012
Job published: May 14, 2025 14:56

Assistant Manager Business Coordination

One global financial services company is looking for a Assistant Manager Business Coordination in London.

The role focuses on coordinating mid-term plans and ensuring the alignment of departmental activities with Tokyo Headquarters (THQ) strategies. This includes facilitating effective communication between stakeholders and optimizing operational processes within the department.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Coordinate the development, tracking, reporting, and evaluation of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Offices in Europe and the relevant departments of EHQ, ensuring alignment with THQ/EHQ Mid-term Strategy. Report to management as required.

  • Facilitate communication between stakeholders to support business operations and participate in strategic discussions with THQ and European offices (Japanese for Tokyo, English for branch offices); review THQ Request of Approval (RoA) documents in Japanese written by team members.

  • Take the lead in catching up on delayed KPI items and reporting updates to senior management.

  • Assist the head of department to create Monthly PDCA material (in Japanese) for Tokyo executives.

  • Collate and analyse business metrics including sales, revenue, costs, market share and partner

  • information sharing, promotions, KPI achievement and internal processes, ensuring alignment with

 

Skills and Knowledge

  • Intermediate in the MS Office Package; advanced proficiency in MS Excel.
  • Strong planning, organising skills and analytical skills.

  • Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and diplomacy skills, with a high comfort level in dealing with senior management, colleagues and advisors.

  • Demonstrate initiative, attention to detail, multitasking ability, organisational skills and effective prioritization of workflow.

  • Strong presentation skills, articulate, able to communicate clearly at all levels.

  • Effective decision-making skills; can choose a prompt course of action amongst options involving uncertainty or risk.

 

Experience

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in business planning coordination or project management.

  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in people supervision.

  • Experience in Financial Services industry preferred but not essential.

 

Language

  • Native level proficiency in Japanese (spoken and written) required.

  • Business level proficiency in English (spoken and written) required.

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