Lead Finance Business Partner - Core Banking

About the roleWe have a 12-month fixed term contract opportunity for a Lead Finance Business Partner to be responsible for driving reporting on investment costs for the recently mobilised core project.

Reporting to the Head of Cost Management, the person in post will be supported by one direct report to understand the delivery plans and progress across all initiatives, and ensure there is robust and transparent reporting, as well as challenge around forecast spend and value being delivered.

The Lead Finance Business Partner will deliver and communicate forward-looking cost projections up to Exco-level and will lead the production of cost forecasts, providing a key contribution to corporate plans. The role holder will also deliver expert financial insight and guidance to executive management on cost and investment related matters and will produce relevant, timely and accurate management information to executive committees.

The role holder will also review business cases and conduct thorough financial evaluations of new projects, initiatives, and investments, assessing their feasibility, ROI, and risks. In addition, they will use their industry knowledge to proactively identify opportunities and risks for the directorate or the Society.

Responsibilities

Drive reporting on investment costs for the core project and ensure robust, transparent reporting and challenge on forecast spend and value delivered.

Deliver and communicate forward-looking cost projections up to Exco-level and lead the production of cost forecasts.

Provide expert financial insight and guidance to executive management on cost and investment matters and produce timely management information for executive committees.

Review business cases and conduct financial evaluations of new projects, initiatives, and investments, assessing feasibility, ROI, and risks.

Utilise industry knowledge to identify opportunities and risks for the directorate or the Society.

Qualifications

Essential: An accounting qualification with significant post-qualification experience or substantial practical industry experience.

Experience in managing investment portfolios, projects or programmes.

Experience in a business partnering role within financial services.

Good commercial acumen and resilience.

Influencing skills with the ability to support and challenge at all levels.

Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Credibility with senior stakeholders with the ability to network to obtain information from a range of sources.

Desirable: Experience of working on commercial or financial analysis.

Benefits

28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme

Annual discretionary bonus scheme

Personal pension with matched contributions

Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

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We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

LocationCoventry

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