Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Business Partner in the Everyday Banking and Homes Finance Business Partner team. You’ll partner with a number of business areas in Everyday Banking, and work with Finance teams to understand and forecast cost impacts, while supporting other Organization & Cost initiatives.

Working as part of the wider Finance Business Partner Team supporting Everyday Banking and Homes, you’ll be the primary point of contact for month end, budgeting & forecasting; and support in developing the business strategy, along with delivering professional cost management and advisory services to your business areas, enabling sustainable profitability and growth.

The difference you’ll make.

• Managing key stakeholders and their understanding of the banks cost position, to build effective stakeholder relationships.
• Reporting monthly costs covering actual v budget variances including individual business performance, projects and understanding key cost drivers of activity
• Providing effective commercial procedures, or initiating change, to ensure key operational, commercial, and financial targets are delivered
• Building partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with all senior managers and their teams
• Liaising between business and Cost Reporting and Planning to ensure all budget and multi-year planning requirements are captured and challenges are relayed
• Providing full transparency of all challenges, risks and opportunities, embedded challenges and support the business in creating detailed plans to address them.

Benefits

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
• Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5% from us, depending on your own contribution and length of employment with us
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• £6,000 car allowance per year
• Company funded individual private medical insurance
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience of developing and maintaining effective relationships with Executives and Senior Managers, within and outside Finance through personal credibility and delivery of results
• Excellent Oracle Smart View and Excel Skills
• Significant experience as a Finance Business Partner or CIMA / ACCA qualifications or equivalent
• Proven ability to problem solve, interpret and evaluate information to make authoritative recommendations
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple and conflicting priorities
• Experience of developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships at various levels