Overview

Lead Finance Business Partner – CIDO (Chief Information and Digital Office) and Change is a 12-month fixed-term contract to drive reporting on management costs for Group investment portfolios, change initiatives and CIDO BAU costs.Reporting to the Head of Cost Management, the role leads a team of professionals to understand delivery plans and progress across all initiatives, ensuring robust and transparent reporting and challenging forecast spend and value delivered.Responsibilities

Deliver and communicate forward-looking cost projections up to Exco-level and lead the production of cost forecasts, contributing to corporate plans.Provide expert financial insight and guidance to executive management on cost and investment matters; produce timely and accurate management information for executive committees.Review business cases and conduct financial evaluations of new projects, initiatives, and investments; assess feasibility, ROI and risks.Use industry knowledge to proactively identify opportunities and risks for the directorate or the Society.Qualifications

An accounting qualification with significant post-qualification experience or substantial practical experience gained in industry.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.Credibility with senior stakeholders and the ability to network to obtain information from a range of sources.Desirable: experience 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).About us

We’re one of the largest building societies in the UK with a mutual goal across our branches and offices to improve the lives of others. We’re recognised as a Great Place to Work, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive wellbeing support. Following The Co-operative Bank joining our Group, we share values and an ethical approach toward our members, customers and colleagues. We are committed to equality and celebrate diversity.All together, better.Flexibility

We understand the need for flexibility and will consider alternative working patterns wherever possible. Have a chat with us before you apply to explore possibilities.Disability Confident

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for our vacancies. Disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.

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