Requirements
* This role requires strong financial acumen, the ability to work with complex data sets, and the confidence to propose capital allocation decisions to senior executives
* Experience in a Group or Enterprise-level role owning central processes and tools
* Proven background in capital planning, portfolio management or financial governance
* Strong analytical capability, including advanced Excel and the ability to interpret large data sets
* Ability to influence and drive action through data‑led insight (without direct authority)
* Excellent relationship management and communication skills, able to persuade senior stakeholders
* Experience working with enterprise tooling such as Clarity, Planview, or similar PPM/portfolio systems
* Experience balancing competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment
* Demonstrated ability to design and operationalise processes at scale
* (Desirable) Familiarity with Oracle ERP, Workday or equivalent financial systems
* (Desirable) Experience working with or alongside programme delivery teams (though this is not a delivery role)
* (Desirable) Understanding of investment letters, baseline management, and centralised financial controls
* (Desirable) Experience with PowerBI or similar analytics tooling
What the job involves
* The Group Investment Management (GIM) team is hiring a Senior Investment Manager to play a critical role in how the Group allocates, reports on, and optimises its ongoing investment allocations
* This role will lead key elements of monthly reporting, forecasting improvements, capital redeployment, and cross‑functional alignment with divisions, Finance, Strategy and Procurement
* You will also work closely with our Tooling & Dashboard teams to ensure the delivery community has the tools and processes needed to manage the change portfolio effectively
* Own Group reporting across budgets, forecasts, growth tracking, and acceleration updates
* Drive adoption and consistent use of the Group PPM tooling across divisions
* Run monthly data sessions with Divisions, issuing actions to resolve variances or data issues
* Monitor the phasing of investments, drawing insights on delivery pace, risk, and opportunities to reclaim capital
* Scrutinise spend feasibility and proactively recoup capital for reinvestment where appropriate
* Ensure adherence to financial controls including Clarity usage, change control, resourcing adoption, and detailed third‑party spend forecasting
* Maintain a pipeline of investment opportunities that can be funded if capital becomes available
* Work with divisions and Procurement to identify opportunities for acceleration and cost optimisation
* Support Growth Fund assessment by providing high‑quality analysis and spend feasibility inputs
* Mature the Group’s forecasting capabilities and improve budget tracking processes
* Partner with the Dashboard/PPM Tooling teams to enhance forecasting, budgeting and cost tooling — improving ease of use and MI quality
* Work with divisional stakeholders to embed improved processes and data standards across the portfolio
* Support the annual Investment Planning cycle with data‑driven analysis
* Champion the continued full adoption of the PPM tooling solution (Clarity) for cost, benefits, outcomes, OKRs and investment baselines
* Collaborate with senior stakeholders to gather feedback, refine processes, and support Group‑level decision‑making
* Ensure alignment across PPM tooling, PowerBI dashboards, and the Group’s investment approach
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