Co-op Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Co-op Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Base pay range
Head of Capital and Investments
£90,000 to £100,000 plus great benefits, including up to 10% employer pension contribution, private healthcare, and £6,000 car allowance (Work Level 4)
Manchester City Centre (Hybrid)
Were open to applications from people who may require flexible working arrangements. Therell be an opportunity to discuss your flexible working requirements during the interview process, and at offer stage.
Were looking for a Head of Capital and Investments to lead our Capital & Investments (C&I) team in Manchester. In this role, youll engage with colleagues across Co-op and make sure that were investing wisely and understanding how our spending performs. Its really important that we put effective long-term investment plans in place, and youll play a key role in influencing these.
As our Head of Capital and Investments, you will take the lead in shaping, evaluating and managing the Co-ops investment portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and delivering sustainable growth with long term value. You will act as a key business partner to the Executive and senior leadership team as well as across our finance leadership community. In this role youll work in a hybrid way - splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).
What youll do
* Lead the end to end investment governance; from business case development through to post-investment review
* Provide key expertise and guidance across Co-op to ensure robust and consistent business case modelling, including training across finance and business
* Drive strategic capital planning and reporting across Co-op, including rolling forecasts, budgets, and strategic longer-term planning
* Lead decision-making forums with our executives across portfolio investment to help drive solid investment choices that align with our strategy
* Identify and explore opportunities to improve our investment and post-investment appraisal process
* Partner executive and senior leaders through end to end investment cycle
* Work with strategy, deployment and business teams to help prioritise projects and spending in line with our strategy and growth plans
* Lead our high performing C&I team, supporting colleagues career development
* Provide support for ad-hoc and project-related requests from our Board, CFO, and CEO
This role would suit people who have
* Proven experience in a senior finance role, with experience in influencing and challenging people, of all levels of seniority, inclusively
* Expertise in evaluating complex investment opportunities, business partnering and a solid understanding of business case methodology and investment appraisal techniques
* Experience developing colleagues and supporting them in their career development
* Experience leading a multi-functional group of colleagues to drive planning and investment decision-making improvements
* Strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking and communication skills
* The ability to proactively identify and explore continuous improvement opportunities
* Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills, with the ability to connect with people at all levels of seniority
Why Co-op?
If youve got the skills and experience were looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). Youll also get:
* An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
* 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service) plus bank holidays
* A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
* Coaching and training to support your career development
* Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
* 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family
Building an inclusive work environment
At Co-op, were proud to do things a different way. As one of the worlds largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, weve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build more value for our member-owners every day.
Were actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. Were also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning well always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.
Well ask whether youd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, well ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.
You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.
You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme at Disability Confident Scheme - Co-op Colleagues and more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion here
As part of your application, youll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If youre a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Finance
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