About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Finance Partner, responsible for financial business partnering to the Group's product businesses to join us.
Reporting to the Head of Financial Management, the person in post will provide key decision-making support and challenge to product areas and their leadership, helping to drive commercial success.
The Lead Finance Partner will deliver analysis and support for key business activity and insightful analysis to support business objectives and decisions. The role holder will ensure the Group is appropriately and effectively managing its resources and that it is operating in a sustainable and commercially effective manner in respect of its financial position, performance and outlook.
Location: We operate on a team ledhybrid approach our managers are best placed to understand both your needs and the needs of the business area; they're empowered to make day to day decisions about where you can work and what's best for hybrid teams. Our offices are based in Coventry & Manchester.
Find out more about the fantastic benefits of joining Coventry Building Society here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
Our Benefits:
* 28 days holiday + bank holidays,
* Pension Employer Contribution
* Discretionary Bonus scheme up to 20%
* Life Assurance – 6 times your base salary
* Private Medical Insurance
* Health Screening - Eligible
About you
To be successful in this role it's essential that you will have:
* An accounting qualification with significant post qualification experience or have substantial practical experience gained in industry
* 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 in order to obtain information from a range of sources
Desirable experience needed will be:
* Experience in a business partnering role within financial services
* Experience of working on commercial or financial analysis across mortgages and savings or personal current accounts or business banking.
About us
We're one of the largest building societies in the UK and we share a mutual goal across our branches and our offices to improve the lives of others.
We're officially recognised as a 'Great Place to Work' and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing.
At the beginning of the year, The Co-operative Bank officially became part of our Group. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues.
We're serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you'll build more than just a career with us.
All together, better.
Flexibility and why it matters
We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we'll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.
Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer
We're proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.
If you would like to opt in to the scheme please contact our recruitment team when you apply via Get in touch - Coventry Building Society )
Location
Coventry