About the Role
Support the Head of Strategic Costs Insight (and wider Strategic Finance team) across a range of projects and regular reporting.
Responsibilities
- Support the provision of high‑quality, insight‑led reporting on cost performance, efficiency opportunities, and cost impact of strategic projects
- Cost‑savings target delivery tracked against business cases/plans, with risks and variances flagged
- Identification, quantification, and communication of cost‑optimisation opportunities to decision‑makers
- Opportunities to gain direct exposure to Executive members through ongoing work
- Ability to challenge cost owners on costs incurred and delivery of savings
- Long‑term potential for more autonomous work and development of skillset and profile within the organisation
- Timely delivery of high‑quality Executive‑level cost reporting with positive stakeholder feedback
- Delivery of agreed cost‑savings targets or timely reporting on savings shortfallsClear tracking and explanation of synergy realisation, including early identification and escalation of delivery risks or shortfalls
About you
- Challenging the business on optimisation of the cost base to support strategic decision‑making — ongoing and via special projects
- Strong communication skills with the ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders
- Ability to work collaboratively across the Finance team and wider business
- Driving continuous cost improvement aligned to corporate strategy
- Experience of synergy tracking and modelling
- Assisting with preparation of Executive‑level reporting on cost base and opportunities
- High level of attention to detail, with strong organisational and prioritisation skills
- Ensuring cost performance, efficiency opportunities, and financial impacts of strategic initiatives are clearly understood by senior leadership
- Strong presentation and report‑writing skills
- Ability to adjust quickly to shifting priorities and organisational change
- Working with the core Accounting team to provide Finance Business Partnering services to the business as required
- Strong financial analysis experience, ideally within FP&A, commercial finance, cost management, or strategic finance
- Ability to interpret complex financial data and turn it into clear, actionable insight
- Involvement in synergy/CTA business cases
- Ability to work on confidential cost‑optimisation projects as required
Professional Experience and Qualifications
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
