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    This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

    Join us as a Strategic Finance Manager, Services & Functions

    • We’ll look to you to provide commercial and financial insights and analysis to help influence key business decisions
    • You’ll be providing input for plans, forecasts and stress scenarios and provide business leads with key themes and analysis
    • Gain valuable exposure and hone your expertise as you advance your career in this analytical role

    What youll do

    As a Strategic Finance Manager, you’ll be providing business insights and financial modelling to assist the leadership team in making cost and investment decisions in conjunction with key stakeholders.

    You’ll also be

    • Analysing financial forecasts and supporting rigorous budgeting
    • Providing investment tracking and forecasting reviews
    • Using the data and analytics thinking required to solve strategic problems using the latest tools and techniques
    • Collaborating with our Finance centre of excellence to provide specific financial plans, forecasts, stress testing and customer, market or segment analysis
    • Supporting the provision of review and challenge to ensure the optimum use of resources presented in investment decisions and business cases

    The skills youll need

    To succeed in this role, you’ll need good stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate and influence. Along with planning and organisation capabilities, you’ll need the ability to deal with ambiguity, uncertainty and risk and work in a flexible environment.

    You’ll also demonstrate

    • Good data analysis and modelling skills
    • The ability to communicate complex financial information in a concise and non-technical manner
    • The ability to create and review plans, forecasts, models and stress scenarios
    • Strategic awareness and the ability to apply business knowledge, expertise and challenge to support the business
    • Good finance functional knowledge, accounting knowledge and product area and market segment knowledge

    If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats or special requirements to access our buildings, or if you’re eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us and we’ll do everything we can to help.

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