About the role

We have an exciting 12 month fixed term contract opportunity for a Lead Finance Business Partner - CIDO (Chief Information and Digital Office) and Change to be responsible for driving reporting on management costs for Group investment portfolios, change initiatives and CIDO BAU costs. Reporting to the Head of Cost Management, the person in post will lead a team of professionals to understand the delivery plans and progress across all initiatives, and ensure there is robust and transparent reporting, as well as challenge around forecast spend and value being delivered. The Lead Finance Business Partner will deliver and communicate forward-looking cost projections up to Exco-level and will lead the production of cost forecasts, providing a key contribution to corporate plans. The role holder will also deliver expert financial insight and guidance to executive management on cost and investment related matters and will produce relevant, timely and accurate management information to executive committees. The role holder will also review business cases and conduct thorough financial evaluations of new projects, initiatives, and investments, assessing their feasibility, ROI, and risks. In addition, they will use their industry knowledge to proactively identify opportunities and risks for the directorate or the Society.Responsibilities

Lead reporting on management costs for Group investment portfolios, change initiatives and CIDO BAU costs.Manage a team of professionals to understand delivery plans and progress across all initiatives.Provide robust and transparent reporting and challenge around forecast spend and value delivered.Deliver and communicate forward-looking cost projections up to Exco-level and lead the production of cost forecasts.Provide expert financial insight and guidance to executive management on cost and investment matters; produce timely and accurate management information for executive committees.Review business cases and conduct financial evaluations of new projects, initiatives, and investments, assessing feasibility, ROI, and risks.Identify opportunities and risks for the directorate or the Society using industry knowledge.Essential qualifications and experience

An accounting qualification with significant post-qualification experience or substantial practical industry experience.Experience in managing investment portfolios, projects or programmes.Experience in a business partnering role within financial services.Good commercial acumen and resilience.Influencing skills with the ability to support and challenge at all levels.Credibility with senior stakeholders and the ability to network to obtain information from a range of sources.Desirable experience

Experience of working on commercial or financial analysis.Benefits

28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell schemeAnnual discretionary bonus schemePersonal pension with matched contributionsLife assurance (6 times annual salary)Find out more about the fantastic benefits of joining Coventry Building Society here.Additional information

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.Flexibility and why it matters: we understand the need for flexibility and will consider alternative working patterns where possible. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what possibilities exist for this role.Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies, and disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.Location: Coventry

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