Strategic Finance Partner

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom NatWest Group Full time

Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we have plenty of options that help our people to thrive.

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 Partner
- You’ll play a key role in managing the primary relationship with functional ExCo members and Finance and partnering with them to help them navigate a period of significant transformation
- It’s a chance to develop your leadership profile as you lead and manage a strategic finance team, while benefiting from valuable exposure and recognition

**What you'll do**:
As a Strategic Finance Partner, you’ll be developing, shaping and influencing the strategic direction of the business.

You’ll also be:

- Responsible for overseeing £750m of spend
- Providing strategic and expert advice supported by specific financial plans, forecasts, stress testing and customer, market or segment analysis in collaboration with the Finance centre of excellence
- Delivering a critical review and challenge to ensure the optimum use of resource presented in investment decisions and business cases
- Proactively influencing to make sure cost and investment management leadership is present within the business
- Overseeing strategic finance activities including product overlays for plan, forecast, stress scenarios
- Driving all business finance requirements, including month end requirements, strategic planning, functional reporting requirements and ensuring the timely escalation of issues

**The skills you'll need**:
You’ll also demonstrate:

- Functional finance and accounting knowledge
- Product area and market segment knowledge
- The ability to deal with ambiguity, uncertainty and risk in a flexible environment
- The ability to provoke and lead strategic change across senior executive teams
- The ability to lead, motivate and develop a team of finance professionals
- Great stakeholder management skills
- The ability to communicate, influence and resolve conflict at an executive level



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