Strategic Finance Leader for Lending and Investment

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Investec Full time

At Investec, we're seeking a highly skilled and experienced Strategic Finance Leader to join our team. As Head of Lending Finance, you will play a pivotal role in driving the financial performance of our business while maintaining sound financial control and accurate reporting.

About Us

Investec is a leading Specialist Bank serving clients primarily in the UK and South Africa. Our flat structure and focus on internal mobility create an environment where our employees can thrive and grow.

Job Description

This role involves partnering with Business leaders and the Finance Leadership team to drive high performance. You will be responsible for collaborating across the organisation to identify opportunities for efficiency gains and optimise financial performance.

  • Financial Reporting: Ensure sound financial control and accurate reporting. You will possess exceptional attention to detail and a deep understanding of key financial figures and ratios.
  • External Focus: Leverage your market expertise to bring in external best practices and trends, informing strategic decision-making on clients, markets, and performance.
  • Leadership: Provide thought leadership, inspire confidence, and generate enthusiasm among stakeholders. You will be a highly effective communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
Requirements

We are looking for an individual with extensive lending knowledge within the banking industry, including IFRS statements, technical lending accounting, systems, and processes. Your track record in proactive partnering and influencing strategic direction will be essential in ensuring improved business performance.

  • Extensive lending knowledge within the banking industry, including IFRS statements; technical lending accounting, systems and processes; lending capital and risk weighted asset, lending industry bench-marking
  • Strong track record in proactive partnering and influencing the strategic direction to ensure improved business performance in a lending business
  • Relationship management and communication: Ability to create and maintain strong relationships and channels of communication with key interfaces. Ability to answer queries on financial and management accounting matters by key interfaces.
  • Leadership skill: Ability to lead and manage large groups of people. Ability to engage in strategic thinking, decision making and problem analysis. You are passionate about people, developing their capabilities and harnessing potential. Building high performance teams that constantly evolve underpinned by an environment that is fair, supportive and inspiring.
  • Candidates should also have coaching skills: Ability to coach, guide and supervise.
  • Business Knowledge: sound awareness of market landscape, general economic forecast, products and knowledge of how the business functions, and relevant regulatory requirements.
  • Financial and management accounting: knowledge of financial accounting standards and practices, preparation and revision of financial and management reports.
  • Risk understanding: Ability to assess, analyse and mitigate risk and a sound knowledge of process and controls.
What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary of £85,000 per annum, as well as a range of wellbeing benefits to support your physical and mental health. These include a wellbeing subsidy, corporate gym membership, virtual GP, Peppy Health App, and optional private medical & dental insurance.

We believe in creating an inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and supported. If you're passionate about finance and committed to excellence, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

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