Senior Finance Change Lead

**Job Title: Senior Finance Change Lead**

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Location and flexible working**:Hybrid - th _is role could be based in either our Wythall, Edinburgh or Telford offices working three days per week at home. We recognise the benefits of flexible working and will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. _

Salary and benefits: £80,000 - £100,000 base plus 30% bonus up to 60%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

We have an excellent opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Senior Finance Change Manager in our Finance Change Team to lead on the interaction with the Business Growth Portfolio (Open Business) programmes and projects, including new product launches and enhancements to existing propositions. Based in the Finance Change Team you will have oversight of all Business Growth initiatives impacting the Finance function, working closing with Open and Finance colleagues to ensure safe delivery of change initiatives into the Finance Operating model. This is a great opportunity to develop to develop and enhance the operating model for change interactions between Open Division and the Finance function.

Who are we?

We are the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business with c.13 million customers and c.£310 billion of assets under administration. As a market leader and FTSE 100 organisation, we understand that our scale and expertise means that we have a key role to play for our customers, colleagues and our communities to help as many people as possible secure a life of possibilities. We are tackling key environmental and social issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050 - but we’re not done yet.

We’ve seen huge growth and change, and this means there is enormous opportunity for our 8,000 colleagues to grow alongside us.

The role

As a Senior Finance Change manager, you will lead on all change interactions with the Open portfolio (Business Growth) that impact the Finance Operating model. Based in the Finance Change Team, you will provide Finance oversight to Business Growth projects and lead a team of Finance Change Managers to deliver Finance elements of projects in adherence to the Finance Change Governance framework. As a new role within Finance, it provides the opportunity to set out the operating model for Business Growth interactions with Finance, ensuring Finance operational readiness is achieved as part of Business Growth project delivery.

You will take a prominent leadership role, building and leading Finance Change (Open) Team to meet the demands of individual projects. Working closely with senior stakeholders across both Phoenix's Open and Heritage divisions, you will play a key role in supporting Phoenix's strategic objectives to achieve significant organic growth. As a Senior Finance Change Manager, you will also lead other internal and external Finance Change Managers and support the development of aligned internal colleagues.

Joining a new team in Finance Change, you will have the opportunity to help shape how it operates and interacts and will manage and support the development of team members.

**What are we looking for?**

We are looking for an experienced Finance change management professional with specific knowledge and experience of Finance operating models including systems, processes and stakeholders. You will have a strong track record of delivery in a commercial environment, of developing and evolving operational models and governance processes and be someone who is keen to learn quickly in a changing environment.

You will have an ability to build strong relationships and drive action through influence and leadership across boundaries, combined with experience and ability to influence and communicate effectively with executives at the business leadership level, as well as with SMEs across the business.

Knowledge of how new savings and retirement products are delivered through change initiatives and how operational readiness is achieved is highly desirable, as is an firm understanding of Finance Change governance life cycle from impact assessment, through requirements, design, build, test, release and business acceptance.

As a Senior Leader in our business, development of our team is also critical, therefore experience leading teams and individuals - both directly and in matrix environments - while also helping them develop to achieve their potential is also very important for this role.

Why choose us?

Bring your ‘whole self’, skills and dedication to the Phoenix Group and we’ll recognise your effort, support your development and help to drive your ambition. We’ll ensure you’re rewarded for your contribution with a competitive package that includes an attractive pension, annual bonus potential, private medic