Key skills
Collaboration
About this role
Role Overview
- Lead end‑to‑end programme delivery for finance‑focused technology initiatives, from initiation through to successful implementation and closure.
- Partner with Finance stakeholders to understand strategic objectives and ensure technology programmes support business outcomes.
- Establish and maintain robust programme governance, including planning, reporting, risk, and issue management.
- Coordinate multiple projects and workstreams, ensuring dependencies, milestones, and resources are effectively managed.
- Provide clear, accurate, and timely reporting to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
- Manage financial oversight of programmes, including budgets, forecasts, and benefits tracking.
- Ensure programmes comply with internal controls, policies, and external regulatory requirements.
- Foster strong collaboration across Technology, Finance, and wider Corporate Functions teams.
- Support continuous improvement in programme management practices within Corporate Functions Technology.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of finance operating models, financial processes, or finance change initiatives.
- Proven ability to lead complex technology programmes involving multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
- Experience working within Corporate Functions and regulated environments.
- Strong governance, risk, dependency, and control awareness.
- Experience of producing, tracking, and managing project and programme budgets.
- Ability to translate complex information into clear, actionable insights for a range of audiences.
- Confident stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
- Structured, outcome-focused approach with attention to detail.
Benefits
- Valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions.
- Share Save and Share Incentive Plan.
- Access to financial wellbeing and support services.
- 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through the Time Off When You Need It policy.
- Comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave as part of the Inspiring Families policy.
- Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover, and Life Assurance with family options.