IT / Technology Finance Business Partner (Banking)

Our client (Financial Services) is seeking a Business Partner for their Group IT & Technology department

The role will provide support to business unit heads, and will contribute to a number of key processes (Budgeting, Business Case Analysis, Monthly Finance MI etc.)

Candidates must have strong Finance Business Partnering / Management Accounting experience, and must have partnered with an IT / Technology department. Banking experience is highly preferable.

Key Duties

• Providing analytical support to new business initiatives. Assessing and contributing to business cases for tactical and strategic investments in any Function and monitoring progress and benefits realisation.

• Providing analytical support for new (or renewed) contracts with major suppliers of any Function

• Ensuring all budgets and plans for each Function are produced in a timely manner and to quality required for submission to executive committees and the Board of directors.

• Managing the production of the monthly financial MI (including insightful, actionable commentary) for each Function by working day 3 of each month.

• Managing a view of financial risks and opportunities within each Function's cost base on an ongoing basis.

• Creating analytical insight to help identify opportunities to drive change and improve efficiency (including driving revenues, reducing costs) within each Function

• Documentation of key Finance processes including identification of key controls

Essential Experience

• Minimum 3 years as a Management Accountant or a similar Finance role partnering an IT / Technology team
• Experience working within the banking industry.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Degree - ideally in quantitative subject eg Mathematics, Accounting or Statistics

Desirable Experience

• Excel at Macro level desirable.
• ACA/CIMA/ACCA

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.