Society Financial Planning Stress Testing & Reporting Lead

Full Job Description

Hours: 35 hours a week. Remote/Hybrid/Flexible working available
Salary between £52000 to £56000

Closing Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2023

Are you an experienced Finance professional looking for your next career move? If you have demonstratable skills in financial planning and analysis, stress and scenario testing and statutory reporting with the desire and ability to be the subject matter expert in these areas then this may be the job for you!

Who Are We?

Not just another building society. Not just another job.

We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members.

Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.

Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future.

This is an exciting time to get involved; we are currently re-shaping what our team looks like for the future, making sure we are adding the most value to the Society and as part of this, we’ve got an exciting new opportunity within the Society Financial Planning, Stress Testing and Reporting team.

Our ultimate aim is to support strategic decision-making and to meet regulatory and statutory reporting requirements. The role will also provide the opportunity for you to lead the development and embedding of the Society’s stress and scenario testing operating model, including the coordination and delivery of financial-risk related stress and scenario testing.

We are looking for an enthusiastic self-starter with a curious mind and the ability to motivate others to achieve complex and challenging goals.

What’s In It For You?

Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.

We have a range of other benefits available to you including;

· Annual discretionary bonus scheme

· 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days

· Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days

· Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)

· A commitment to training and development

· Private medical insurance for all our colleagues

· 3 paid volunteering days per annum

· Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups

· We care about your health and wellbeing – we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership

What Will You Be Doing?

You will provide senior support to the Head of Society Financial Planning, Stress Testing and Reporting by leading the half year and full year end statutory reporting process from start to finish, the monthly management reporting process and the production of the annual Corporate Plan and quarterly forecasts, including liaison with key internal and external stakeholders.

You will bring robust challenge and offer performance insights to key stakeholders, proactively anticipating potential issues and suggesting solutions. This role will also be key to ensuring a rigorous focus on the Society’s costs in a drive to generate maximum benefit from expenditure and to understand where the Society spends members’ money.

What Do We Need From You?

You will use your strong knowledge of financial planning and analysis, statutory reporting, technical accounting and stress testing to influence a range of stakeholders through a collaborative approach.

You’ll need a broad understanding of strategic cost management with strong commercial acumen and understanding of business drivers. The MI you produce will inform strategic decision making, so you will use your excellent communication skills to deliver this information in a way that is relevant for our leaders and concisely explains the impact on the Society.

You will be able to motivate colleagues in a commercial environment, aligning accounting and regulatory requirements with commercial objectives.

You will have attained a professional accounting qualification e.g. ACCA/CIMA/ACA with Post Qualification Experience and have a strong working knowledge of finance systems and Excel.