Business Manager

CLOSE BROTHERS; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Close Brothers is seeking a Business Manager to enhance the effectiveness of the Motor Finance Executive Committee. The ideal candidate will lead team performance, support strategic analysis, and govern critical business processes. Join a diverse team committed to mutual growth and success, with options for hybrid working.

Benefits

Private medical

Discounted health checks

Stakeholder pension contribution

Gym discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Purchase additional holiday

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in a matrixed structure.
• Ability to drive initiatives autonomously.
• Experience working in fast-paced financial services.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain governance standards for the Motor Finance Executive Committee.
• Support preparation and production of strategy reviews.
• Drive execution of the business planning process.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Communication

Organising

Job description

The Vacancy

OVERALL SUMMARY

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

Join Close Brothers Motor Finance Team as our Business Manager where you will work closely with the Motor leadership team to deliver effective executive governance and take ownership of strategic analysis and reviews to address emerging risks, issues and business priorities on behalf of the Executive Committee.

Our ideal team member will have previous experience in team leadership, being able to support and shape performance through measurement including the production, analysis, and presentation of key measures across the five key pillars of Colleague, Customer, Partner, Commercial and Brand.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define, maintain, and lead regular reviews of governance standards for the Motor Finance Executive Committee (ExCo) i.e. terms of references, standing agendas, supporting templates
• Coordination of the Motor Finance ExCo ensuring papers are produced and circulated in a timely manner.
• Support the preparation and production of strategy reviews and other materials / collateral required for Motor ExCo meetings
• Deliver quality assurance over ExCo collateral, critically evaluating content and constructively challenging stakeholders when required
• In partnership with the Change function, own the organisational approach to business planning which enables the overall prioritisation of run and change activities in line with agreed strategic objectives
• Drive the day-to-day execution of the business planning process which includes the co-ordination of the Planning Forum, assisting in the production of supporting collateral and enabling effective decision making
• Ensure business critical activities remain on track and risk and issues are identified early and drive remediation actions
• Lead ad-hoc initiatives and perform strategic reviews, analysis and research activities as required
• Drive the regular review and iteration of top-level measurements and business metrics via Motor ExCo and other appropriate forums.
• Work in partnership with Premium Finance to identify potential economies of scale
• Identify opportunities, including use of new platforms, to leverage data and insight to manage, control and improve business performance and outcomes.
• Support the delivery of the core annual activities including the budgeting process and capital investment proposals
• Ensure that all Governance and Compliance requirements are adhered to and all reporting and reviewing activities required by the Regulatory Bodies are carried out to the standards required.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE/CAN:

• Excellent stakeholder management skills including demonstrable experience of successfully mediating contention / conflict and effectively facilitating difficult business prioritisation
• A good commercial acumen with a broad knowledge of the entire business value chain and drivers of cost / value
• Extensive experience leading direct and indirect teams in a matrixed structure
• A self-motivated, enthusiastic leader with both grit and gravitas that both influences and garners consensus
• Demonstrable experience in leadership, communication, influencing, planning and organising
• Experience working in a demanding, fast paced environment within financial services
• The ability to prioritise own work and develop concise, executable plans which align clearly with business directives; can drive initiatives autonomously.

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU ARE:

• Experienced in development of performance measurement / indicator systems and frameworks (e.g. balanced scorecards, measurement hierarchies)
• Experienced in business strategy definition and elaboration

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at [e-mail] or request a call back.

ABOUT US

At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.

To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers

To find out more about life at Close Brothers:
https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541

To find out more about our benefits:
https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits

To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:
Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion … Close Brothers Group

The Company

At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.

We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long-term savings and investments.

We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face-to-face services to enable strong, long-term relationships with our clients.

Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.

Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.

We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities. As an early adopter of hybrid working we are open to discussing all types of flexible working options, helping you to balance your work and home life.

The Benefits

Private medical

Discounted health checks

Stakeholder pension contribution

Gym discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Gym discounts

Purchase additional holiday