Business Unit Manager - Senior Vice President

PowerToFly; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank is seeking candidates for a Financial Services role based in Greater London. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in finance, particularly with headcount and financial forecasting. They should be highly proficient in MS Excel and possess strong analytical skills. The position involves managing financial reporting, promoting process improvements, and supporting strategic initiatives. The bank offers various benefits, including annual leave, private medical care, and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual performance-related bonus

Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

Qualifications

• Experience in a Finance or Business Execution Office role.
• Proven headcount and financial forecasting skills.
• Advanced skills in MS Excel including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.

Responsibilities

• Manage headcount tracking and reporting.
• Conduct monthly financial analysis and forecasting.
• Serve as a business partner to various departments.
• Promote process improvement and identify automation opportunities.
• Assess risks and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Advance organization strategy goals including employee engagement.
• Manage cost reduction and investment initiatives.
• Support Operations ad-hoc projects.

Skills

Relevant experience in Financial Services role

Headcount and financial forecasting experience

Highly proficient in MS Excel and Power Point

Excellent analytical and data mining skills

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills

Proactive, flexible, enthusiastic approach

Strong sense of initiative

Ability to manage deliverables within aggressive timeframes

Experience with databases and information management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MS Excel

Power Point

Job description

About Citi

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

About SMBF – Production Management

SMBF - Production Management (also known as Production Support- SMBF Technology) is an organisation with more than 5,000 employees and contract workers. The Business Execution team is responsible for the group’s ongoing planning, administrative and organisational development activities. These include management of the Financials, Headcount, Real Estate and Vendor Management Planning Processes, as well as providing ongoing support to the Production Management Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Resource Management: Working with Senior Management, Recruiting, Finance and Vendor Management to understand and track headcount, identify trends and resolve issues as they emerge in addition to ensuring accuracy in reporting, onboarding and termination of resources
• Manage financial reporting, monthly analysis and forecasting activities, client chargebacks, payments, as well as accruals, and the yearly budgeting process including program and project level forecasting analysis, in addition to ad hoc requests
• Serve as a business partner to Finance, Human Resources, Vendor Management and the Technology Staffing Office
• Act as a trusted advisor to Technology PM Line of Business (LOB)
• Promote process improvement in all areas involved; Create and maintain process standards/ methodologies and best practices. Identify automation/efficiency opportunities where possible
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency
• Advance organization/people strategy goals including communications strategy, talent strategy, and employee engagement initiatives
• Manage LOB strategic cost reduction, investment and location strategic initiatives
• Participate in and provide support for significant Operations ad-hoc projects and Production Support initiatives

Required Skills and Competencies

• Relevant experience in Financial Services role, preferably in a Finance, Business Execution Office, Chief of Staff or CAO Role.
• Headcount and financial forecasting experience
• Highly proficient in MS Excel and Power Point
• Excellent analytical and data mining skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• A good team player with a proactive, flexible, enthusiastic and can‑do approach
• Highly self‑motivated with a strong sense of initiative
• Ability to manage deliverables within aggressive timeframes; ability to cope under time pressures
• Experience with databases and information management Advanced Microsoft office skills including demonstrated capabilities with Excel pivot tables, VLOOKUP’s, and other formulas
• Knowledge of Citi systems (PTS and R@C) a plus

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred but not essential

What we’ll provide you

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

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