Finance Business Partner

Leeds Building Society; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

How you'll help us live our purpose

We've been helping our members save for their future and buy a home of their own since 1875. By joining us, you'll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

It's a purpose that drives everything we do and one we're proud of. And you can play your part too - join us as a Finance Business Partner in our Financial Planning, Decision Support & Cost Team. We're happy to say that we have 3 opportunities available and depending on where your skills and passions lie, you could be partnering with our Savings, Mortgages or Cost business areas.

How you'll make a difference

You'll provide financial guidance and support for senior leadership team stakeholders, collaborating to establish financial plans and assuring their successful delivery through each financial period. By partnering with your business area, you will be able to generate valuable insight, which drives incremental, purposeful progress to support the development of strategies and delivery of change.

What will you bring to the role?

• Previous business partnering experience within a finance function (financial service experience is not essential)
• Qualified or nearly Qualified Accountant
• Strong analytical skills (Excel and BI Applications)
• Finance systems user (e.g. Oracle)
• Presentation/Report Writing experience
• Strong relationship building and stakeholder management experience, with the ability to adapt your communication style
• Team collaboration and cross-skilled working
• Commercial curiosity
• Continuous improvement mindset

And in return, you'll get the best from us:

• An annual colleague bonus of up to 12%
• Hybrid working with 60% of your time at home
• Matched pension contributions of up to 10%
• 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme of up to 5 days each year
• Colleague Mortgage and Saver products
• Electric vehicle scheme/ Cycle to Work scheme
• 2 days' volunteering per year

We'll give you a place to belong with the support to learn, develop and shape a meaningful career.

Why choose Leeds Building Society?

Our business is centred around our people. Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do and we're extremely proud of our Inclusive Employers Gold accreditation in 2023. We're committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

You'll be joining a truly purpose-focused culture which helped us win the Leading with Purpose award at the 2023 Business Culture Awards. This recognises the progress we're making to embed our purpose with our colleagues, and the actions we've taken to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

Why wait? Apply now

We'd love to hear from you. But don't wait around - we may close the advert early and we'd hate for you to miss out.

Leeds Building Society is devoted to creating a culture and workplace that is representative of the communities we serve. If you'd like to work with us but are unsure if you meet the full criteria for a role, please contact the recruiter as we'd like to find out more about the skills and experience that you could bring to the Society. We're committed to supporting you to be at your best and if you'd like to discuss any reasonable adjustments, please reach out to us on [e-mail].

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