Finance Director — Strategy, Growth & Financial Resilience

Swansea Building Society; Swansea; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Swansea Building Society is recruiting a Finance Director to shape and lead the financial strategy and build sustainable value for members.

The role partners with the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and Board to drive financial resilience, capital planning and disciplined liquidity management within approved risk appetite.

You will oversee regulatory reporting, treasury activities and the continued development of finance systems and controls.

Qualifications

• Recognised professional accountancy qualification.
• Significant post-qualification experience in banking, building societies or another prudentially regulated financial institution.
• Senior responsibility for financial reporting, planning, capital, liquidity and balance-sheet management.
• Strong working knowledge of PRA and FCA requirements relevant to a deposit taker.
• Experience presenting to and constructively challenging Boards and Board committees.
• Experience leading a professional finance team.
• Ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for SMF2.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial strategy of the Society and support the ongoing development of the business model, identifying opportunities for sustainable growth and improved member value.
• Ensure the Society maintains adequate capital, funding and liquidity resources at all times within approved risk appetite and regulatory requirements.
• Lead treasury activity, including funding, liquidity, investments, counterparty exposures and interest rate risk management.
• Lead the Society's relationship with the Bank of England, banking counterparties and treasury service providers.
• Provide executive oversight of financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, stress testing and medium-term planning.
• Ensure the integrity of all financial, regulatory, statutory and tax reporting.
• Deliver timely, accurate and decision-useful management information to the Executive, Board and Committees.
• Lead strategic capital management, balancing resilience, growth and member value.
• Provide forward-looking financial insight through scenario analysis and stress testing.
• Provide executive leadership of first-line financial and portfolio oversight relating to impairment, provisioning methodology and portfolio performance.
• Maintain effective relationships with regulators and ensure high-quality engagement during supervisory reviews and regulatory interactions.
• Establish and maintain an effective procurement framework and delegated authority structure.
• Sponsor the continuous development of finance systems, data quality, automation, reporting capability and financial controls.

Skills

Board presentation

Team leadership

Strategic financial planning

Education

Recognised professional accountancy qualification

Job description

Swansea Building Society is recruiting a Finance Director to shape and lead the financial strategy and build sustainable value for members.

The role partners with the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and Board to drive financial resilience, capital planning and disciplined liquidity management within approved risk appetite.

You will oversee regulatory reporting, treasury activities and the continued development of finance systems and controls.