Head of Investment Finance Analytics

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Head of Investment Finance Analytics to drive value-added insights across their investment portfolio. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your financial expertise to influence decision-making and enhance operational efficiencies. Collaborating with key stakeholders, you will lead a Business Intelligence team, ensuring the delivery of actionable insights that support strategic discussions. This is a fantastic opportunity for a finance professional with a strong commercial acumen and proven leadership skills to make a significant impact within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in finance with strong business intelligence skills.
• Ability to assimilate information and formulate solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Business Intelligence team to support business partnering activity.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of financial projects and analysis.

Skills

Business Intelligence

Stakeholder Management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Leadership

Communication

Education

CA

ACA

CIMA

MBA

Job description

Join us as Head of Investment Finance Analytics

• This high profile role will see you influencing decisions through the provision of commercial and financial expertise, insight and analytics for the enterprise wide investment portfolio
• We’ll look to you to drive value add insight on the investment portfolio from financials to performance insights and allocations, while creating efficiencies in how we operate and improving the service offering to our stakeholders
• You can expect great exposure as you build strong relationships and work closely with key stakeholders and business partners across the bank

What you'll do

As Head of Investment Finance Analytics, you’ll be working with stakeholders and business partners to identify and define opportunities for cost efficiencies across the investment portfolio.

You’ll be driving value add insight and analytics to support decision making, building scenario models to proactively manage the investment cost shape, and challenging data to make sure that the right investment prioritisation decisions are made.

Your key priorities will include:

• Leading a Business Intelligence team to provide financial and non-financial information to support business partnering activity and customer needs
• Developing the team to provide analyst support and actionable insight to the business that can drive discussions and decisions
• Managing the end-to-end delivery of requested financial projects and analysis
• Engaging with the business to define requirements and agree deliverables, including strategy, cost management, pricing and business development
• Supporting business partners and senior audiences in the management of cost base and business performance management

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for a finance professional with significant experience, and strong business intelligence skills with the ability to assimilate information and formulate solutions. Additionally, you’ll need to hold a CA, ACA, CIMA or MBA qualification or equivalent.

You’ll also bring:

• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen
• Strong technical knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and modelling
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and influence relationships
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex financial information in a concise, non-technical manner
• Proven leadership skills