Senior Finance Business Partner - Business Banking

Virgin Money; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,400 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38.5 days annual leave

Extra paid well-being days

Gender-neutral family leave

Free private medical cover

Flexible benefits including Cycle to Work

Job summary

A financial institution in the UK is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner for Business Banking. The successful candidate will communicate financial results, partner with business units to improve performance, and support regulatory activities. Strong analytical and relationship-building skills are essential. This role offers a salary of £70,400 - £88,000 per annum, generous holiday, and a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Finance Business Partner role within Financial Services or Banking.
• Experience in building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to influence at various levels, including senior stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and presentational skills.
• Strong financial modelling skills and critical appraisal of outputs.
• Knowledge of financial factors impacting Business Bank performance.
• A driven mindset with a focus on detail.
• Strong control mindset when developing processes.

Responsibilities

• Communicate financial results to senior business customers and provide insights.
• Partner with the business to identify performance improvement actions.
• Evaluate long-term strategic options to improve performance.
• Influence decision-making as a senior team member.
• Lead regulatory activities and provide ongoing support.
• Develop networks across the Business Banking team.
• Mentor Finance Business Partnering team members.

Skills

Finance Business Partnering experience

Stakeholder relationship building

Influencing skills

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

Market trend knowledge

Detail-oriented

Job description

Senior Finance Business Partner - Business Banking

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Base pay range

Business Unit: Group Finance

Salary range: £70,400 - £88,000 per annum

Location: UK Hybrid – Occasional travel to local hub

Contract type: Permanent

Our Team

Business Banking has a clear growth objective, including scaling our deposit raising ambitions within the Nationwide group to the right customers in the right markets whilst delivering on customer experience.

The Business Banking Finance Business Partnering team is key to supporting this ambition by delivering financial management services to senior stakeholders within the organisation, influencing performance and outcomes to drive the right commercial decisions.

The role will involve regular engagement across our business and with senior stakeholders to provide expert knowledge and support, understanding in depth the portfolio, products, and processes, and applying this across a variety of initiatives and requests. If you're ready to apply your commercial and analytical skills across a variety of deposit related opportunities, then this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Our team are responsible for supporting the Business Bank Commercial teams in analysing and navigating financial performance. We help drive value creation by providing insight and influence on priority business issues.

In this role, there are opportunities to work closely with the Strategy team in evaluating and presenting alternative proposals to support our growth ambitions to senior stakeholders. Making a tangible impact on divisional financial strategy will be medium to longer term focus.

What you’ll be doing

• Communicating financial results to senior business customers, adding insight through identification and communication of key issues in business performance, drawing on standard and ad‑hoc analysis.
• Proactively partnering the business to identify alternative actions to address business under‑performance/ stretch performance, providing recommendations based upon financial and commercial insight.
• Proactively partnering the business to identify and evaluate long‑term strategic options to improve performance, providing an external competitor and industry trends perspective on key decisions.
• Influencing business decision making as a senior member of the management team. Providing were relevant a view outside of your finance specialism.
• Be part of cross‑functional teams recommending and implementing strategic initiatives and driving change. Recommendations may include changes to systems, process, and structures based on the analytical findings presented to business.
• Taking the lead on supporting regulatory activities such as stress testing and recovery planning, as well as other ad‑hoc queries. This will include agreement on high‑level financial forecast assumption, business trends and value drivers with the Business area.
• Role will always be required to provide ongoing support within a changing financial environment.
• Establishing, maintaining, and developing a network of internal stakeholders across the Business Banking team providing healthy challenge and collaboration.
• Mentoring and developing Finance Business Partnering team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

We need you to have

• Proven background and experience in a Finance Business Partner role within Financial Services or Banking is essential.
• Proven experience in building strong working relationships with a wide‑ranging level of stakeholders, across a number of disciplines.
• Track record of influencing at various levels, including senior stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and presentational skills to senior stakeholders with key analysis and supporting narrative to inform and influence is essential.
• Strong financial modelling skills (excel based) and ability to critically appraise outputs.
• Knowledgeable in financial factors and external market trends that may impact Business Bank performance (both risks and opportunities).
• A natural curiosity and drive to know more. Also be hardworking, with a real eye for detail.
• A strong control mindset when developing processes and procedures.

Red Hot Rewards

• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part‑time) plus the option to buy more.
• Up to five extra paid well‑being days per year.
• 20 weeks paid, gender‑neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness.

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.

If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early. Please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Finance

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We require you have the right to work in the UK and will conduct credit, criminal record checks and references as part of the pre‑employment process.

Equal Opportunity

We celebrate everyone and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe, inspired to contribute and speak up.

Contact

Apply via the Virgin Money careers site or contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].