Description
Our client, a large banking organisation is looking to recruit an experienced spend management lead to join a small team in Bristol.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage the monthly spend management reporting process and deliver high quality analysis and insight to support all SWU and Executive decision making. Working closely with the Spend Management team ensure the monthly outlook for operating expenses is understood and managed with no surprises.
Management and oversight of monthly management reports for the Bank Executive Committee and Board including all supporting papers.
Actively manage and ensure an efficient process for timely and robust monthly operating expenses inputs for consolidation into monthly management accounts, including value added variance analysis and insight and appropriate commentary
Actively support and input to the spend management planning and outlook processes as required. Ensuring numbers and messages are well understood.
Timely delivery of all reporting requirements including ATL/BTL view of operating expenses and participation in all meetings
Effective and well managed monthly controls process and operating expense attestation delivered with no issues or caveats
Oversee and support the consolidated monthly management reporting process for the Bank to ensure timely, accurate and insightful reporting to support Executive decision making and action
Manage, develop and motivate team to co-ordinate and deliver timely, robust MI with value added analysis and insight
Effective financial control relating to all aspects of reporting and MI. Evidence of effective risk mitigation and control.
Effective stakeholder management to facilitate delivery of robust outputs and identification of all risks and issues to support a zero surprises' culture
Clear, insightful and concise communication of results to all stakeholders including chairing monthly results review meetings as required
Actively monitor and manage the SAP general ledger and changes requested by the business including tight control of own spend management cost centre structure