Are you a fully qualified FP&A specialist with a wealth of experience within consolidated financial planning?

Do you have a high proficiency with Anaplan and Excel for forecasting and analysis?

This is a new role which offers significant opportunity for the right candidate to apply and develop their existing expertise in a growing business.  It is ideally suited to a seasoned financial professional in this area who is detail orientated with an appetite to challenge the status quo and enjoys driving change.  This role can be based out of our London, Chatham or Wolverhampton office.

If so, this role could be for you!

As the Head of Consolidated Financial Planning, you will play a key role in supporting Finance Management and the Group Executive Committee by owning the preparation of the Groups financial plans and providing robust and insightful analysis related to all aspects of the Groups near term and longer term strategic financial goals.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the coordination, preparation and interpretation of the Group financial plan with relevant information to make and support informed decisions through insightful analysis and commentary
• Play a key role in establishing and driving the ongoing development of Anaplan models for financial analysis as the team continue the build out Anaplan capability, involving liaising closely with the in-house Anaplan development team
• Own and challenge the inclusion of costs and benefits of the Groups Transformation programme into the consolidated financial plan working with the existing project costs and project benefits teams.
• Lead and implement scenario analysis of the Group financial plan as required, including supporting insight to establish confidence in the firms financial strategy
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and inputs as required for the wider Finance team, senior management, the Executive, Board and Regulator
• Prepare regular financial reports to support analysis for changes in the Group financial plan over time, clear articulation of changing drivers and their sensitivity

This Head of Consolidation Financial Planning position is being offered as a permanent role and salary being offered is £85,000 - £105,000

• Enhanced family-focused benefits
• Hybrid-working
• Annual bonus opportunity

Please use this link to see the fantastic benefits available at OSB:

https://www.osb.co.uk/careers/overview

At OSB Group, we understand how much our people bring to our organisation, which is why we try our best to give back too! Our Purpose is to help our customers, colleagues and communities prosper and we are on a transformation journey to become ‘the bank of the future’.

Our commitment to professional development, flexible working, and employee well-being fosters a dynamic and supportive workplace.

The OSB Group is a FTSE 250 specialist mortgage lender, primarily focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market.

Our specialist lending is supported by our Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank retail savings franchises. Diversification of funding is provided by sophisticated securitisation platforms. OSB’s unique cost-efficient operating model is supported by our wholly-owned subsidiary OSBIndia.

Alongside passion for our products and customers, we're passionate about our people and want to continue building a collaborative and engaging environment.  Being dedicated to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we encourage differences and recognise that individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences can bring valuable insights and enhance the way we work.  This is supported by our Diversity, Community and Environment Employee Engagement Networks and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter and Women in Leadership Programme. 

We are looking for a talented consolidated financial expert who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

• 5 years senior leadership experience within the FP&A space within Financial Services is essential

• Experience of consolidated financial planning and understanding of key drivers for a retail bank across the full financial statement including EIR and capital is essential
• Experience using Anaplan and Excel to a high degree of proficiency for forecasting and analysis is essential 
• Thorough practical understanding of management accounting principles and techniques is essential

If this sounds like you, apply now! Still on the fence? Hear from our team or explore our process: OSB Careers

Shortlisted candidates will go through a personalised recruitment process, that is relevant and conversational – inclusive any individual reasonable support required. We want to bring out the best in you!

Diversity & Inclusion

We champion diversity at all levels, with Board-level Diversity Champions tracking our progress. We are proud to be signed up to the Women in Finance Charter to actively support the growth and development of senior women in our sector and are dedicated to treating all our employees and job applicants equally, opposed to discrimination on any grounds.

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