clearbank - Senior Finance Business Partner

London Office - 2/3 days a week1w ago

In Office Senior EMEA Banking Fintech Finance Manager CFO Reporting Team Leadership Budget Forecasting Board Support CAIA Stakeholder Management ACCA

Requirements

• A recognised accountancy qualification, such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or an equivalent, with significant post-qualification experience in financial services. • Broad finance experience covering financial control, reporting, planning and commercial finance. • Strong knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS. • Experience of regulatory and prudential requirements, including PRA and FCA frameworks, ICAAP, ILAAP, and recovery and resolution planning. • Experience working within a regulated UK banking environment. • Strong budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis and business-case development skills. • Experience working effectively across a matrix organisation. • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage and constructively challenge at Board and Executive level. • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and focus on material issues. • Sound professional judgement, independence and professional scepticism. • A collaborative, outcome-focused approach, with the ability to take ownership, identify risks early and support shared goals. • Ways of Working & Culture • Build Trust Together: Take ownership of outcomes, maintain high standards of integrity and create confidence through reliable delivery and strong controls. Work effectively as part of a small, hands-on team, taking accountability for delivery while helping to improve and scale processes as the Finance function grows. • Care Like We Mean It: Support colleagues, provide constructive challenge and create an environment where people can perform at their best. • Grow With The Challenge: Embrace change, continuously develop expertise and proactively seek opportunities to improve ways of working. • Succeed As One: Work collaboratively across teams and functions, recognising that the best outcomes are achieved together. • Clear A Bold New Path: Challenge existing processes, champion innovation and help build scalable finance capabilities for the future. • If this sounds like you, then we encourage you to dust off that CV and apply! • Please note that we are not currently able to sponsor applicants for immigration purposes.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the UK CFO, including supporting interactions with the Board and Executive Committee. • Lead the relationship between UK Finance and Group Finance, ensuring services meet UK regulatory and operational requirements. • Maintain independent oversight of the UK Bank’s financial position, constructively challenging and validating Group Finance outputs. • Lead UK financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting. • Partner with the UK leadership team on business cases, profitability and strategic decision-making. • Support the review of regulatory submissions and the preparation of Board and Executive Committee papers. • Monitor compliance with UK regulatory and prudential requirements, escalating risks and control weaknesses appropriately. • Improve financial processes and reporting to strengthen clarity, accuracy and timeliness. • Act as a trusted adviser to the UK CFO and senior stakeholders, providing clear financial insight and challenge. • Contribute financial leadership to strategic initiatives, including growth planning and operational resilience.