Head of Fs Finance Modelling - Manchester, United Kingdom - N Brown
Description
Job details:
- Salary Competitive and excellent benefits
- LocationManchester
- Discipline Financial Services & Customer Operations
- Reference01680
- Contact NameAJ Marsh
The role
Head of FS Modelling is primarily to support the Finance Director in the management of the Financial Services divisional P&L and balance sheet as well as structured funding.
We are working on major transformation including building out a new first-class financial services platform ("FSP") to help better serve our customer's credit needs.
We're committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment that values equality for all. Our vision is that by 'championing inclusion, we'll become the most loved and trusted fashion retailer'.N Brown - who we are and why work
for us?
At N Brown, we're committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment that values equality for all.
We're a forward-thinking digital retailer with a financial services proposition to be proud of. We're customer-obsessed, serving them through three core brands: JD Williams, Simply Be, and Jacamo. We're experienced, with over 160 years of trading under our belt.
We're inclusive, as we believe in fashion without boundaries; and we're sustainable, striving to make as little impact on the planet as possible.
What will you do as a
Head of FS Modelling
at N Brown?
(Responsibilities and Accountabilities):
- To support the management of a £0.5billion loan book, specifically around budgeting & forecasting key performance metrics, initiatives, regulation, and oversight of IFRS9 impairment provisioning.
- Including:
- Working closely with Group Finance on the reporting of actual and forecasted positions up to PLC Board
- Leading on model and data governance principles ensuring they are maintained to a high level
- Lead on budgets and strategic planning processes, collating and gaining buy in to all input parameters
- Working closely with Retail, Credit Risk and the Head of FS Commercial Finance to support group wide value creation
- To be a key contributor to FS statutory disclosures and investor comms, articulating performance to non FS specialists, internally and externally.
- To develop a robust model to forecast the behaviour and value of customer originated on a new Fintech platform.
- Provide leadership support and steer finance domain transformations:
- Providing team leadership and development, enabling a culture of continuous improvement in a sustainable way
- Provide financial and modelling support for other key activities including:
- Supporting funding strategies and liquidity risk management, via accurate and insightful modelling
- Supporting debt sale initiatives
- Supporting scenario modelling including going concern, capital adequacy and impairment modelling
- Tax forecasting and support
- BDR vat
Who you are (Job qualifications and key skills):
- Strong experience of financial control and financial modelling
- Strong experience of design, governance, evaluation and testing of forecasting models and gaining full stakeholder engagement
- Strong experience in managing and developing teams and building key stakeholder relationships, being able to clearly communicate business drivers and the variables up to Board level
- Experience within a credit lending business within Financial Services and how various attributes of revolving credit demand, debtor book, pricing, and customer behaviour will drive performance
- Experience of creating value driven KPIs within a regulated business to allow improved reporting and decision making
- Experience of Impairment, IFRS 9, and other credit and riskbased drivers
- Technically astute and an appreciation of applicable financial reporting standards is critical
- Being close to the detail, data driven and analytical whilst also being able to articulate results clearly to nonfinance individuals
- Naturally inquisitive with a desire to understand a broad range of commercial issues.
- Strong operational delivery track record, motivated to implement/deliver on time to quality standards and build new efficient processes
- Demonstrated ability to quickly appraise complex situations, identify key issues and make timely decisions
- Ability to influence and negotiate at all levels of the organisation and experienced in communicating commercial language with a variety of media
What's in it for you?
24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 10 days
Annual bonus scheme
Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
Access to Apricity, a self-funding IVF benefit at a reduced rate
Company pension with up to 8% N
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