Executive Assistant to Commercial Banking Finance Director

Job description
JOB TITLE: Executive Assistant to Commercial Banking Finance Director

LOCATION(S): London, Edinburgh or Bristol

Salary: £+3,+08 - £110,000

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in one of the above offices

About this opportunity

Are you ready to take on a dynamic role that places you at the heart of our Commercial Banking (CB) Finance division?

We're seeking a proactive and adaptable individual to provide crucial day-to-day support for our Divisional Finance Director. As a vital member of our leadership team, you'll engage in a variety of activities across the entire team, ensuring no two days are the same.

Day to day you'll be involved in;
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across Finance and Retail to compile ahoc briefing packs, ensure committee papers and actions delivered on a timely basis and respond to ad hoc queries.
• Developing and delivering the Retail Finance Best Team plan, with a focus on improving colleague engagement, development, and wellbeing.
• Leading activity on behalf of the Divisional Finance Director to ensure compliance with the SMCR regime.
• Developing and leading on all aspects of the Divisional Finance Directors team communication and engagement schedule.
• Responsibility for the Retail Finance cost and FTE budget, including recruitment and aligning to OD principles.
• Playing a key role in daily operations, acting as a trusted sounding board and source of feedback and challenge for the Divisional Finance Director.
• Management of the Divisional Finance Director's office and leadership team.

About us

If you think all banks are the same, you'd be wrong. We're an innovative, fast-changing business that's shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that's empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What you'll need
• Qualified accountant with demonstrable experience in a Financial Accounting/Reporting related role.
• Outstanding organisational skills with ability to identify, plan and deliver key priorities effectively.
• Strong influencing skills to deliver through others while building trusting and collaborative relationships.
• Comfortable providing challenge at all levels, suggesting new and innovative approaches.
• Ability to clearly communicate ideas, proposals, implications at a senior level.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, and build an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of

background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.