Lead Manager

Financial Modelling Manager/ Lead Manager (12month FTC)Are you passionate about making a difference and using your technical skills collaboratively to deliver real change? If so, we may have the role for you.We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Manager/ Lead Manager to join our Financial Modelling team on a 12month fixedterm contract. In this role, you’ll help build and maintain the Society’s Liquidity and Market Risk model suites.This is an exciting time to join the team as the Society embarks on an ambitious growth plan. Financial Modelling will be at the heart of enabling that growth by transforming the Finance modelling landscape.This is a hybrid role, with a minimum of one day per week onsite at our central Leeds office.

About the roleIn this Financial Modelling Manager role, you will -Design, develop and deliver new models, as well as model redevelopments, to support decisionmaking across the Society’s Liquidity and Market Risk teamsProvide strong support and constructive challenge to Analysts and Senior Analysts during model development and review activity, ensuring that key development decisions are made appropriately and efficientlyEstablish and maintain robust control and review frameworks across the model development lifecycle, providing greater assurance and reducing model riskDemonstrate effective stakeholder management across Balance Sheet Management, Finance, Treasury and Commercial teams, ensuring strong understanding of the models and their applicationWork closely with the Technical Lead Manager to support capability building, development and knowledge sharing within the teamThis role may also include people leadership responsibilities, supporting the development, coaching and performance of team members

About youWith a proven track record in a similar role, what will you bring to the role?Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and assertively with stakeholders at all levels of seniorityA genuine appetite for learning, with the curiosity and adaptability to quickly develop a strong understanding of the Society and its modelsA collaborative mindset and a willingness to support, coach and develop more junior colleaguesExperience of coaching and guiding others.The following are desirable and can be developed in roleStrong understanding of interest rate risk and liquidity risk, including the techniques used to model and mitigate these risksGood knowledge of cash flows, mortgages, savings products and finance processes within a building society or bank, and how these can be modelledExperience with data manipulation using SQL and strong Microsoft Excel skills (including VBA). Python knowledge is preferred but not essentialExperience using balance sheet management systems (e.g. BSM)Our Head Office teams are known as Enabling Functions. They're open, innovative, collaborative and always focused on doing what’s right.And they’re here to support our colleagues by providing a range of high quality, head office services, including risk, HR, finance and marketing. Whatever team you join, you’ll discover that it’s a welcoming, supportive and inclusive place to be, with all the flexibility you need to make work a rewarding part of your life.

About Our BenefitsEveryone’s different. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits and rewards that we think you’ll love – whatever’s important to you, and whatever stage of life you’re at. Such as…Our pension scheme(where you can get up to 11% from us)On target bonus of 7%(with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%)Access to brilliant health benefitsLife assurance at 6 times your salary25 days’ holiday(and the option to buy more)Cycle to work or an interest-free loan for an annual ticketWellbeing resources and toolsRetail and Leisure discounts