An exciting opportunity to join our Group Finance team as a Group Costs Finance Business Partner, supporting Group cost areas. This role plays a key part in providing financial leadership, ensuring investment decisions are well-informed, and driving clarity and transparency across cost allocations.
You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, leading budgeting and forecasting processes, owning allocation methodologies, and supporting strategic decision-making across Group.
Responsibilities
- Lead Group cost budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting processes
- Provide high-quality reporting and variance analysis, clearly explaining drivers and movements
- Own and develop cost allocation methodologies, including transfer pricing approaches
- Manage and evolve the Group service catalogue and allocation framework
- Build strong partnerships with Group cost centre owners and senior stakeholders
- Present forecasting, reporting and cost insights across Group Finance and wider business areas
- Provide financial challenge on budgets, investment proposals and business cases
- Monitor and track investment spend, benefits realisation and delivery risks
- Support and improve financial controls, processes and governance
- Deliver ad hoc financial modelling and scenario analysis to support business decisions
Essential Skills & Experience
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with post-qualification experience
- Strong background in finance business partnering, ideally in a Group or complex environment
- Experience with cost allocation processes or transfer pricing methodologies
- Proven ability to lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes
- Experience managing or developing service catalogues or allocation frameworks
- Strong analytical skills, with a thoughtful and detail-oriented approach
- Confident stakeholder management skills, including working with senior leadership
- Ability to translate financial data into clear, actionable insights
- Experience in investment appraisal, financial modelling and business case development
- Proactive approach with the ability to take ownership and work collaboratively
- Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience with Anaplan or similar planning tools
- Exposure to process improvement or transformation initiatives
- Understanding of controls, governance and audit environments
- Experience in tracking benefits realisation and cost optimisation initiatives
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with financial discipline
Why Join Us?
- Work in a role with real visibility and impact across the Group
- Be part of a collaborative, inclusive and supportive team
- Opportunity to develop your career and broaden your influence
- A flexible working environment where people and wellbeing matter
Please note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.
Admiral: Where You Can
We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.
Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.
We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.
Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.
Disability Confident Leader
As a Disability Confident Leader, for candidates with a disability or long-term health condition, that opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements of the role to the first stage of our selection process.
If you need any adjustments or support with your application or during the recruitment process, just let us know. Please [email protected] or contact us on 07796 039828. This number is dedicated to supporting candidates that require reasonable adjustments or support during the application process.
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