Job DescriptionJob title Senior Manager Financial PlanningTeam Financial PlanningReporting to Director Financial PlanningManagement responsibility

No direct people management responsibility. Business Partnering, stakeholder management required

Purpose of the jobThe role will support the financial and business planning across British Business Bank with forecasting and modelling business best practice. Reporting directly to the Director for Financial Planning the purpose of the role is to maintain and develop the team’s forecasting models to high standards, ensuring that models are robust and well documented, but also adaptable to new products.

Main duties (but not limited to) Maintain the team’s forecasting models to high standards Develop the forecasting models as necessary for new products and reporting requirements Coordinate with product teams to understand their products and modelling and ensure robust processes to

incorporate their key assumptions and sensitivities into the forecasting modelling Develop and maintain model standards to ensure models are robust and well documented Manage the process of updating modelling assumptions, and ensuring that all assumptions are understood

and appropriately handled, and signed off Understand the drivers of the Bank’s KPIs, and analyse and explain the impact of modelling changes on

them Manage the update of the model for the annual five year plan Ad hoc sensitivity analysis and change impact modelling as required Monitoring progress against targets and partnering with Business Intelligence and product teams to

improve the management of volatility in financial forecasts Prepare executive level presentation materials, reports and analytics to support the above processes Support the Director of Financial Planning in scenario modelling to support strategic decision making,

including the development of business cases and change initiation in liaison with product teams Deputise for the Director of Financial Planning in financial planning and forecasting matters

Knowledge and experience Strong analytical and modelling skills Advanced Excel skills Problem solving skills Forecasting in a complex and dynamic environment Previous experience with a variety of financial products an advantage Business partnering

Internal and external stakeholders

Internal: Liaises with Business Intelligence, Financial Reporting, Product teams, Risk and ComplianceExternal: Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) Finance

Management responsibility if appropriateThe Senior Manager of Financial Planning will report into the Director of Financial Planning. There are currently no plans for a larger team

Key competencies/behaviours Initiative Connecting Delivering Improving

QualificationsA Qualified Accountant or equivalent would be preferred.