Head of Cost Business Partnering

We are looking for an experienced finance leader to take on the role of Head of Cost - Business Partnering, who will be responsible for managing the cost base of the UK business.

This is a high profile role, perfect for someone who is comfortable working & influencing senior business leaders and who thrives in large, technology driven organisations, where stakeholder management is key.

You are someone who loves helping businesses become more efficient - and this role gives you a mandate to help us do just that. As someone who is capable of delivering strategic insight and occasional tough messages, you are going to help the CFO and the UK leadership with the strategic financial direction.

What you'll do

The Head of Cost - Business Partnering will be at the centre of the UK business. Reporting into the CFO, you will:

• Lead a small team of finance business partners that will connect with all areas of the business to deliver finance reporting, forecasting, budgeting and strategic analysis of the UK cost base

+ Create new finance reports that help the business become more efficient
+ Close the month end accounts, ensuring all journals are correctly posted
+ Run both the annual budget and long term planning process, from a cost perspective
+ Support the building of business cases, ensuring they are commercially robust

• Present monthly financial results to both the UK Leadership Team and global corporate finance functions

+ Hold the UK accountable against our spending commitments, and proactively identifying opportunities for performance improvement

• Design, operate and respond to all internal governance/ audit processes in line with Enterprise standards and expectations.


• As part of the UK Finance Leadership Team, support the CFO in driving the broader finance agenda and improving employee engagement across the team.
  
  Qualified Accountant with demonstrable post qualified experience, some of which within FP&A or equivalent


• Significant experience as a leader of finance professionals, some of which as part of the month end close process


• Experience working in a large listed corporate either within Technology or a regulated environment


• Strong presentation skills, specifically to senior leaders


• Track record of delivering cost efficiencies through the insights of your teams


• Has operated under IFRS or UK GAAP


• Creates energy in their teams and an environment that fosters trust, collaboration, and belonging


• A relentless focus on quality and timeliness


• You adapt to change, embrace bold ideas, and are intellectually curious. You like to ask questions, test assumptions, and challenge conventional thinking


Desirable

• Exposure to US GAAP


• Systems: Workday, Google suite, Oracle
  
  At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.


Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.

This is a permanent position and can be based in either our Nottingham or London offices. Your team is located mainly in Nottingham - and so if based in London we'd expect you to travel between offices approx 3 times a month.

We're big on collaboration and connection, so you'll be based in our Nottingham or London office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

What's in it for you

• Bring us all this - and you'll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation


• We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers)


• Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance - with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave


• Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee café


What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it's about what you do, not just what you say. That's why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.

We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:


• REACH - Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies


• OutFront - to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates


• Mind Your Mind - signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all


• Women in Tech - promoting an inclusive environment in tech


• EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry


Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.