The Role: Senior Cost Manager

The client: Private Bank

The Location: London / Kent (Hybrid working)

The role

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• Manage accounting, capitalization, depreciation, and total cost of ownership for Transformation and Group Technology.
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• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and driver-based cost models; identify risks and savings.
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• Report monthly performance with variance analysis and actionable insights for leadership.
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• Act as Finance partner for Transformation and IT; ensure efficient spend and clear cost narrative.
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• Oversee project and headcount accounting, cloud cost governance, and optimization.
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• Drive process improvements in cost modeling, reporting, and automation.
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• Ensure compliance with risk, data governance, and company standards.
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The Responsibilities

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• 5+ years in cost and/or management accounting within Financial Services, with proven ownership of complex technology cost centres and/or major programmes
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• 5+ years as a Finance Business Partner operating with executive stakeholders (challenge and influence "upwards")
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• Demonstrable project accounting experience (capex/opex/cash) and preparing senior-level materials
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• Hands-on IT cost domain knowledge (infrastructure, software, services, projects; cloud)
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• Advanced financial modelling in Excel; experience with ERP/General ledger and forecasting tools (e., Anaplan desirable).
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