Cost Manager

Finance Business Partner

Date: 29 Apr 2025

Locations: Edinburgh, Alderley Edge, London

Company: Royal London Group

Job Title: Finance Business Partner

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Style: Hybrid (50% home/office based)

Role Overview

Are you a strategic thinker passionate about financial insight and cost management? Join our team as a Finance Business Partner and play a key role in shaping the financial future of our organization.

Responsibilities

1. Provide financial insight and challenge to business areas or change portfolios to deliver strategic cost strategies and benefits.
2. Serve as the main point of engagement between Finance and functional leadership on cost matters.
3. Ensure cost drivers and allocations are appropriate; analyze movements and implications.
4. Manage and oversee the cost base and forecasted outturn within aligned business units, identifying risks and opportunities.
5. Promote a culture of cost efficiency and drive behavioral change across the Group.
6. Facilitate and challenge inputs for investment cases, business planning, and forecasting processes.
7. Continuously review and improve cost management processes.

Candidate Profile

Qualified Accountant or Actuary with experience in Commercial Finance, Business Control, or Management Accounting. Strong business curiosity and effective communication skills are essential.

About Royal London

We are the UK's largest mutual life, pensions, and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings, and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise emphasizes an inclusive, responsible, enjoyable, and fulfilling work environment, supported by our core values: Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

Benefits include 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 14% employer pension matching, private medical insurance, and more. See all our benefits .

Inclusion and Diversity

We are an inclusive employer that celebrates diverse backgrounds and cultures. Our varied perspectives strengthen our skills and workplace environment.