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Head of Finance and Commercial Performance Circa £100,000 plus great benefits, including up to 10% employer pension contribution, private healthcare, and a £6,000 car allowance (Work Level 4) Manchester City Centre (Hybrid) We’re looking for a Head of Finance and Commercial Performance to join us in Manchester. In this role, you’ll lead on all areas of finance and commercial performance for Co-op Insurance. You’ll be part of our senior leadership team and run our strategic planning cycle, including regular forecast updates and reporting for both Co-op Insurance and the wider Co-op Group. We’ll also look to you to manage the annual statutory audit and make sure everything’s ready for our Board to approve. This is a hybrid role, and you’ll spend around one day per week working from the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at As our Head of Finance and Commercial Performance, you’ll also be responsible for pulling together performance monitoring reports for our Co-op Insurance Board, such as product and channel profitability, LTVs, investment paybacks, and marketing effectiveness. You’ll own our annual statutory audit, and make sure our senior leaders have the insights they need to achieve our long-term goals. If you’ve got the skills, knowledge, and experience we’re looking for, this is a great opportunity to help shape our Co-op Group finance strategy and play a key role in leading our Finance team. What you’ll do • Own our annual strategic planning process for Co-op Insurance • Own the Co-op Insurance financial reporting requirements, including monthly reporting, regulatory financial reporting, half-year and annual statutory reporting etc. • Be responsible for delivering our annual statutory audit for Co-op Insurance • Be responsible for providing timely performance reports and guidance for partners across the wider business • Be a core member of our Co-op Insurance senior leadership team and contribute to an engaging and motivating working environment This role would suit people who have • Proven experience as an Insurance Broker within a commercial finance setting • An extensive background in strategic and financial planning • Experience auditing and carrying-out year-end performance reviews • The ability to constructively challenge Board-level investment decisions to make sure these align with strategic goals • The ability to manage ongoing strategic planning cycles, and experience reporting to Executive and Board-level committees Why Co-op? If you’ve got the skills and experience we’re looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You’ll also get: • Private healthcare • A company car or £6,000 car allowance • An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance) • 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service) plus bank holidays • A pension with up to 10% employer contributions • Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ) • Coaching and training to support your career development • Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it • Grocery Aid – 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family Building an inclusive work environment At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build more value for our member-owners every day. We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate. You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process. You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme at Disability Confident Scheme - Co-op Colleagues and more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion here As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.#J-18808-Ljbffr